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Brookings, Oregon
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An aerial view of Brookings, Oregon, and its coastline
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Location in Curry County and the state of Oregon
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CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Incorporated1951
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Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
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FIPS code41-08650[4]
GNIS feature ID2409916[2]
Websitewww.brookings.or.us

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Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber & Box Company, who founded the city in 1908. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,744.[5]

History

Founding

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Crew looking out of camp building windows, Brookings Timber and Lumber Company, Brookings, c. 1919

In 1906, the Brookings Timber Company hired William James Ward, a graduate in civil engineering and forestry, to come to the southern Oregon Coast and survey its lumbering potential. After timber cruising the Chetco and Pistol River areas for several years, he concluded that conditions were favorable for extensive lumbering operations and advised the Brookings Timber Company accordingly to acquire a suitable townsite to accommodate both a mill and a shipping center.[6]

While John E. Brookings was responsible for the founding of Brookings as a company town, it was his cousin, Robert S. Brookings, who was responsible for its actual design. The latter Brookings hired Bernard Maybeck, an architect based in San Francisco who was later involved in the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, to lay out the plat of the townsite.[7]

World War II

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On September 9, 1942, Mount Emily near Brookings became the only site in the mainland United States and the second in the continental territory after the bombing of Dutch Harbor to suffer aerial bombardment during World War II. A Japanese floatplane piloted by Nobuo Fujita was launched from submarine I-25. The plane was armed with two incendiary bombs on a mission intended to start massive fires in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest.[8][9]

Fujita was invited to Brookings in 1962 and, as a token of friendship, gifted the city his 400-year-old family katana. Fujita later sponsored a trip to Japan for Brookings high school students and returned to the city three more times in the early 1990s. In 1997, Fujita was made an honorary citizen of Brookings by the city council.[10]

2011 tsunami

The Port of Brookings Harbor was damaged by tidal surges from a tsunami on March 11, 2011.[11] The largest surge was estimated to be nearly 8 feet (2.4 m).[12] Many boats were damaged and some were even swept out to sea after many docks were damaged.[12][13] The tsunami was caused by the 9.0 MW[14] Tōhoku earthquake offshore of the east coast of Honshu Island, Japan. The damage was estimated at $25 million to $30 million.[11]

Geography

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Coastline of Brookings as seen from U.S. Highway 101

Brookings is located along the southern Oregon coast at the mouth of the Chetco River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.94 square miles (10.20 km2), of which 3.87 square miles (10.02 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water.[15]

Climate

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The climate of Brookings is so mild that palm trees can grow there.[16]

Brookings has a mild Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb).[17] According to the Trewartha climate classification, Brookings has a subtropical climate (Cs) since eight months are above 50 °F (10 °C).

A weather phenomenon known as the "Chetco Effect" or the "Brookings Effect" can cause the temperature in Brookings near the Chetco River mouth to be much higher than the surrounding area. Adiabatic heating increases the temperature and reduces relative humidity as katabatic wind, driven by high pressure on the Great Basin, descend across the west slopes of the Cascade Range and Oregon Coast Range.[18] The heart of Brookings, with its orientation, is protected from sea breezes coming from the northwest and the warm, dry, down-sloping winds that are funneled down the Coastal Range into the deep Chetco River gorge can reach the coast uninfluenced by the effects of the Pacific.[18][19] This can result in large temperature gradients; when Brookings recorded its all-time record high on July 8, 2008 of 108 °F (42 °C), Crescent City, around 30 miles (48 km) south of Brookings, recorded a high temperature of just 68 °F (20 °C).[18] Script error: No such module "weather box".

Notes

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  1. ^ Records maintained at the Brookings COOP (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) since May 2002, and at the Brookings 2 SE COOP (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) before then.[20]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Template:Sronly%±
1920515—
1930250−51.5%
1940500100.0%
19501,000100.0%
19602,637163.7%
19702,7203.1%
19803,38424.4%
19904,40030.0%
20005,44723.8%
20106,33616.3%
20206,7446.4%
source:[4][22][3]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Brookings had a population of 6,744. The median age was 49.3 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.[23]

99.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.8% lived in rural areas.[24]

There were 2,968 households in Brookings, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.2% were married-couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[23]

There were 3,340 housing units, of which 11.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 57.2% were owner-occupied and 42.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.[23]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[25]
Race Number Percent
White 5,496 81.5%
Black or African American 29 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 171 2.5%
Asian 90 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.1%
Some other race 212 3.1%
Two or more races 737 10.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 655 9.7%

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,336 people, 2,717 households, and 1,689 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,637.2 inhabitants per square mile (632.1/km2). There were 3,183 housing units at an average density of 822.5 units per square mile (317.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.2% White, 0.3% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.[4]

There were 2,717 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.[4]

The median age in the city was 46.9 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.[4]

Parks and recreation

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The Brookings harbor

Azalea Park

Azalea Park is located at 640 Old County Road. It has picnic areas, bandshell, snackshack, gazebo, Kidtown playground, disc golf course, softball and soccer fields, and the Capella by the Sea. Several cultural events in the town are held at Azalea Park.[26]

Harris Beach State Park

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The overlook at Harris Beach State Park

Harris Beach State Park is located on Highway 101 at the north end of Brookings. It includes 173 acres (70 hectares) of coastal access as well as RV and tent camping facilities and a rest area.[27]

Arts and culture

Principal photography for the 2024 film Bad Fish took place in Brookings in 2022. The film featured local landmarks such as Brookings Harbor and Harris Beach State Park.[28][29]

Annual cultural events

Each year, the town hosts the "Pirates of the Pacific" festival.[30]

One major event in the town is the Azalea Festival, which includes the Azalea Parade and live music. It is held every year on Memorial Day Weekend.[31]

Another very popular event in Brookings is the Nature's Coastal Holiday light display which is open each evening from Thanksgiving weekend through Christmas in Azalea Park.[32]

Soup kitchen

After a long history of feeding the homeless, the City Council moved against St. Timothy's Episcopal Church for operating a soup kitchen. This was fueled by a feeling within the town that the soup kitchen was drawing "the wrong kind of people" to the area. After a long, drawn-out legal battle, starting in 2021 and culminating in 2024, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church was granted permission by a Federal court to continue to operate the soup kitchen.[33]

Media

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Notable people

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