Agree Disagree Agree 48 Disagree The city has a fun, quirky side that has been put on hold during pandemic. Hoping that spirit returns Agree 84 Disagree Try Now. All rights reserved. BestPlaces Mobile App. Female Population. Male Population. Median Age. Population - Population Density. Land Area. Water Area. Native American. Hawaiian, Pacific Islander. Calls for more diverse naming of city landmarks resulted in a University of Oregon dormitory, originally named for Frederick Dunn, an early professor and member of the Ku Klux Klan, being renamed in for DeNorval Unthank Jr.
With the influx of baby-boomer students, University of Oregon enrollment topped 10, in and reached more than 17, six years later. Through the late s and into the s, Eugene gained a reputation for liberal thinking and alternative lifestyles.
Saturday Market, now a weekly institution in downtown Eugene, began on a rainy spring morning in with a handful of vendors. That same year, an organization named White Bird began offering services in comprehensive health care. Natural foods stores such as The Kiva and Sundance opened. The Lane County Farmers Market reopened in and operates twice a week through the spring and fall. The Oregon Country Fair, first held in , draws tens of thousands for its three-day event each summer.
Beginning in , Eugene was visually dominated by a fifty-foot-high concrete cross that a local businessman installed on public property on top of Skinner Butte. The controversy that followed prompted a story in the Saturday Evening Post , which reported that while Eugene was in many ways politically progressive it also had the highest proportion of churchgoers in Oregon. After thirty years, three trials, and eight court rulings, the cross was removed in and placed at the Eugene Bible College now New Hope Christian College at the south end of the city.
The urban renewal movement of the early s led to many older downtown buildings being razed in Eugene, and larger department stores moved to a new suburban mall, the Valley River Center.
Sections of Willamette Street and Broadway, which cross at the city core, were closed to automobile traffic in an attempt to create a pedestrian-friendly shopping area, but businesses struggled and vacant storefronts were common through the s and s. By the end of the twentieth century, all but one block of the two streets had been reopened to vehicle traffic. Eugene has long valued parks and open spaces.
During its earlier years, residents planted and maintained shade trees throughout the residential blocks. Hendricks Park, a forested hillside on the east end of the city, was created from land donated in During the Great Depression, city residents voted in to tax themselves and purchase Spencer Butte, a hill outside the city limits which is now a popular hiking destination.
In , the city created the Eugene Bicycle Committee to provide a comprehensive plan for creating bike lanes and building dedicated paths. As of , the city has more than forty miles of bike paths, including the The city is also the birthplace of jogging in America, a movement started in after Bowerman visited New Zealand and saw people of all ages regularly running in groups at a slow, steady pace.
When Bowerman placed an announcement in the local newspaper calling for people interested in feeling healthier to meet at the university intramural field, more than people showed up. The Hult Center for the Performing Arts, the Cuthbert Amphitheater, and the Shedd Institute regularly host national and international acts, and the Very Little Theatre, begun in , is one of the longest-running community theaters in the country.
Media outlets include the Register-Guard and Eugene Weekly newspapers, six television stations, and more than a dozen radio stations. Senator Wayne Morse lived there for many years, and his ranch in the south part of town is now a city park. Counterculture icon and writer Ken Kesey has been long associated with Eugene, although he lived east of town in Pleasant Hill.
Eugene has grown steadily during the twenty-first century, from , in to an estimated , in Enrollment at the University of Oregon has increased from 17, in to 23, in Date on photo is incorrect Courtesy Oregon Hist. Foothills to the east obscure the snow-covered Cascade peaks, some 75 miles away. The Pacific coast is 50 miles west. Forested areas lie in every direction except north.
The climate is controlled by marine air from the Pacific and the Cascades block all but the strongest continental air masses. Summers are dry and warm with an occasional hot spell up to 95 degrees and cool evenings. Rain is highly seasonal, starting in September and lasting through May. Although a little south of the main storm track, winter rains are sometimes heavy. Snow is rare and usually melts on contact. The valley location and nearby water cause occasional fog.
First freeze is late October, last is late April. Recent job growth is Positive. Eugene jobs have increased by 1. More Economy.
More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of 6. Learn More The National Average is Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 7. The average school expenditure in the U. There are about More Education. Start Your Review of Eugene. Members receive 10 FREE city profile downloads a month, unlimited access to our detailed cost of living calculator and analysis, unlimited access to our DataEngine, and more.
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