Elkton, Oregon
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Elkton, Oregon
|settlement_type = City
|nickname = Bass Capitol of Oregon
|motto = "A Community Invested in its Natural Resources"
|image_skyline = Elkton, Oregon.JPG
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_map = Douglas_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Elkton_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location in Oregon
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Oregon
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Douglas
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name =
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = 1948
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.26
|area_total_km2 = 0.67
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.23
|area_land_km2 = 0.60
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|area_water_km2 = 0.07
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_note =
|population_total = 183
|population_density_km2 = 304.75
|population_density_sq_mi = 788.79
|timezone = Pacific
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = Pacific
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|coordinates = {{coord|43|38|16|N|123|34|07|W|type:city(147)_source:gnis-1120478_region:US-OR_elevation:40|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_ft = 138
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 97436
|area_code = 541
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2410429{{GNIS|2410429}}
|website = [http://www.elkton-oregon.com/ www.elkton-oregon.com]
|footnotes =
}}
Elkton is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the lower Umpqua River, at the junction of Oregon Route 38 and Oregon Route 138, about {{convert|20|mi|km}} west of Interstate 5 and about {{convert|14|mi|km}} west of Drain. The population was 195 at the 2010 census,{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elkton city, Oregon |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 10, 2012 }} an increase from 147 people in 2000.
History
The Klamath Exploring Expedition founded Elkton around Fort Umpqua, at the mouth of Elk Creek on the Umpqua River, in August 1850. A post office was established at Elkton on September 26, 1851.{{Cite OGN|7th|page=326}}{{cite journal|journal=Oregon Historical Quarterly|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|volume=17|issue=4|date=December 1916|location=Portland, Oregon|title=The Klamath Exploring Expedition, 1850: Settlement of the Umpqua Valley—Its Outcome|first=Socrates|last=Scholfield|pages=341–357|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8OgXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA341}} The settlement became an incorporated city on November 4, 1948.{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/elkton.aspx|title=Incorporated Cities: Elkton|work=Oregon Blue Book|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|access-date=May 18, 2013}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }} The elevation is {{convert|141|ft|m}}.
=Climate=
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C|0|disp=or}}. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elkton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated Csb on climate maps.{{cite web|title=Elkton, Oregon|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=336253&cityname=Elkton%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|work=Weatherbase|publisher=CantyMedia|access-date=May 13, 2015}}
{{Weather box|width=75%
|location = Elkton
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 70
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 81
| Apr record high F = 93
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 108
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 79
| Dec record high F = 73
| year record high F = 108
| Jan high F = 48.8
| Feb high F = 54
| Mar high F = 58.7
| Apr high F = 63.9
| May high F = 70.6
| Jun high F = 76.2
| Jul high F = 84
| Aug high F = 84
| Sep high F = 79.5
| Oct high F = 67.1
| Nov high F = 54.4
| Dec high F = 48.9
| year high F = 65.8
| Jan low F = 35.9
| Feb low F = 37.7
| Mar low F = 38.8
| Apr low F = 40.8
| May low F = 44.7
| Jun low F = 48.7
| Jul low F = 51.4
| Aug low F = 51.2
| Sep low F = 48.1
| Oct low F = 44.8
| Nov low F = 40.8
| Dec low F = 37.3
| year low F = 43.3
| Jan record low F = 5
| Feb record low F = 4
| Mar record low F = 24
| Apr record low F = 27
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 23
| Jul record low F = 38
| Aug record low F = 39
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 25
| Nov record low F = 16
| Dec record low F = 0
| year record low F = 0 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 8.53
| Feb precipitation inch = 6.73
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.85
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.57
| May precipitation inch = 2.25
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.17
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.29
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.52
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.28
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.78
| Nov precipitation inch = 8.28
| Dec precipitation inch = 9.82
| year precipitation inch = 52.08
| Jan precipitation days = 20
| Feb precipitation days = 17
| Mar precipitation days = 18
| Apr precipitation days = 14
| May precipitation days = 10
| Jun precipitation days = 7
| Jul precipitation days = 2
| Aug precipitation days = 3
| Sep precipitation days = 5
| Oct precipitation days = 11
| Nov precipitation days = 17
| Dec precipitation days = 19
| Jan snow inch = 2.1
| Feb snow inch = 0.3
| Mar snow inch = 0.4
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0.2
| Dec snow inch = 0.3
| year snow inch = 3.3
|source 1 = {{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or2633 |title=ELKTON, OR (352633) |access-date=November 23, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}
|date=November 2015
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1950= 201
|1960= 146
|1970= 176
|1980= 155
|1990= 172
|2000= 149
|2010= 195
|2020= 183
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}
}}
As of the census of 2010, there were 195 people, 85 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The population density was about {{convert|848|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 110 housing units at an average density of about {{convert|478|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% White, 1% Native American, 2.1% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.7% of the population.
There were 85 households, of which about 24% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53% were married couples living together, 12% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and about 32% were non-families. About 27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.78.
The median age in the city was about 52 years. About 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19% were from 25 to 44; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 27% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was about 48% male and 52% female.
References
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External links
- [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/elkton.aspx Entry for Elkton] in the Oregon Blue Book
{{Douglas County, Oregon}}
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