Elmira is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located west of Eugene and north of Veneta and Oregon Route 126, near the Long Tom River and Fern Ridge Reservoir.
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 Approaching Elmira from the south | |
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| Coordinates: 44°3′57″N 123°21′15″W / 44.06583°N 123.35417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2) |
| • Land | 1.23 sq mi (3.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 546 |
| • Density | 445.71/sq mi (172.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97437[3] |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-23000 |
History
editThe community was named after Elmira, California, after previously having the name "Duckworth".[4] A local business owner persuaded postal authorities to rename the community "Elmira" in 1884.[5]
In approximately 1905, Elmira Road and the surrounding area was homesteaded by Henry and Celia Faulhaber along with their children Leon, Neil and Mildred. Sometime between 1905 and 1916 Elmira Road was donated back to the county by Henry Faulhaber and later renamed Faulhaber Road.[6]
Education
editElmira is served by the Fern Ridge School District (28J), which has four traditional schools, Elmira Elementary School, Veneta Elementary School, Fern Ridge Middle School, and Elmira High School, and an online charter high school, West Lane Technical Learning Center.
Notable residents
edit- Milt Davis (1929–2008), All Pro defensive back for the Baltimore Colts of the NFL; college professor[7]
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Elmira OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Neil Faulhaber (October 29, 1983). "Tape recording" (Interview). Interviewed by Lora Keenan. Veneta, Oregon.
- ^ Claire Noland, "All-Pro Defensive Back for Colts and LA Schoolteacher, Counselor," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 1, 2008.
External links
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Media related to Elmira, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Fern Ridge School District
- LCC Elmira Community Learning Center
