Lookingglass, Oregon

Coordinates: 43°11′05″N 123°30′00″W / 43.1848024°N 123.4999030°W / 43.1848024; -123.4999030
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Lookingglass, Oregon
458 and 541
FIPS code41-43650

Lookingglass is an

2010 census it had a population of 855.[4] Lookingglass is considered a suburb of Roseburg.[5]

History

The valley was named in 1846 by surveyor Hoy Flournoy, who said the beautiful green grass of the valley reflected light almost as well as a mirror.[5][6] Flournoy later returned to settle in the area.[7]

The Lookingglass Store, built in 1852, was once the terminus for the

grange hall, a church and a fire station.[7] Lookingglass post office closed in 1942.[7]

In the 1970s, Lookingglass, population 40 at the time, received national media attention for installing a two-horse parking meter, a telephone booth, and a fire hydrant.[8][9] Lookingglass became a minor tourist attraction.[8][10] When the fire hydrant was dedicated in 1971, it was accompanied by two manhole covers, which covered nothing, donated by a Eugene, Oregon iron company and the mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[11]

Huntley-Brinkley Report, was the great-grandson of the Lookingglass area's first settler, Daniel Huntley, who arrived in 1851.[7][12]

The James Wimer Octagonal Barn near Lookingglass was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[13][14]

Geography

Lookingglass is located in west-central Douglas County in the valley of Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the South Umpqua River. The community is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Roseburg, the county seat, via Lookingglass Road.

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the Lookingglass CDP has an area of 11.6 square miles (30.0 km2), all of it land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020916—
U.S. Decennial Census[15][3]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, Lookingglass has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[16]

The USDA Plant Hardiness map lists Lookingglass as being in zone 8b.

Education

Lookingglass Elementary School is part of the Winston-Dillard School District.[17] It was founded in 1898 and currently serves grades kindergarten through six.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lookingglass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lookingglass CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9780870043321
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  6. ISBN 0-87595-277-1
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  7. ^ a b c d e f g Levings, Debbie (September 12, 2008). "Lookingglass Store still functions as center of community". The News-Review. Roseburg, Oregon. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. ^
    The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida
    . Associated Press. July 13, 1971. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  9. ^ "Lookingglass decorates for Christmas". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. December 22, 1971. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Lone Parking Meter Is Top Tourist Lure In an Oregon Town". The New York Times. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  11. The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida
    . Associated Press. September 27, 1971. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  12. Binfords & Mort
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  13. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks & Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  14. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service. October 31, 1985. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  15. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  16. ^ Climate Summary for Lookingglass, Oregon
  17. ^ a b "Lookingglass School". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008.

External links

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