Waldport, Oregon

Video Of Drive Through Waldport On Us 101 Newport, California

July 9, 20201

Sitting at the Toyota dealership in Newport, Oregon. Brakes were making a god awful noise -- all four pads need to be replaced. So the past two weeks have been vehicle expensive but necessary and I feel better logging the miles I am. I guess both Hi Ho Silver and I have lasted longer than we were expected to last -- I am happy for both of us.

Why a Toyota dealership? I know I am spending more than I would at a third-party service business but finding a service business to trust with my life is a tough one on the road. I might have been able to but when I saw there was a Toyota dealership in this town of 10,000 people, it made my decision easier.

I think I have left Waldport (it is 15 miles south of here). Kind of depends when the work is complete and if I can find a campsite here in Newport. It is Friday and to state the obvious, campgrounds are busier on weekends and in the middle of summer.

Before I left my campground this morning I had a conversation with my "neighbor" Scott. He had a lot of great ideas for things to do here in Newport -- hopefully I'll get to do some of them. We also talked about Oregon was traditionally a conservative state but that Portland and Salem have turned the state liberal. He mentioned the news that several Oregon counties want to become part of Idaho. Understanding that we probably see things from different perspectives, we talked about the importance of finding common ground and how people (like us) who hold different views need to talk more in order that we find that common ground. We agreed that both the state and federal governments are making too many decisions by executive order.

Here's a portion of the Wikipedia article on Waldport:

Waldport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon. The population was 2,033 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Alsea River and Alsea Bay, 15 miles south of Newport and 8 miles north of Yachats.

History

Camp Angel, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Waldport, was home to World War IIconscientious objectors involved in the arts.

In September 1975, Marshall Applewhite gave a lecture in Waldport on UFOs which was attended by roughly 150 people. In the following days, an estimated 20 residents, nearly one out of 30 people who lived in the town, abandoned their homes and possessions and joined Applewhite's cult, Heaven's Gate. An Oregon State Police investigation concluded that no laws had been broken.

In December 2001, Christian Longo murdered his wife and 3 children in Waldport. Longo disposed of their bodies by chaining them to heavy cinder blocks, and submerging them in the Pacific Ocean. At the time, it was said to be the city’s first known homicide. Longo was sentenced to death in 2003. The 2015 film True Story, starring Jonah Hill and James Franco was loosely based on the case. Geography Climate This region experiences warm (but not hot) and semi-dry summers with some rainy days, with no average monthly temperatures above 70.4 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Waldport has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

There are cool winters during which intense rainfall occurs. It has warm, dry summers with partly overcast and moderate rainfall through the summer months.

Snow in Waldport is rare but possible in winter months.

Average December temperatures are a maximum of 53.0 °F (11.7 °C) and a minimum of 39.0 °F (3.9 °C). Average August temperatures are a maximum of 70.4 °F (21.3 °C) and a minimum of 61.5 °F (16.4 °C). The record high temperature was 108 °F (42 °C). The record low temperature was −12 °F (−24 °C). Average annual precipitation is 78.4 inches (1,990 mm). There are on average 165 days with measurable precipitation which makes Waldport a temperate rainforest. Waldport's Köppen classification and climate is similar to locations such as parts of Ireland, southern UK, North-west Washington (state)around Olympic National Park and Canada's British Columbia.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,033 people, 974 households, and 530 families living in the city. The population density was 733.9 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of 431.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 0.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 974 households, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.69.

The median age in the city was 53 years. 15.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.9% were from 45 to 64; and 26.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.