History of Senator Wyden's Coos County
Town Hall Meetings:
- March 10, 2007 - Coos Bay
- June 3, 2006 - Coos Bay
- August 16, 2005 - Coos Bay
- January 17, 2004 - Coos Bay
- January 4, 2003 - Coos Bay
- August 9, 2000 - Coos Bay
- January 9, 2001- Coos Bay
- August 9, 2000 - Coos Bay
- February 13, 1999 - Coos Bay
- January 24, 1998 - Coos Bay
- January 15, 1997 - Coos Bay
- April 11, 1996 - Coos Bay
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Coos County History and General Information
Established: Dec. 22, 1853
"County Quick Facts" (from U.S. Census Bureau)
Coos County was created by the Territorial Legislature from parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties in 1853 and included Curry County until 1855. The county seat was Empire City until 1896, when it was moved to Coquille. Although trappers had been in the area a quarter-century earlier, the first permanent settlement in present Coos County was at Empire City, now part of Coos Bay, by members of the Coos Bay Company in 1853. The name “Coos” derives from a native Coos Bay Indian tribe and translates to “lake” or “place of pines.”
Contact
County Seat: Courthouse, 250 N Baxter, Coquille 97423
Phone: 541-396-3121 (General); 541-396-3121, ext. 344 or 343 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-396-6551
Web: www.co.coos.or.us |
