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Marcola, Oregon

{{Short description| Community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Marcola, Oregon

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

|image_skyline = MarcolaFireStation.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Mohawk Valley Fire Station in Marcola

|pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA

|pushpin_label = Marcola

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Lane

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|established_date =

|established_title =

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.22

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.22

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|area_total_km2 = 3.15

|area_land_km2 = 3.15

|area_water_km2 = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 580

|population_density_sq_mi = 477.37

|population_density_km2 = 184.29

|timezone = Pacific (PST)

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 538

|coordinates = {{coord|44|10|21|N|122|51|58|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 97454

|area_code = 541 and 458

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 41-45850

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2812885{{GNIS|2812885}}

|footnotes =

}}

Marcola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The community is located on the Mohawk River northeast of Springfield.

History

The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate.{{cite book

| last = McArthur

| first = Lewis A.

| author-link = Lewis A. McArthur

|author2=Lewis L. McArthur

|author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur

| title = Oregon Geographic Names

| orig-year = 1928

| edition = Seventh

| year = 2003

| publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press

| location = Portland, Oregon

| isbn = 0-87595-277-1

| pages = 609}} In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the Mohawk Valley and a station named Marcola was established near the post office. Marcola was a name made up to honor Mary Cole, the wife of the town's founder, Columbus Cole.{{cite web

| last = Williamson

| first = Stephen

| title = The Ping Yang School Bombing

| url = http://www.efn.org/%7Eopal/pingyang.htm

| access-date = 2007-03-24 }} In 1901, the post office name was changed to agree with the name of the station.

The 1938 National Register of Historic Places-listed Earnest Bridge, a covered bridge in the Marcola area, was featured in the 1965 James Stewart film Shenandoah.{{cite web | title = Earnest Bridge | publisher = Oregon Tourism Commission | url = http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Willamette-Valley/Attractions/Covered-Bridges/Earnest-Bridge.aspx | access-date = 2007-03-24 }}

Education

File:Mohawk High School (Marcola, Oregon).jpg]]

Most of Marcola CDP is in the Marcola School District,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41039_lane/DC20SD_C41039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)|access-date=2024-03-10}} which operates Mohawk High School.

Portions are in the Springfield School District 19.

Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.{{cite web|url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts|publisher=Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development|accessdate=March 11, 2024}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left|2020= 580

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}{{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}}

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Notable people

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.marcola.k12.or.us/ Marcola School District]
  • [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=Marcola&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all Images of the historic covered bridges in the Marcola area] from Salem Public Library

{{Lane County, Oregon}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon

Category:1876 establishments in Oregon

Category:Populated places established in 1876

Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon

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