Creswell, Oregon

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Coordinates: 43°55′5″N, 123°1′17″W
Creswell, Oregon
Nickname: "The Friendly City"
Location in Oregon
County	Lane County
Incorporated	1909
Mayor	Ron Petitti
Area
- City	3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi)
- Land	3.1 km² (1.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation	165.2 m (542 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	3,579
- Density	1142.0/km² (2957.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.ci.creswell.or.us/

Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,579 residents.

The city has a general aviation airport (IATA airport code:775, ICAO airport code: K77S), and is located on Interstate 5 and Oregon State Route 99.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable residents
5 School sports
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Creswell is located at 43°55′5″N, 123°1′17″W (43.918174, -123.021507)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.42%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,579 people, 1,271 households, and 911 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,142.0/km² (2,957.0/mi²). There were 1,343 housing units at an average density of 428.5/km² (1,109.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.02% White, 0.31% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 4.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.01% of the population.

There were 1,271 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,053, and the median income for a family was $40,709. Males had a median income of $28,583 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,736. About 15.3% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Creswell has a total of three public schools, comprising the Creswell School District. The schools and their respective mascots are: Creslane Elementary School - Mustangs, Creswell Middle School - Tigers, and Creswell High School - Bulldogs.

[edit] Notable residents

Mark Few (Creswell High School graduate 1981) - Current head basketball coach at Gonzaga University
Bertha Holt - Holt International Children's Services [1]
Harry Holt - Holt International Children's Services
Luke Jackson- Basketball Player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Stephen Morse (Creswell High School graduate 1962) - Poet, editor and publisher

[edit] School sports

Creswell High School Boy's Basketball: 2004 was the fourth time Creswell boy's played in the Championship round. They took 1st in 1969 with infamous coach, Harland Towne, who has attended every championship game, with his twin sons Mike and Pat who were team members of those state champs. Then, in 1984, Creswell returned to the championship tourney and took second to LaSalle. Probably the most famous victory in Creswell history was in 2000 when Creswell beat Philomath 56-40. That team was lead by Luke Jackson who played for the University of Oregon (2000-2004) and went number 10 in the 2004 NBA Draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers (2004 - Present). In 2004, Creswell was the smallest school in the tourney (next biggest school had 140 more students - Creswell had 378 students while the average school at the tournament had 640 students).