| Facts About Lincoln County |
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| County Seat |
Courthouse, 225 W Olive St., Rm. 201
Newport 97365
Phone: 541-265-6611 (General);
541-265-4236 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-265-4950
E-mail: webmaster@co.lincoln.or.us |
| Established |
Feb. 20, 1893 |
| Elev. at Newport |
134' |
| Area |
992 sq. mi. |
| Average Temp. |
January 44.4°, July 57.6° |
| Population |
44,520 (2006 census) |
| Assessed Value |
$5,142,317,576 |
| Real Market Value |
$6,465,344,485 |
| Annual Precipitation |
71.93" |
| Principal Industries |
Tourism, government, services/retail, forest products and fishing. |
| Points of Interest |
| Depoe Bay |
Known as "the whale watching capital of the world" and the world's smallest harbor.
Points of Interest:
- Boiler Bay (1 mile north)
- Devil's Punch Bowl State Natural Area (5 miles south)
- Otter Crest Viewpoint (3.5 miles south)
- Whale Watch Center
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| Lincoln City |
Offers more than 2,000 hotel/motel/bed and breakfast rooms, and resorts as well as the
Siletz Tribe's Chinook Winds Casino.
Points of Interest:
- Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy
- Devils Lake
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| Newport |
Known as Oregon's oceanography research center, features numerous interpretive centers, Marine Hatfield Science Center, and the
Oregon Coast Aquarium, along with a large fishing fleet and working bayfront with restaurants, shops and charter boats.
Points of Interest:
- Agate Beach (1 mile north)
- Beverly Beach State Park (7 miles north)
- Cascade Head (north of the city)
- Lincoln County Historical Museum
- Newport Performing and Visual Arts Centers
- OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center and Interpretive Center
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- South Beach State Park (south of the city)
- Yaquina Art Center
- Yaquina Bay State Park and Lighthouse
- Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
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| Siletz |
Home of the Administration Center and reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. |
| Toledo |
Known as Lincoln County's industrial center and offers antique shops and dining in the downtown area.
Points of Interest:
- Antique shops and art galleries
- Historic railroad display
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| Waldport |
Features the Alsea Bay Interpretive Center.
Points of Interest:
- Alsea Bay Interpretive Center
- Port of Alsea
- Seal Rock State Park (4 miles north)
- Waldport Heritage Museum
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| Yachats |
Known as the "Gem of the Oregon Coast" with a community of artists and writers.
Points of Interest:
- Cape Perpetua Visitors' Center (3 miles south)
- Heceta Lighthouse (14 miles south)
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