Coburg, Oregon
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Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) located in Lane County, Oregon, just north of Eugene. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 969.
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History
According to Oregon Geographic Names (OGN), the city was originally called Diamond, the surname of the man upon whose land claim the city was located. OGN noted that the city's present-day name comes from a stallion which was named after the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany, from whence the horse had been imported.
Economy
Coburg is headquarters for Monaco Coach Corporation, a major manufacturer of recreational vehicles. Monaco Coach also has a manufacturing plant in Coburg, as well as plants in Bend, and in Elkhart and Wakarusa, Indiana.
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Since at least 2001, Coburg's city government has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for its budget through speeding fines at an I-5 speed trap located outside of city limits. By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines; the $755,000 in traffic fines that year amounted to more than $750 per resident; it more than covered Police Chief Mike Hudson's salary of over $124,000 that year, which is more than the salary of the Oregon State Police superintendent.
The speed trap was temporarily ended when a state legislator from Eugene sponsored bills to make the practice against the law, effective January 2004. Police Chief Hudson also lost his job, following the adoption of the new law. But by July, the City Council annexed 26 acres which included a mile-long segment of I-5; affected property owners agreed to because it permitted them to erect illuminated signs along the interstate.
Geography
Coburg is located at 44°8'14" North, 123°3'49" West (44.137293, -123.063579)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. As of November 2004, that area grew at least 26 acres (about 0.1 km²) due to annexation east of the city designed to incorporate a section of I-5 into city limits.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 969 people, 367 households, and 256 families residing in the city. The population density is 534.5/km² (1,384.1/mi²). There are 387 housing units at an average density of 213.5/km² (552.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.67% White, 1.96% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.31% Pacific Islander, 0.10% African American, 1.44% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 367 households out of which 36.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% are married couples living together, 8.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% are non-families. 21.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.07.
In the city the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $47,500, and the median income for a family is $54,250. Males have a median income of $41,029 versus $26,071 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,696. 7.7% of the population and 7.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and 21.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- Official website (http://www.coburgoregon.org/)
- Coburg Community Profile (http://info.econ.state.or.us:591/FMPro?-db=Community.fp4&-Format=forms.htm&-lay=webpage&-op=eq&sort%20name=Coburg&-Find) from a State of Oregon website
- Oregon Blue Book entry for Coburg (http://www.sos.state.or.us/bbook/local/cities/ad/coburg.htm)
- Monaco Coach Corporation (http://www.monaco-online.com/), headquartered in Coburg
Speed trap articles
- Entry about Coburg (http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/ste.asp?state=OR&city=Coburg) from a website of the National Motorists Association
- 2003: House Bill 2732 (http://www.leg.state.or.us/03reg/measures/hb2700.dir/hb2732.en.html) and 2733 (http://www.leg.state.or.us/03reg/measures/hb2700.dir/hb2733.en.html), passed by the Oregon Legislature in response to Coburg's speed trap
- July 2004: Speed Trap Jurisdiction (http://www2.kval.com/x30530.xml?ParentPageID=x2649&ContentID=x45942&Layout=kval.xsl)
- October 2004: Coburg waits for green light to ticket speeders along I-5 (http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/10/30/a1.coburgspeed.1030.html)
- December 2004: Former Police Chief Sued Over I-5 Speed Trap (http://www.koin.com/news.asp?RECORD_KEY%5Bnews%5D=ID&ID%5Bnews%5D=440)
- December 2004: Lead-foot drivers are gold for town on I-5 (http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1103374702206521.xml)