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Wedderburn is an unincorporated coastal community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is to the north of, and across the mouth of the Rogue River from Gold Beach, on U.S. Route 101. The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge connects Wedderburn with Gold Beach.

Wedderburn, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Wedderburn can be seen from across the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge.
Wedderburn
Location within the state of Oregon
Wedderburn
Wedderburn (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°25′47″N 124°24′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Area
[1]
 • Total1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
 • Land1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total426
 • Density403.03/sq mi (155.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code41-79500
GNIS feature ID1151991[3]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Wedderburn was founded by R. D. Hume, a prominent local businessman in the fishing industry, who named the community after the home of his ancestors, Wedderburn Castle in Scotland.[4] Wedderburn post office was established in 1895.[4]

Wedderburn was originally a company town for Hume's salmon fishing monopoly, and besides his fishing fleet, he ran Wedderburn's cannery, store, race track and cold storage plant.[5] Hume had settled at the mouth of the Rogue in 1876, and he eventually owned all the land on both banks of the river from the Pacific Ocean to the head of the tidewater.[5]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020426—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Climate


This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wedderburn has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]


Education


It is in the Central Curry School District,[8] which operates two schools: Riley Creek Elementary School (K-8) and Gold Beach High School.

The entire county is in the Southwestern Oregon Community College district.[9]


References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. "Wedderburn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1018–19. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  5. "Oregon History: Emerging Economies". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "Wedderburn, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Curry County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  9. "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved 2022-07-17.

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