Coburg, Oregon
| Coburg, Oregon | |
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 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 44°8′14″N 123°3′49″W / 44.13722°N 123.06361°WCoordinates: 44°8′14″N 123°3′49″W / 44.13722°N 123.06361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jae Pudewell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2) |
| • Land | 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 398 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,035 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,041 |
| • Density | 1,089.5/sq mi (420.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97408 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-14400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1119067 |
| Website | www.coburgoregon.org |
Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, 8 miles (13 km) north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2010 census was 1,035.
The city was originally named Diamond after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose land claim the city was located. The city's current name comes from a stallion that was named after the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany, from whence the horse had been imported. The Coburg Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The period of significance of the buildings in the district dates back to 1875.
Coburg is headquarters for Marathon Coach Corporation, a manufacturer of luxury bus conversion motorcoaches. Marathon Coach has a manufacturing plant in Coburg, as well as plants in Grand Prairie, Texas, and San Antonio, Florida.
Coburg's city government had generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for its budget through speeding fines at a speed trap on Interstate 5 located outside of city limits. By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines. The speed trap was temporarily ended when Floyd Prozanski, 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. However, the city annexed a segment of I-5, which enabled the continuation of some revenue from traffic fines to motorists in this area.
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