Douglas County
North Bank Road along the Umpqua River near Roseburg. (Oregon State Archives Photo No. douD0033)
Contact
County Seat: Courthouse, 1036 SE Douglas, Roseburg 97470
Phone: 541-440-4323 (General); 541-957-2409 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-440-6292
E-mail: HR@co.douglas.or.us
Web: www.co.douglas.or.us
About
Population: 104,675
Established: Jan. 7, 1852
Elev. at Roseburg: 479'
Area: 5,071 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 41.2° July 68.4°
Assessed Value: $6,885,723,214
Real Market Value: $15,627,693,847
Annual Precipitation: 33.35"
Economy: Forest products, mining, agriculture, fishing and recreation
Related resources
History
Historical
Records Inventory
Scenic
Image
Economic
Information (from OECDD)
"County
Quick Facts" (from U.S.
Census Bureau)
County
Seat Map (from Yahoo!
Maps)
County
Map (from ODOT)
Incorporated cities
Canyonville | Drain | Elkton | Glendale | Myrtle Creek | Oakland | Reedsport | Riddle | Roseburg | Sutherlin | Winston | Yoncalla
Points of interest
Winchester Bay, Salmon Harbor, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, North Umpqua River, Diamond Lake, historic Oakland, Wildlife Safari, Douglas County Museum, wineries.
History and general information
Douglas County was named for U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln’s opponent in the presidential election of 1860 and an ardent congressional advocate for Oregon. Douglas County was created in 1852 from the portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit. In 1862, Douglas County absorbed what remained of Umpqua County.
Douglas County extends from sea level at the Pacific Ocean to 9,182-foot Mt. Thielsen in the Cascade Range. The Umpqua River marks the dividing line between northern and southern Oregon, and its entire watershed lies within the county’s boundaries. The county contains nearly 2.8 million acres of commercial forest lands and the largest stand of old growth timber in the world, which still provides the region’s main livelihood. Approximately 25 percent of the labor force is employed in the forest products industry. Agriculture includes field crops, orchards and livestock. Over 50 percent of the land area of the county is owned by the federal government.
County officials
Commissioners—Susan Morgan (NP) 2013, Joe Laurance (NP) 2011, Doug Robertson (NP) 2013; Dist. Atty. Richard Wesenberg (NP) 2013; Assess. Ron Northcraft (NP) 2011; Clerk Barbara Nielsen 2013; Justices of the Peace Candace Hissong (NP) 2013, Stephen H. Miller (NP) 2013, Carol Roberts (NP) 2013, Russell Trump (NP) 2011; Sheriff John Hanlin (NP) 2013; Surv. Romey Ware (NP) 2013; Treas. Sam Huff (NP) 2013.