Gold Beach, Oregon
Gold Beach (Tolowa: yan-shu’-chit,[4] yan-shuu-chit’-dvn[4]) is a city in Oregon in the United States. It is the county seat of Curry County.[5] It is on the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 census, 2,341 lived there.
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 Location in Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′8″N 124°24′55″W / 42.40222°N 124.41528°WCoordinates: 42°24′8″N 124°24′55″W / 42.40222°N 124.41528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Incorporated | 1853 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.76 sq mi (7.14 km2) |
| • Land | 2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| Elevation | 50 ft (20 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,341 |
| • Density | 848.2/sq mi (327.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97444 |
| FIPS code | 41-29900[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1142804[3] |
| Website | Gold Beach, Oregon |
History
The community was first named Ellensburg in the 1850s. The name was changed to Gold Beach after a beach near the mouth of the Rogue River where hundreds of mines extracted gold.[6] An Ellensburgh post office was created in 1853. It changed to Ellensburg in 1877. On 1890, it changed to Gold Beach.[6]
Boats carrying mail were based in Gold Beach. They have been taking mail up the river to Agness since 1895.
Gold Beach had been a community since the middle of the 19th century. It has been the county seat since 1859. Its incorporation charter only dates to 1945.
In June 2020, the Mayor (Karl Popoff) resigned from a local nonprofit after saying "Black Lives Matter don't matter to Black Lives Matter people ... you can shove your racism bandwagon." Popoff had been mayor for 16 years at that time. He apologized for his tone but stood by the content of his message. He said "Those three words hit me the wrong way", speaking of Black Lives Matter. Most of city councilors voted to censure the mayor and to stop funding for his projects. One coucilor said "He doesn’t know what he wrote was wrong."[7][8]
References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Siletz Talking Dictionary". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 409–10. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ↑ Lizzy Acker (18 June 2020). "Gold Beach mayor resigns from nonprofit after email railing against Black Lives Matter". oregonlive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ Silva, Zach (16 June 2020). "Gold Beach mayor quits non-profit after incendiary email". Curry Pilot. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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