Coos County, Oregon
| Coos County, Oregon | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Oregon |
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 Oregon's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 22, 1853 |
| Seat | Coquille |
| Largest city | Coos Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,806 sq mi (4,678 km2) |
| • Land | 1,596 sq mi (4,134 km2) |
| • Water | 210 sq mi (544 km2), 12% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 63,121 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website | www |
Coos County /kuːs/ is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,043. The county seat is Coquille. The county was formed from the western parts of Umpqua and Jackson counties. It is named after a tribe of Native Americans who live in the region.
Coos County comprises the Coos Bay, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area.
It's unclear where the name Coos originated. Lewis and Clark noted Cook-koo-oose. Early maps and documents spelled it Kowes, Cowes, Coose, Koos, among others.
Although exploration and trapping in the area occurred as early as 1828, the first settlement was established at Empire City in 1853, now part of Coos Bay, Oregon, by members of the Coos Bay Company.
Coos County was created by the Territorial Legislature from parts of Umpqua County, Oregon, and Jackson County, Oregon, counties on December 22, 1853. Curry County, Oregon, was created from the southern part in 1855. The county seat was originally at Empire City. In 1895 the legislature permitted the citizens of the county to choose a new county seat. The 1896 vote resulted in moving the seat to Coquille.
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