Lincoln City (Oregon)

Lincoln County

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Lincoln City is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located on the Pacific Ocean and has 8164 inhabitants (2009 ).

Geography

Lincoln City is located on the 45th parallel. The city has natural limits both in the West and in the East. In the West this is the Pacific Ocean while Lincoln City on the east by Devils Lake and the Oregon Coast Range with a portion of the Siuslaw National Forest is limited. In the north of the city from the Salmon River, in the south of the Siletz Bay and the Siletz River is limited. Through the city runs the U.S. Highway 101, which serves as the main road. Until the nearest pig place Depoe Bay the distance is about 15 kilometers, the city is two hours drive from Portland and one from Salem. Lincoln City has a twelve kilometer long sandy beach. The in Devils Lake in Lincoln City is a natural, shallow lake on the sea coast. The 277 acre lake is a maximum 6.4 m deep, its average depth is 2.6 m. The outflow of the lake is the D River, which flows through the center of Delake and ends after 37 m in the Pacific and thus is considered to be the shortest river in the world. At Devils Lake and the D River, there are two state parks, the Devils Lake State Recreation Area and the D River State Recreation Site.

Climate

Lincoln City enjoys a mild maritime climate. Thus, the average temperature in winter is also about 10 ° C. On the nights she falls partly down to 0 ° C. In the summer it is between 15 and 20 ° C at the beach - where it remains tempered by the wind - and 25 to 30 ° C inland. The coldest month is January, the warmest month is August. In fall 1780 mm rainfall, 70 mm as snow. At 193 days of the year falls no measurable precipitation. Most precipitation falls in December, at least in July.

Demography

According to a census of 2000, the number of inhabitants of Lincoln City's 7,437. 3,371 households there are in the city and 1,860 families.

Of the 7,437 residents were:

• 88.40 % White
• 0.46% African American
• 3.12% Native Americans
• 1.02 % Asian
• 0.35% Pacific Islander
• 3.01% people of other origins
• 3.64% people of different backgrounds
• 8.22% Hispanics / Latinos

History

Prior to the settlement by the whites lived many tribes of Native Americans on the Oregon Coast. Since 1855 the area of ​​today's Lincoln City belonged to the Coast ( Siletz ) Reservation. Through the Dawes Act of 1887, the reservation has been released for settlement. The first settlers settled along the Siletz and the Salmon River and lived on the remote coast of agriculture, fishing and hunting. At the beginning of the 20th century, developed five settlements in the present area, which received the name of Cutler City, Delake, Nelscott, Ocean Lake and taffeta. The construction of the new Highway 101 in the 1930s that ran through all five settlements, the region has been developed for tourism, so that the places were competing with each other and with other settlements along the coast to visitors. To better ensure the local government more effective and maintenance of fire, police and other institutions, there have been various attempts to exclude five settlements together. It was only on March 3, 1965 was finally established Lincoln City by the merger of the towns Delake, Ocean Lake and Taft and the unincorporated settlements Cutler City and Nelscott. Since the new city should not bear the name of one of the previous settlements, the new city 's name was determined in a student competition in which the students were able to attend the local schools. The city is today managed by a full-time City Manager. The honorary mayor and council elected for four years.

Education

Lincoln City has two primary schools, two high schools and a community college. There are also several private schools.

Economy and Tourism

Due to its geographical location and proximity to the Pacific, the place is a popular tourist destination. In the summer months to live apart from the approximately 8,000 inhabitants, about 30,000 tourists in Lincoln City. The wide, always windy sand beach provides ideal conditions for kite flying. In the D River State Recreation Site twice a year there will be a kite festival, and in the village there are several specialized Kite accessories dealers, which is why Lincoln City describes itself as a Kite Capital of the World. In addition to numerous restaurants and shops there are, since 1995, the Chinook Winds Casino at the northern edge of the village. The casino has 900 employees and is the largest employer in the city. Located off Highway 101, a large outlet shopping center is at 60 stores.