Origin of Flowering Plants, Origin of Angiosperms, Triassic Origin of Angiosperms, Paraphyletic Origin of Flowering Plants, Coevolutionary Hypothesis. About ChiroACCESS About Us Information on HealthIndex, Inc. ChiroACCESS. Support. Douglas County, Oregon Wikipedia. The county, looking east from west of Roseburg. A gold needle from the Bohemia District in Douglas County. Douglas County is a county in the U. S. state of Oregon. L.jpg' alt='A.G. Riddle The Origin' title='A.G. Riddle The Origin' />As of the 2. The county seat is Roseburg. It is named after Stephen A. Madden 13 Xbox 360. Douglas, an American politician who supported Oregon statehood. Douglas County comprises the Roseburg, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. HistoryeditThe area originally was inhabited by the Umpqua Indians, who speak a language in the Athabaskan language family although some linguists put it in the Penutian family. Following the Rogue River Indian War in 1. Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. However, seven families of Umpqua hid in the hills, eluding capture for many decades. They are now federally recognized as the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The tribe manages a small reservation in Canyonville, Oregon, and has a CasinoHotel named Seven Feathers to represent the seven families who refused forced removal to the Grand Ronde Reservation. Douglas County was created on January 7, 1. Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit. In 1. 85. 6 the Camas Valley was annexed to Douglas County from Coos County. In 1. 86. 2, the rest of Umpqua county was absorbed into Douglas County, some say due to the loss of population following the end of the early gold boom, while others attribute the absorption to politics. Further boundary adjustments were made with Jackson and Lane Counties in 1. GeographyeditAccording to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,1. It is the fifth largest county in Oregon by area. A portion of the Umpqua National Forest is in Douglas County. Douglas County is one of two Oregon counties that extend from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Range. The other is Lane County. National protected areaseditAdjacent countieseditDemographicsedit. An aerial view of the county. Historical population. Census. Pop. 1. 86. Est. 2. 01. 61. 08,4. U. S. Decennial Census51. As of the census9 of 2. The population density was 2. There were 4. 3,2. The racial makeup of the county was 9. White, 0. 1. 8 Black or African American, 1. Native American, 0. Asian, 0. 0. 9 Pacific Islander, 1. Hispanic or Latino of any race. Wep Dictionary Attack there. German, 1. 3. 2 American, 1. English and 1. 0. Irish ancestry. 9. English and 2. 2 Spanish as their first language. There were 3. 9,8. The average household size was 2. In the county, the population was spread out with 2. The median age was 4. For every 1. 00 females there were 9. For every 1. 00 females age 1. The median income for a household in the county was 3. Males had a median income of 3. The per capita income for the county was 1. About 9. 6 of families and 1. As of the 2. 01. 0 United States Census, there were 1. The population density was 2. There were 4. 8,9. The racial makeup of the county was 9. American Indian, 1. Asian, 0. 3 black or African American, 0. Pacific islander, 1. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4. In terms of ancestry, 2. German, 1. 6. 7 were Irish, 1. English, and 5. 7 were American. Of the 4. 4,5. 81 households, 2. The average household size was 2. The median age was 4. The median income for a household in the county was 3. Males had a median income of 3. The per capita income for the county was 2. About 1. 0. 6 of families and 1. CommunitieseditCensus designated placeseditUnincorporated communitieseditPoliticseditPresidential Elections Results1. Year. Republican. Democratic. Third Parties. In contrast to the Willamette Valley, Douglas County is powerfully conservative and Republican, being akin to Josephine County to the south, or to Eastern Oregon. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried Douglas County since Lyndon Johnsons landslide win in 1. Democrat to crack forty percent of the countys vote was Michael Dukakis in 1. Historically, the county, like all of Western Oregon north of the Rogue Valley, also leaned strongly Republican before 1. Democrats to carry Douglas County had been John F. Kennedy in 1. 96. Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1. Woodrow Wilson in 1. William Jennings Bryan in 1. Douglas County lies within Oregons 4th congressional district, which also includes the more liberal Eugene metropolitan area and has thus been represented by Democrat Peter A. De. Fazio since 1. Within the Oregon House of Representatives, Douglas County is split between four districts. The coastal part lies within the 9th District represented by Democrat Caddy Mc. Keown, whilst a belt from Roseburg south lies in the 2nd District, which extends into Jackson and Josephine Counties and is represented by Republican Dallas Heard. The far southwest adjacent to Curry County lies in the 1st District represented by Republican David Brock Smith, and the bulk of the county, centered on the northeastern half, lies in the 7th District represented by Republican Cedric Ross Hayden. In the Oregon State Senate, Douglas County is split between three districts. The coastal part 9th House of Representatives District lies within the 5th Senate District represented by Democrat Arnie Roblan. The two southwestern State House Districts 1st and 2nd are part of the 1st Senate District represented by Republican Jeff Kruse. The main body of the county in the 7th House of Representative District corresponds with the 4th Senate District centered upon Eugene and represented by Democrat Floyd Prozanski. EconomyeditThe entire watershed of the Umpqua River lies within the boundaries of Douglas County. The heavily timbered county contains nearly 1. Approximately 2. 53. Agriculture, mainly field crops, orchards, and livestock particularly sheep ranching, is also important to the economy of the county. The land of Douglas County is roughly half publicly and half privately owned. The post Prohibition wine industry in Oregon began with Richard Somer planting Hillcrest Vineyard at the south end of the Umpqua Valley in 1. The Umpqua Valley wine appellation lies entirely within Douglas county. Nickel has been refined at Riddle since 1. There is a significant federal presence in the region the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management administer more than 5. As of 2. 01. 5, the top ten private employers in the county were 1. See alsoeditReferencesedit abState County Quick. Facts. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2. Retrieved November 1. Find a County. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3. Retrieved June 7, 2. Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 2. 2, 2. 01. Retrieved February 2. Population and Housing Unit Estimates. Retrieved June 9, 2. U. S. Decennial Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 1. Retrieved February 2. Historical Census Browser. University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 2. Forstall, Richard L., ed. March 2. 7, 1. 99. Fta Dish Channel List Download. Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 2. Census 2. 00. 0 PHC T 4. Ranking Tables for Counties 1. PDF. United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2. 00. 1. Retrieved February 2. American Fact. Finder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 1. Retrieved January 3. DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2. Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2. 01. 6 0. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density 2. County. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2. 01. 6 0.