Marcola is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Springfield on the Mohawk River.
Marcola, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 Mohawk Valley Fire Station in Marcola | |
  Marcola  Marcola | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′21″N 122°51′34″W / 44.17250°N 122.85944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 580 |
| • Density | 477.37/sq mi (184.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97454 |
| Area code(s) | 541 and 458 |
| FIPS code | 41-45850 |
History
editThe post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate.[3] In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the Mohawk Valley and a station named Marcola was established near the post office.[3] Marcola was a name made up to honor Mary Cole, the wife of the town's founder, Columbus Cole.[3][4] In 1901, the post office name was changed to agree with the name of the station.[3]
The 1938 National Register of Historic Places-listed Earnest Bridge, a covered bridge in the Marcola area, was featured in the 1965 James Stewart film Shenandoah.[5]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 580 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
Education
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Most of Marcola CDP is in the Marcola School District,[7] which operates Mohawk High School.
Portions are in the Springfield School District 19.[7]
Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.[8]
Notable people
edit- Courtney Love (born 1964), musician and actress, lived with her family at a commune in Marcola[9]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 609. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Williamson, Stephen. "The Ping Yang School Bombing". Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ "Earnest Bridge". Oregon Tourism Commission. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Brite. Poppy Z. Courtney Love: The Real Story. Touchstone. Page 24.
External links
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Media related to Marcola, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Marcola School District
- Images of the historic covered bridges in the Marcola area from Salem Public Library
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