Noti (pronounced NO-tie) is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range between Eugene and Florence. Per the 2000 census, Noti had a total population of 699.[1]
Noti, Oregon | |
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 Former Noti Grade School | |
  Noti  Noti | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′33″N 123°26′51″W / 44.05917°N 123.44750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 699 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 97461 |
History
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Noti's post office was established in 1913, when the name was changed from "Portola".[2] The first postmaster was H.G. Suttle. Suttle wrote that the name Noti was what a Native American once exclaimed in frustration with a white man. The white man had not tied up a horse as the native wanted him to during a trip up the Siuslaw River valley, but rather continued on riding the horse to Eugene, leaving the Native American behind. The Indian was heard shouting “no tie!”[2]
Sailor Pioneer cemetery has numerous graves from the first settlers from 1850 on.[citation needed]
In 2002, Noti Grade School, a landmark built in 1927 and known as "The Little Blue School", was closed.[3] It was formerly located directly on Oregon Route 126, but after a highway realignment project in 1996 the school is now located on a quiet road called the "Noti Loop Road", and the highway passes just north of and behind the school.[citation needed]
Geography
editNoti and the nearby communities of Elmira and Veneta lie on the western edge of the southern Willamette Valley. Fern Ridge Reservoir lies between this cluster of rural areas and the nearest sizable city of Eugene; the community of Crow lies just to the south.
The Long Tom River passes through Noti after originating in the eastern side of the coast range. Once reaching Noti, the river turns east, where it eventually enters the Fern Ridge Reservoir. The river ultimately empties into the Willamette River in two locations.[4]
Climate
editThis region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Noti has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
Economy
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Lumber operations started in 1922 when the Forcia and Larsen Mill was built at Star Camp, west of Noti. That mill burned down in 1946. Two current lumber mills operate in Noti. Swanson Brothers is the older of the two mills. It began operations in 1937.[6] Swanson-Superior Forest Products has operated a small-diameter log mill in Noti since 1973.[7] It is now owned by Seneca Sawmill and known as Seneca Noti.[8]
The Coos Bay Rail Link serves the Swanson-Superior Mill.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 710–711. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Mosley, Joe. "Historic schoolhouse's run will come to an end in June". The Register-Guard. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ^ Cindy Thieman (2000). "Long Tom Watershed Assessment" (PDF). The Long Tom Watershed Council. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "Noti, Oregon Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- ^ "The Fern Ridge Community Resource Unit". naturalborders.com. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Nurturing Trees, Creating Homes". swansonsuperior.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ "Noti Dimension Mill". Seneca Sawmill Company. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Bowen, Douglas John (April 3, 2014). "Short Line of the Year: Coos Bay Rail Link". Railway Age. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.