Welcome to Coquille ...

The city of Coquille is located in Coos County<1> and is the County Seat for Coos County.

The location of Coquille has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Coquille: co-KEEL<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coquille, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coquille has a population of 3,949 people<4> (see below for details).

Coquille is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Coquille lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Coquille: (541) and (458)<6>

Websites for Coquille ...

Official Website: www.cityofcoquille.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coquille had an population of 3,949 people. This is an increase of 2.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coquille had a population of 3,866 people (which is 6.13% of the total population of Coos County). This makes Coquille the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Coquille represents 0.1% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,866 people, the population of Coquille decreased 7.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,184 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Coquille.

Communities near Coquille ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coquille.

• Coos Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
  • Coos Bay is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <7>
• North Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <7>
• Bandon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
  • Bandon is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <7>
• Myrtle Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
  • Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <7>
• Arago
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
  • Arago is located in Coos County
• Norway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <7>
• Gravelford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
  • Gravelford is located in Coos County
• Coos City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
  • Coos City is located in Coos County
• Parkersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Coos County
• Broadbent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
  • Broadbent is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Coquille. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coquille.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coquille. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coquille.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coquille. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Coquille.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coquille ...

Looking for more information about Coquille? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Coquille, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coquille.

Adding Coquille to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coquille in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coquille was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Coquille in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coquille.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Coquille: www.cityofcoquille.org/

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/