| Glasgow, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place and Unincorporated Community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Glasgow |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coos |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.35 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.22 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.22 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 785 |
| Population Density Km2: | 94.06 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 243.64 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 453 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4372°N -124.1961°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97459[2] |
| Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-29100 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2611732 |
Glasgow is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Glasgow as a census-designated place (CDP).[3] The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 census the Glasgow CDP had a population of 763.[4] The place name for Glasgow in the Coos language is Kdet.[5]
Glasgow is located on the north side of Coos Bay, about 6miles north of the city of Coos Bay, just east of U.S. Route 101.[6] [7]
The community was founded by real estate speculators in the 1890s, including Henry L. Pittock, Phil Metschan, and Admiral Schley of the Pacific Coal & Transportation Company.[6] The community did not flourish until 30 years after its founding, when construction of Route 101 made Glasgow the northern terminus of the ferry[8] from North Bend, which was used to cross the bay prior to the completion of the Coos Bay Bridge.[6] [9] [10] The place was supposedly named by a Scot because it reminded him of Glasgow, Scotland, but the authors of Oregon Geographic Names were unable to verify this.[6]
Glasgow has a store and a Grange hall, the North Bayside Grange, also known as the Glasgow Grange, that was built in 1928.[11] [12] A humorous sign at the store states that the community's population is "275.5", the .5 for store owner and "self-proclaimed mayor", Jack S. Stevens.[13] [14] [15]
As of the 2020 census, there were 785 people, 395 housing units, and 394 families in the CDP. There were 683 White people,3 African Americans, 15 Native Americans, 17 Asians, 6 people from some other race, and 61 people from two or more races. 334 people were from Hispanic or Latino.[16]
The ancestry in Glasgow was 19.4% Irish, 16.9% German, 6.8% English, 5.7% Italian, 3.8% Scottish, and 3.4% Polish.
The median age was 57.3 years old. 31.3% of the population were older than 65, with 18.0% between the ages of 65 to 74, 12.0% between the ages of 75 to 84, and 1.4% 85 or older.