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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Coos
- Named after
- Coos Bay
- Mayor
- Joe Benetti
- City
- 15.90 sq mi (41.19 km )
- Land
- 10.63 sq mi (27.53 km )
- Water
- 5.27 sq mi (13.66 km )
- Urban
- 27.71 sq mi (71.8 km )
- Metro
- 1,806.22 sq mi (4,678.1 km )
- Elevation
- 138 ft (42 m)
- Density
- 1,503.9/sq mi (580.67/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (Pacific)
- Area codes
- 458 and 541
- Fips code
- 41-15250
- Website
- www.coosbayor.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Coos Bay (Coos: Atsiixis) is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. It shares Coos Bay with the adjacent city of North Bend. Together, they are often referred to as one entity called either Coos Bay-North Bend or Oregon's Bay Area. Coos Bay's population as of the 2020 census was 15,985 residents, making it the most populous city on the Oregon Coast. Oregon's Bay Area is estimated to be home to 32,308 (Coos Bay Census County Division).
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coos Bay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.