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| official_name = Brookings, Oregon | ||
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| | image_caption = An aerial view of Brookings, Oregon, and its coastline | |||
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| image_flag = Flag of Brookings, Oregon.jpg | ||
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| |image_caption = Brookings Harbor and the mouth of the Chetco River | |||
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| |image_map = Curry_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Brookings_Highlighted.svg | | image_map = Curry_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Brookings_Highlighted.svg | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | ||
| | coordinates = {{coord|42|3|27|N|124|17|11|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=it}} | |||
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| | subdivision_type = Country | |||
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| | subdivision_name = United States | |||
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| |government_type = | |||
| | subdivision_type2 = ] | |||
| |leader_title = ] | |||
| | subdivision_name1 = ] | |||
| |leader_name = <nowiki>Larry Anderson</nowiki> | |||
| | subdivision_name2 = ] | |||
| |established_title = ] | |||
| | established_title = ] | |||
| |established_date = 1951 | |||
| | established_date = 1951 | |||
| |area_magnitude = | |||
| | government_type = ] | |||
| |area_total_sq_mi = 3.94 | |||
| | leader_title = ] Isaac Hodges ] Kristy Fulton, Phoebe Pereda, Clayton Malmberg, Andy Martin | |||
| |area_footnotes = <ref name="Gazetteer files"/> | |||
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| | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| |area_land_sq_mi = 3.87 | |||
| | area_magnitude = | |||
| |area_land_km2 = 10.02 | |||
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| area_total_km2 = 10.76 | ||
| | area_total_sq_mi = 4.16 | |||
| |area_water_km2 = 0.18 | |||
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| area_land_km2 = 10.74 | ||
| | area_land_sq_mi = 4.15 | |||
| |area_urban_km2 = | |||
| | area_water_km2 = 0.02 | |||
| |area_metro_sq_mi = | |||
| | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 | |||
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| | area_urban_sq_mi = | |||
| |population_as_of = ] | |||
| | area_metro_km2 = | |||
| |population_est = 6353 | |||
| <!-- Population --> | |||
| |pop_est_as_of = 2011<ref name="2011 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2011/files/SUB-EST2011-IP.csv|publisher={{URL|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/United_States_Census_Bureau|2=United States Census Bureau}}|accessdate=2013-01-04}}</ref> | |||
| | area_metro_sq_mi = | |||
| |population_note = U.S. Census | |||
| | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | |||
| |population_total = 6336 | |||
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| elevation_ft = 220 | ||
| | population_total = 6744 | |||
| |population_urban = | |||
| | population_as_of = ] | |||
| |population_density_km2 = 632.1 | |||
| | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> | |||
| |population_density_sq_mi = 1637.2 | |||
| | population_density_km2 = 627.84 | |||
| |timezone = ] | |||
| | population_density_sq_mi = 1626.24 | |||
| |utc_offset = -8 | |||
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| |timezone_DST = Pacific | |||
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| |latd = 42 |latm = 3 |lats = 27 |latNS = N | |||
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| |longd = 124 |longm = 17 |longs = 11 |longEW = W | |||
| | population_note = U.S. Census | |||
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| |coordinates_type = type:city_region:US-OR | |||
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| postal_code = 97415 | ||
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| area_code = ] | ||
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| | utc_offset = −8 | |||
| |area_code = ] | |||
| | timezone_DST = Pacific | |||
| |blank_name = ] | |||
| | utc_offset_DST = −7 | |||
| |blank_info = 41-08650{{GR|2}} | |||
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| | blank_info = 41-08650<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> | |||
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| | blank1_name = ] feature ID | |||
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| }} | }} | ||
| '''Brookings''' is a city in ], ], ]. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, which founded the city in 1908. As of the ] the population was 6,336.<ref></ref> The total population of the Brookings area is over 13,000, which includes ] (a ]), and others. There have been numerous proposals to annex the nearby unincorporated areas into Brookings; while most attempts failed over the years, one large area north of town owned by ] has succeeded. This development has the potential to add approximately 1000 homes over the next 20 years, although developers expect many of them to be occupied only seasonally. | |||
| '''Brookings''' is a city in ], ], United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, who founded the city in 1908. As of the ], the population was 6,744.<ref>{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | |||
| Due to its location, Brookings is subject to winter (and less frequently summer) temperatures considered unusually warm for the ]. Temperatures can reach 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (21 to 27 degrees Celsius) throughout the year. This is due in part to the marine influences from its location on the ], but mostly from its situation at the foot of the ], whose winds compress and warm the air flowing onto Brookings. This is called the ] or Chetco effect. Heavy rain is common in the winter. Heavy fog is common in the summer. | |||
| The current marketing "]" for the community, through the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Commerce,<ref></ref> is "The Pulse of America's Wild Rivers Coast". America's Wild Rivers Coast is a regional marketing brand for Curry County, Oregon, and ].<ref></ref> | |||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| === Founding === | === Founding === | ||
| ] | |||
| 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 recommended that the Brookings people begin extensive lumbering operations here and secure a townsite for a mill and shipping center.<ref>{{dead link|date=December 2012}}. www.currypilot.com (login required)</ref> | |||
| 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 recommended that the Brookings people begin extensive lumbering operations here and secure a townsite for a mill and shipping center.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brookings, a Live Community, Marks Once Bleak Spot of Dreary Desolation|date=April 14, 2001|orig-year=May 3, 1914|newspaper=Oregon Sunday Journal|location=Portland, Oregon|url=http://www.currypilot.com/Community/History-of-Brookings/Brookings-A-new-town-across-the-Chetco|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523081505/http://www.currypilot.com/Community/History-of-Brookings/Brookings-A-new-town-across-the-Chetco|archive-date=May 23, 2016|url-status=dead}} Republished by the ''Curry Coastal Pilot'' (Brookings).</ref> | |||
| While John E. Brookings was responsible for the founding of Brookings as a ], it was his cousin ], who was responsible for its actual design. The latter Brookings hired ], an architect based in ] who was later involved in the ], to lay out the ] of the townsite.<ref name=mccoy>{{cite book | last =McCoy | first =Esther | |
While John E. Brookings was responsible for the founding of Brookings as a ], it was his cousin, ], who was responsible for its actual design. The latter Brookings hired ], an architect based in ] who was later involved in the ], to lay out the ] of the townsite.<ref name=mccoy>{{cite book | last =McCoy | first =Esther | author-link =Esther McCoy | title =Five California Architects | publisher =Reinhold Publishing Corporation | year =1960 | location =New York | page =46}}</ref> | ||
| === World War II === | === World War II === | ||
| {{Main|Lookout Air Raids}} | |||
| On September 9, 1942, ], near Brookings, became the first site in the continental United States to suffer ]. A Japanese floatplane piloted by ] launched from ] was loaded with incendiary bombs and sent to start massive fires in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The attack caused only minor damage. Fujita would be invited back to Brookings in 1962 and he presented the town his family's 400-year old samurai sword in friendship after the Japanese government was given assurances that he would not be tried as a war criminal. Brookings made him an honorary citizen several days before his death in 1997. | |||
| On September 9, 1942, ] near Brookings became the only site in the mainland United States and the second in the continental territory after the ] to ] during ]. A ] piloted by ] was launched from ]. The plane was armed with two incendiary bombs on a mission intended to start massive fires in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/threats-bombs.aspx|title=State of Oregon: World War II - Bombs Fall on Oregon: Japanese Attacks on the State|website=sos.oregon.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goyer |first=Norm |title=The Day a Japanese Plane Bombed Oregon |url=https://eugeneleeslover.com/Japanese_bomb_Oregon.html |website=eugeneleeslover.com}}</ref> | |||
| Fujita was invited to Brookings in 1962 and, as a token of friendship, gifted the city his 400-year-old family ]. 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosman |first=John |date=7 December 2016 |title=The unlikely bond between an Oregon town and the man who bombed it |url=https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/nobuo-fujita-brookings-oregon-world-war-2/ |work=OPB}}</ref> | |||
| === 1980s === | |||
| Since the 1980s, Brookings has attracted retirees, largely from ], who have come to form a sizeable minority of the population. Their political influence is felt in routinely voting against new taxes. It is also home for a number of people who commute to jobs in California—mostly at nearby ]. | |||
| === |
=== 21st century === | ||
| The current marketing "]" for the community, through the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Commerce,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww12.brookingsor.com/|title=brookingsor.com|website=ww12.brookingsor.com}}</ref> is "The Pulse of America's Wild Rivers Coast". America's Wild Rivers Coast is a regional marketing brand for Curry County, Oregon, and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wildriverscoast.com/|title=AWRC Home|date=June 2, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602115157/http://www.wildriverscoast.com/ |archive-date=2002-06-02 }}</ref> | |||
| The ] was severely damaged by ]s from a ] on March 11, 2011.<ref name=Oregonian_damage>{{cite news | |||
| |last=Manning|first=Jeff | |||
| |coauthor=Brettman, Allan | |||
| |title=Brookings port destruction by tsunami is a blow Curry County cannot afford | |||
| |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/03/brookings_port_destruction_by_tsunami_is_a_blow_curry_county_cannot_afford.html | |||
| |newspaper= ] | |||
| |accessdate=March 13, 2011 | |||
| |date=March 12, 2011}}</ref> The largest surge was estimated to be nearly {{convert|8|ft}}.<ref name=Pilot_damage/> Boats were damaged, sunk, set adrift, and swept out to sea after many docks were torn away and pilings broken.<ref name=Pilot_damage>{{cite news | |||
| |last=Rice|first=Arwyn|author2=Graves, Scott | |||
| |title=Tidal surges pummel port, sink boats | |||
| |url=http://www.currypilot.com/20110312117313/News/Local-News/Tidal-surges-pummel-port-sink-boats | |||
| |accessdate=March 13, 2011|date=March 12, 2011 | |||
| |newspaper=]}}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref name=sunk>{{cite news | |||
| |last=Rasmussen|first=Randy L. | |||
| |title=Southern Oregon tsunami damage | |||
| |url=http://photos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2011/03/southern_oregon_tsunami_damage_2.html | |||
| |accessdate=March 13, 2011 |date=March 11, 2011 | |||
| |newspaper=]}}</ref> The tsunami was caused by the 9.0 ]<ref>. Retrieved March 13, 2011</ref> ] offshore of the east coast of ], Japan. The damage was estimated at US$25 million to $30 million.<ref name=Oregonian_damage/> | |||
| == |
==== 2011 tsunami ==== | ||
| The ] was damaged by ]s from a ] on March 11, 2011.<ref name=Oregonian_damage>{{cite news |last=Manning|first=Jeff |author2=Brettman, Allan |title=Brookings port destruction by tsunami is a blow Curry County cannot afford |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/03/brookings_port_destruction_by_tsunami_is_a_blow_curry_county_cannot_afford.html |newspaper= ]|location=Portland, Oregon|access-date=March 13, 2011 |date=March 12, 2011}}</ref> The largest surge was estimated to be nearly {{convert|8|ft}}.<ref name=Pilot_damage/> Boats were damaged, sunk, set adrift, and swept out to sea after many docks were torn away and pilings broken.<ref name=Pilot_damage>{{cite news |last=Rice|first=Arwyn|author2=Graves, Scott | |||
| According to the ], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|3.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher={{URL|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/United_States_Census_Bureau|2=United States Census Bureau}}|accessdate=2012-12-21}}</ref> | |||
| |title=Tidal surges pummel port, sink boats |url=http://www.currypilot.com/News/Local-News/Tidal-surges-pummel-port-sink-boats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041723/http://www.currypilot.com/News/Local-News/Tidal-surges-pummel-port-sink-boats |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=June 19, 2013|date=March 12, 2011 |newspaper=]}}</ref><ref name=sunk>{{cite news |last=Rasmussen |first=Randy L. |title=Southern Oregon tsunami damage |url=http://photos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2011/03/southern_oregon_tsunami_damage_2.html |access-date=March 13, 2011 |date=March 11, 2011 |newspaper=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060706/http://photos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2011/03/southern_oregon_tsunami_damage_2.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The tsunami was caused by the 9.0 ]<ref>. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 13, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314185317/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/neic_c0001xgp_wmt.php |date=March 14, 2011 }}</ref> ] offshore of the east coast of ], Japan. The damage was estimated at $25 million to $30 million.<ref name=Oregonian_damage/> | |||
| == Geography == | |||
| {| style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right;" class="wikitable" | |||
| ]]] | |||
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| Brookings is located along the southern Oregon coast at the mouth of the ]. According to the ], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=] |access-date=2012-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Avg / Month | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Jan | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Feb | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Mar | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Apr | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | May | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Jun | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Jul | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Aug | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Sep | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Oct | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Nov | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Dec | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Year | |||
| |- | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | High °C (°F) | |||
| | style="background: #FF6; color:#008;" | 12.6 (54.7) | |||
| | style="background: #FF6; color:#008;" | 13.5 (56.3) | |||
| | style="background: #FC0; color:#008;" | 14.0 (57.2) | |||
| | style="background: #FC0; color:#008;" | 15.3 (59.6) | |||
| | style="background: #FC0; color:#008;" | 17.3 (63.2) | |||
| | style="background: #F90; color:#008;" | 19.1 (66.4) | |||
| | style="background: #F90; color:#008;" | 19.8 (67.7) | |||
| | style="background: #F90; color:#008;" | 19.7 (67.5) | |||
| | style="background: #FC0; color:#008;" | 20.3 (68.6) | |||
| | style="background: #FF6; color:#008;" | 19.1 (64.4) | |||
| | style="background: #FF6; color:#008;" | 14.6 (58.4) | |||
| | style="background: #FF6; color:#008;" | 12.6 (54.7) | |||
| | style="background: #FC0; color:#008;" | 16.4 (61.6) | |||
| |- | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Low °C (°F) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 4.9 (40.9) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 5.5 (42.0) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 5.4 (41.8) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 5.8 (42.5) | |||
| | style="background: #FC6;" | 7.8 (46.0) | |||
| | style="background: #FC6;" | 9.7 (49.5) | |||
| | style="background: #FC6;" | 10.6 (51.2) | |||
| | style="background: #FC6;" | 11.1 (52.0) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 10.6 (51.2) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 8.8 (47.9) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 7.0 (44.6) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 5.1 (41.2) | |||
| | style="background: #FF9;" | 7.7 (45.9) | |||
| |- | |||
| ! style="background: #9CC; color:#008;" | Precipitation mm<br>(inches)<ref>{{dead link|date=December 2012}} Oregon Climate Services, ]. Retrieved 2008-January 28.</ref> | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 275.6<br>(10.85) | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 229.4<br>(9.03) | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 241.0<br>(9.49) | |||
| | style="background: #4AD; color: white;" | 134.6<br>(5.30) | |||
| | style="background: #6CF; color: white;" | 92.5<br>(3.64) | |||
| | style="background: #6CF;" | 39.4<br>(1.55) | |||
| | style="background: #6CF;" | 13.5<br>(0.53) | |||
| | style="background: #6CF;" | 26.4<br>(1.31) | |||
| | style="background: #6CF;" | 33.3<br>(2.15) | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 148.3<br>(5.84) | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 302.0<br>(11.89) | |||
| | style="background: #28B; color: white;" | 310.6<br>(12.23) | |||
| | style="background: #CCC;" | 1899.4<br>(74.78) | |||
| |} | |||
| ] | |||
| Data taken from: http://www.oregoncoast.net | |||
| ==Climate== | |||
| Brookings has cool, very wet winters and mild, fairly dry summers with average rainfall in July and August of less than {{convert|1|in|mm}} per month. There are an average of only 2.0 days with high temperatures of {{convert|90|F|C}} or higher and an average of 7.5 days with low temperatures of {{convert|32|F|C}} or lower. The record high temperature was {{convert|108.2|F|C}} on July 9, 2008. The record low temperature was {{convert|18|F|C}}. | |||
| ]s can grow there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1859oregonmagazine.com/explore-oregon/recreation/oregon-travel-brookings/|title=Trip Planner: Brookings|author=Husk, Lee Lewis|date=March 1, 2016|publisher=1859 Magazine|accessdate=September 9, 2022}}</ref>]] | |||
| Brookings has a mild ] (]: ''Csb'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=725973&cityname=Harbor%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Harbor Oregon Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> According to the ], Brookings has a ] (''Cs'') since eight months are above {{convert|50|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. | |||
| A weather phenomenon known as the "Chetco Effect" or the "Brookings Effect" can cause the temperature in Brookings near the ] mouth to be much higher than the surrounding area. ] increases the temperature and reduces relative humidity as ], driven by high pressure on the ], descend across the west slopes of the ] and ].<ref name="schreiber">{{cite journal|last=Schreiber|first=Daniel|title=A Study of the Chetco Effect in the City of Brookings, Oregon and Surrounding Areas|journal=Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University|date=22 April 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="schreiber"/><ref name="mass">{{cite journal |last=Mass |first=Clifford F. |title=The "Banana Belt" of the Coastal Regions of Southern Oregon and Northern California |journal=Weather and Forecasting |date=March 30, 1987 | volume=2 |issue=3 | pages=253–258 |doi=10.1175/1520-0434(1987)002<0253:tbotcr>2.0.co;2|bibcode = 1987WtFor...2..253M |doi-access=free }}</ref> This can result in large temperature gradients; when Brookings recorded its all-time record high on July 8, 2008 of {{convert|108|°F|°C}}, ], around {{convert|30|mi|km}} south of Brookings, recorded a high temperature of just {{convert|68|°F|°C}}.<ref name="schreiber"/> | |||
| The wettest year in Brookings was 1996 with {{convert|123.90|in|mm}} and the driest year was 1976 with {{convert|43.34|in|mm}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|36.90|in|mm}} in December 1996. The most rainfall in 24 hours was {{convert|8.79|in|mm}} on March 18, 1932. Snow is rare in Brookings, averaging only {{convert|0.7|in|mm}} per year, but {{convert|10.0|in|mm}} fell in January 1916.<ref></ref> | |||
| {{Weather box | |||
| |location = Brookings, Oregon, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1913−present{{efn|Records maintained at the Brookings ] ({{coord|42.0463|N|124.2877|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR|format=dms}}) since May 2002, and at the Brookings 2 SE COOP ({{coord|42.03|N|124.2453|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR|format=dms}}) before then.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|title=Threaded Extremes|website=threadex.rcc-acis.org}}</ref>}} | |||
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| |Jan record high F = 80 | |||
| |Feb record high F = 85 | |||
| |Mar record high F = 88 | |||
| |Apr record high F = 92 | |||
| |May record high F = 99 | |||
| |Jun record high F = 100 | |||
| |Jul record high F = 108 | |||
| |Aug record high F = 101 | |||
| |Sep record high F = 103 | |||
| |Oct record high F = 100 | |||
| |Nov record high F = 88 | |||
| |Dec record high F = 79 | |||
| |Jan high F = 53.7 | |||
| |Feb high F = 54.7 | |||
| |Mar high F = 55.4 | |||
| |Apr high F = 57.9 | |||
| |May high F = 61.7 | |||
| |Jun high F = 64.6 | |||
| |Jul high F = 66.6 | |||
| |Aug high F = 66.4 | |||
| |Sep high F = 66.9 | |||
| |Oct high F = 62.7 | |||
| |Nov high F = 57.3 | |||
| |Dec high F = 53.0 | |||
| |year high F = 60.1 | |||
| |Jan mean F = 48.6 | |||
| |Feb mean F = 48.9 | |||
| |Mar mean F = 49.4 | |||
| |Apr mean F = 51.4 | |||
| |May mean F = 54.9 | |||
| |Jun mean F = 58.1 | |||
| |Jul mean F = 60.0 | |||
| |Aug mean F = 60.1 | |||
| |Sep mean F = 59.6 | |||
| |Oct mean F = 56.0 | |||
| |Nov mean F = 51.6 | |||
| |Dec mean F = 47.9 | |||
| |Jan low F = 43.6 | |||
| |Feb low F = 43.2 | |||
| |Mar low F = 43.4 | |||
| |Apr low F = 45.0 | |||
| |May low F = 48.0 | |||
| |Jun low F = 51.4 | |||
| |Jul low F = 53.4 | |||
| |Aug low F = 53.8 | |||
| |Sep low F = 52.3 | |||
| |Oct low F = 49.2 | |||
| |Nov low F = 45.8 | |||
| |Dec low F = 42.7 | |||
| |year low F= 47.7 | |||
| |Jan record low F = 21 | |||
| |Feb record low F = 24 | |||
| |Mar record low F = 29 | |||
| |Apr record low F = 28 | |||
| |May record low F = 32 | |||
| |Jun record low F = 34 | |||
| |Jul record low F = 39 | |||
| |Aug record low F = 37 | |||
| |Sep record low F = 34 | |||
| |Oct record low F = 30 | |||
| |Nov record low F = 28 | |||
| |Dec record low F = 17 | |||
| |precipitation colour = green | |||
| |Jan precipitation inch = 12.57 | |||
| |Feb precipitation inch = 9.91 | |||
| |Mar precipitation inch = 9.89 | |||
| |Apr precipitation inch = 7.09 | |||
| |May precipitation inch = 3.37 | |||
| |Jun precipitation inch = 2.06 | |||
| |Jul precipitation inch = 0.39 | |||
| |Aug precipitation inch = 0.67 | |||
| |Sep precipitation inch = 1.46 | |||
| |Oct precipitation inch = 4.98 | |||
| |Nov precipitation inch = 11.12 | |||
| |Dec precipitation inch = 14.10 | |||
| |year precipitation inch= 77.61 | |||
| |Jul snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Aug snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Sep snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Oct snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Nov snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Dec snow inch = 0.1 | |||
| |Jan snow inch = 0.2 | |||
| |Feb snow inch = 0.3 | |||
| |Mar snow inch = 0.1 | |||
| |Apr snow inch = 0 | |||
| |May snow inch = 0 | |||
| |Jun snow inch = 0 | |||
| |year snow inch= 0.7 | |||
| |unit precipitation days = 0.05 in | |||
| |Jan precipitation days = 17.7 | |||
| |Feb precipitation days = 16.1 | |||
| |Mar precipitation days = 17.9 | |||
| |Apr precipitation days = 14.4 | |||
| |May precipitation days = 9.8 | |||
| |Jun precipitation days = 6.0 | |||
| |Jul precipitation days = 3.4 | |||
| |Aug precipitation days = 3.9 | |||
| |Sep precipitation days = 4.9 | |||
| |Oct precipitation days = 10.3 | |||
| |Nov precipitation days = 17.9 | |||
| |Dec precipitation days = 18.5 | |||
| |unit snow days = 0.1 in | |||
| |Jul snow days = 0 | |||
| |Aug snow days = 0 | |||
| |Sep snow days = 0 | |||
| |Oct snow days = 0 | |||
| |Nov snow days = 0 | |||
| |Dec snow days = 0.1 | |||
| |Jan snow days = 0 | |||
| |Feb snow days = 0.1 | |||
| |Mar snow days = 0 | |||
| |Apr snow days = 0 | |||
| |May snow days = 0 | |||
| |Jun snow days = 0 | |||
| |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00351058|title = NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access|publisher = ]|access-date = 2021-10-07}}</ref> | |||
| }} | |||
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| ==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
| {{US Census population | |||
| |1920= 515 | |||
| |1930= 250 | |||
| |1940= 500 | |||
| |1950= 1000 | |||
| |1960= 2637 | |||
| |1970= 2720 | |||
| |1980= 3384 | |||
| |1990= 4400 | |||
| |2000= 5447 | |||
| |2010= 6336 | |||
| |2020= 6744 | |||
| |footnote=source:<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=207|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| }} | |||
| ===2010 census=== | ===2010 census=== | ||
| As of the ] |
As of the ] of 2010, there were 6,336 people, 2,717 households, and 1,689 families residing in the city. The ] was {{convert|1637.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,183 housing units at an average density of {{convert|822.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.2% ], 0.3% ], 1.8% ], 0.9% ], 0.1% ], 0.9% from ], and 3.6% from two or more races. ] or ] of any race were 6.6% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> | ||
| There were 2,717 households |
There were 2,717 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were ] 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.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> | ||
| 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. | 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.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/> | ||
| == Parks and recreation == | |||
| ===2000 census=== | |||
| ] | |||
| As of the ]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 5,447 people, 2,309 households, and 1,484 families residing in the city. The ] was 1,951.6 people per square mile (753.8/km²). There were 2,614 housing units at an average density of 936.6 per square mile (361.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.55% ], 0.20% ], 2.40% ], 1.29% ], 0.13% ], 1.43% from ], and 4.00% from two or more races. ] or ] of any race were 4.74% of the population. | |||
| === Azalea Park === | |||
| There were 2,309 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were ] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83. | |||
| 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 ] in the town are held at Azalea Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azalea Park |url=https://brookings.or.us/facilities/facility/details/Azalea-Park-5 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Brookings, OR |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| === Harris Beach State Park === | |||
| In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. | |||
| ]]]] is located on Highway 101 at the north end of Brookings. It includes {{convert|173|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of coastal access as well as RV and tent camping facilities and a rest area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harris Beach State Park - Oregon State Parks |url=https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=58 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=stateparks.oregon.gov |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| The median income for a household in the city was $31,656, and the median income for a family was $36,846. Males had a median income of $33,073 versus $22,591 for females. The ] for the city was $17,010. About 9.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the ], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. | |||
| ==Arts and culture== | ==Arts and culture== | ||
| ===Annual cultural events=== | ===Annual cultural events=== | ||
| Each year, the town hosts the "Pirates of the Pacific" festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whattodoinsouthernoregon.com/summer-festivals/dnzsnjfrkg9kz9pj6klt7t76y7aygf|title=PIRATES OF THE PACIFIC FESTIVAL IN BROOKINGS 2019|website=What to do in Southern Oregon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref><!--===Museums and other points of interest===--> | |||
| Since 2006, the Winter Art & Chocolate Festival has been held at the Brookings-Harbor High School, featuring local and regional artists and chocolatiers the second weekend in February. | |||
| 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time-honored tradition on the Southern Oregon Coast |url=http://azaleafestivalbrookings.com/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=82nd Annual Azalea Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| The Brookings Harbor Festival of the Arts began in 1993. It takes place the third weekend in August on the boardwalk at the ]. | |||
| Another very popular event in Brookings is the Nature's Coastal Holiday ] which is open each evening from ] weekend through ] in Azalea Park.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title="The BEST Holiday Light Show on the Oregon Coast" |url=https://naturescoastalholiday.com/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Nature's Coastal Holiday |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| The largest celebration held each year is the Azalea Festival. According to the , it is, "a four-day community-wide festival featuring Art, Flower, Quilt and Car Shows; a Parade, Street Fair, Kiddie Carnival, Food Court, Beef BBQ, Party at the Port, and lots more throughout the Memorial Day Weekend." Each year, young women from the local high school compete in a scholarship pageant for the title of "Azalea Queen." The Azalea Queen participates in the parade and chooses a favorite entry from each of several of the shows that make up the festivities. | |||
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| == |
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Episcopal Church Wins Legal Battle |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.oregonlive.com |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/03/episcopal-church-wins-legal-challenge-against-city-of-brookings-attempt-to-limit-its-free-meal-services.html}}</ref> | |||
| Brookings is home to four primary and secondary schools and a community college satellite campus. | |||
| ===Public schools=== | |||
| * ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** Azalea Middle School | |||
| ** Kalmiopsis Elementary School | |||
| ===Private school=== | |||
| *Brookings Harbor Christian School | |||
| ===Community college=== | |||
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| ===Radio=== | ===Radio=== | ||
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| * ] (Brookings Seventh-day Adventist Church)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brookingssda.org/|title=Brookings - home|website=www.brookingssda.org}}</ref> | |||
| *] | |||
| * KCIW 100.7 FM Curry Coast Community Radio<ref>{{Cite web |title=About KCIW |url=https://kciw.org/about-kciw/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=kciw.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cejnar Andrews |first=Jessica |date=July 28, 2023 |title=KCIW Gets Go-Ahead For Full-Power Radio Station, Needs To Raise $125,000 Before FCC Window Closes |url=https://wildrivers.lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/jul/28/kciw-gets-go-ahead-full-power-radio-station-needs/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Wild Rivers Outpost |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| *] (]) | |||
| *] (Brookings Seventh-day Adventist Church)''<ref></ref> | |||
| == Notable people == | |||
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| * ] (1904–1993) – professional baseball player in ] (MLB) | |||
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| * ] (1902–1976) – actor | |||
| * Paul Harrell (1966–2024) – ] veteran, firearms instructor, and YouTuber | |||
| * ] (1898–1952) – ] | |||
| * ] (1913–2015) – film and television director and producer | |||
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==References== | ||
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| *Curry Public Transit | |||
| **The Coastal Express connects Brookings to ] and ] | |||
| *Public Oregon INtercity Transit | |||
| ** The POINT connects Brookings to ] | |||
| ====Port==== | |||
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City in Oregon, United States
| Brookings, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 An aerial view of Brookings, Oregon, and its coastline | |
 Flag | |
 Location in Oregon | |
  Brookings, OregonLocation in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°3′27″N 124°17′11″W / 42.05750°N 124.28639°W / 42.05750; -124.28639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Incorporated | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.16 sq mi (10.76 km) |
| • Land | 4.15 sq mi (10.74 km) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,744 |
| • Density | 1,626.24/sq mi (627.84/km) |
| U.S. Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97415 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-08650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409916 |
| Website | www.brookings.or.us |
Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, who founded the city in 1908. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,744.
History
Founding
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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 recommended that the Brookings people begin extensive lumbering operations here and secure a townsite for a mill and shipping center.
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.
World War II
Main article: Lookout Air RaidsOn 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.
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.
21st century
The current marketing "brand" for the community, through the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Commerce, is "The Pulse of America's Wild Rivers Coast". America's Wild Rivers Coast is a regional marketing brand for Curry County, Oregon, and Del Norte County, California.
2011 tsunami
The Port of Brookings Harbor was damaged by tidal surges from a tsunami on March 11, 2011. The largest surge was estimated to be nearly 8 feet (2.4 m). Boats were damaged, sunk, set adrift, and swept out to sea after many docks were torn away and pilings broken. The tsunami was caused by the 9.0 MW Tōhoku earthquake offshore of the east coast of Honshu Island, Japan. The damage was estimated at $25 million to $30 million.
Geography
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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 km), of which 3.87 square miles (10.02 km) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km) is water.
Climate
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Brookings has a mild Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb). 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. 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. 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).
| Climate data for Brookings, Oregon, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1913−present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
85 (29) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
108 (42) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53.7 (12.1) |
54.7 (12.6) |
55.4 (13.0) |
57.9 (14.4) |
61.7 (16.5) |
64.6 (18.1) |
66.6 (19.2) |
66.4 (19.1) |
66.9 (19.4) |
62.7 (17.1) |
57.3 (14.1) |
53.0 (11.7) |
60.1 (15.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 48.6 (9.2) |
48.9 (9.4) |
49.4 (9.7) |
51.4 (10.8) |
54.9 (12.7) |
58.1 (14.5) |
60.0 (15.6) |
60.1 (15.6) |
59.6 (15.3) |
56.0 (13.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
47.9 (8.8) |
53.9 (12.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 43.6 (6.4) |
43.2 (6.2) |
43.4 (6.3) |
45.0 (7.2) |
48.0 (8.9) |
51.4 (10.8) |
53.4 (11.9) |
53.8 (12.1) |
52.3 (11.3) |
49.2 (9.6) |
45.8 (7.7) |
42.7 (5.9) |
47.7 (8.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
28 (−2) |
32 (0) |
34 (1) |
39 (4) |
37 (3) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
28 (−2) |
17 (−8) |
17 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.57 (319) |
9.91 (252) |
9.89 (251) |
7.09 (180) |
3.37 (86) |
2.06 (52) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.67 (17) |
1.46 (37) |
4.98 (126) |
11.12 (282) |
14.10 (358) |
77.61 (1,971) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.7 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.05 in) | 17.7 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 140.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
- Notes
- Records maintained at the Brookings COOP (42°02′47″N 124°17′16″W / 42.0463°N 124.2877°W / 42.0463; -124.2877) since May 2002, and at the Brookings 2 SE COOP (42°01′48″N 124°14′43″W / 42.03°N 124.2453°W / 42.03; -124.2453) before then.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 515 | — | |
| 1930 | 250 | −51.5% | |
| 1940 | 500 | 100.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,000 | 100.0% | |
| 1960 | 2,637 | 163.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,720 | 3.1% | |
| 1980 | 3,384 | 24.4% | |
| 1990 | 4,400 | 30.0% | |
| 2000 | 5,447 | 23.8% | |
| 2010 | 6,336 | 16.3% | |
| 2020 | 6,744 | 6.4% | |
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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/km). There were 3,183 housing units at an average density of 822.5 units per square mile (317.6 units/km). 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.
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.
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.
Parks and recreation
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.
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.
Arts and culture
Annual cultural events
Each year, the town hosts the "Pirates of the Pacific" festival.
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.
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.
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.
Media
Radio
Notable people
- Ethan Allen (1904–1993) – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Dom Callicrate (1885–1979) – college football player
- Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976) – actor
- Paul Harrell (1966–2024) – Marine Corps veteran, firearms instructor, and YouTuber
- Max Steineke (1898–1952) – petroleum geologist
- Elmo Williams (1913–2015) – film and television director and producer
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External links
- Entry for Brookings in the Oregon Blue Book
- "Brookings". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
- Brookings Chamber of Commerce
- The Unlikely Bond Between An Oregon Town And The Man Who Bombed It Produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting
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