Powers, Oregon

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Coordinates: 45°53′7″N, 124°4′24″W
Powers, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Coos County
Incorporated	1945
Mayor	Noble Adamek
Area
- City	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
- Land	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.04 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	87.17 m (286 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	734
- Density	354.2/km² (921.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)

Powers is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census.

It is 21 miles south of Oregon State Route 42 at Myrtle Point on Powers Highway (Oregon State Route 242) (also known as Forest Road 33 (Agness Road), [1] on the south fork of the Coquille River.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Points of Interest
4 Education
5 Demographics
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Powers is located at 42°53′7″N, 124°4′24″W (42.885186, -124.073360)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.61%) is water.

[edit] History

In 1914, according to Oregon Geographic Names, the city was named for A.H. Powers, vice president and general manager of the Smith-Powers Logging Company. Powers post office was established in 1915.

[edit] Points of Interest

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The historic Wagner House, situated alongside the main road through Powers, is said ^{[citation needed]} to be the oldest pioneer home in the region. There is an adjacent railroad museum, as well as displays on the grounds. The United States Forest Service (USFS) Powers Ranger District office is at the south end of town along Powers Highway.

Powers County Park is near the USFS office.

Powers is about five miles north of the Siskiyou National Forest, and its many campgrounds. The road to the national forest forms part of the Coquille-Rogue Scenic Byway.

Beyond Powers and over a watershed divide is the Rogue River, which the road follows down to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. Another route along the way is the Powers-Glendale Bike Route. These backcountry routes are usually closed by snow in winter.

Powers holds its White Cedar Days celebration during the 4th of July.

[edit] Education

Powers is served by two public schools; one elementary (K-6) and one high school (7-12). [2]

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 734 people, 334 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density was 354.2/km² (921.2/mi²). There were 403 housing units at an average density of 194.5/km² (505.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.06% White, 6.54% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 8.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 334 households out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,615, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $30,536 versus $27,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,544. About 16.3% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.