Toledo, Oregon
| Toledo, Oregon | |
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| City | |
The city hall building in Toledo
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 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 44°37′17″N 123°56′18″W / 44.62139°N 123.93833°WCoordinates: 44°37′17″N 123°56′18″W / 44.62139°N 123.93833°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Oregon
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| County | Lincoln |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billie Jo Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.6 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,465 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,462 |
| • Density | 613.7/km2 (1,589.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97391 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-74000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412076 |
| Website | www.cityoftoledo.org |
| Coordinates and elevation from the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey | |
Toledo is a city located on the Yaquina River and along U.S. Route 20 in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 3,465 at the 2010 census. The city was a 2009 All-America City Award finalist.
European-American settlement in Toledo began in 1866, when John Graham, his son Joseph, and William Mackey, claimed land made available by the Homestead Act. The site was called "Graham's Landing" until a post office was established two years later. Joseph D. Graham, John's son, named the post office for Toledo, Ohio, because he was homesick. William Mackey was the first postmaster.
Toledo was made the county seat of the newly established Lincoln County in 1893. The city incorporated in 1893 and reincorporated in 1905. Charles Barton Crosno served as the first mayor. The county seat moved from Toledo to Newport in 1953.
In 1918, the Port of Toledo leased land to the Spruce Production Division for a sawmill to cut airplane frames for World War I. However, before production began, the war ended. C. D. Johnson and associates then bought the mill and related equipment, which by 1923 processed logs shipped to Toledo by rail. Georgia-Pacific acquired the operation in 1951 and turned it into a pulp mill.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.41 square miles (6.24 km2), of which, 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,465 people, 1,331 households, and 907 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,589.4 inhabitants per square mile (613.7/km2). There were 1,474 housing units at an average density of 676.1 per square mile (261.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% White, 0.6% African American, 3.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population.
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