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Welcome to Coos County ...

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

The community of Coquille is the Seat for Coos County.

Coos County was founded in 1853. Coos was created by taking area from and Jackson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Coos had a population of 64,487 people. This is an increase of 2.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 63,007 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coos represented 1.64% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Coos County:

  • Bandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bandon is located in Coos County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <2>
  • Coos Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Coquille
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Myrtle Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Powers
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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