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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
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.
History
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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 .[5] [5]
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.[6] Pacific Ocean to the head of the tidewater .[6]
Climate
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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
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It is in the Central Curry School District ,[8] K-8 ) and Gold Beach High School .
The entire county is in the Southwestern Oregon Community College district.[9]
Demographics
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Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 2020 426 —
References
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^ a b "Census Population API" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022 .
^ "Wedderburn OR ZIP Code" . zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ a b McArthur, Lewis A. ; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names Portland , Oregon : Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1018–19. ISBN 0-87595-277-1
^ a b "Oregon History: Emerging Economies" . Oregon Blue Book Oregon State Archives . Retrieved March 24, 2007 .
^ "Wedderburn, Oregon" . Weatherbase . CantyMedia. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Curry County, OR" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF) . Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development . Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
Further reading
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Dodds, Gordon B. The Salmon King of Oregon: R. D. Hume and the Pacific Fisheries
Douthit, Nathan. A Guide to Oregon South Coast History: Traveling the Jedediah Smith Trail
LaPlante, Margaret. The Town That Floated into Place: Wedderburn, Oregon
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