Bandon Today, Its Climate and Location
Bandon is the Cranberry Capital of Oregon. Have you ever tasted Cranberry Salsa, or eaten Cranberry candy? We're also famous for Bandon Dunes, a series of championship golf courses done in the original Scottish style. At the City Park there are baseball and softball fields, a modern playground, a picnic area with gazebo and a Community Building host to the many varied local activities. The Sprague Theatre is the cultural center and many enjoy the varied events that take place there. Bandon is an inviting community with clean air and friendly neighborhoods.
The transition from a timber dependent community has provided Bandon with a diverse economic base. Timber, tourism, small manufacturing, farming, agriculture, fishing and small independent businesses all provide opportunity for beneficial controlled growth. Bandon's population is 2,833 in the city limits and about 5,500 in what is referred to as the greater Bandon area.
Recognizing that weather patterns change, it would be safe to say that Bandon's weather compares favorably with that of San Francisco: mild winters and pleasant summers. Winter temperatures seldom reach freezing. Summer temperatures range in the low seventies with a rare occasional rise of the mercury into the eighties. It is not surprising, considering our location, that rain is the primary precipitation. Late January-early February are usually our wettest period. July is the driest, and joins August in being the warmest. The coldest period usually accompanies the rainiest.
In winter we have had gusts of wind up to 100 mph, but it usually stays in the 10-30-mph range coming from the south and south-west. Many people find winter storms exciting so tourist season never really quits in Bandon. Our summer winds come from the north, but are not necessarily cold; however, they are strong, usually beginning in mid-June. There is occasional fog, but usually the wind quickly blows it away.
Bandon is in Coos County on the southern Oregon coast. The nearest freeway is 107 miles to Interstate 5 south of Eugene, Oregon. Bandon is on U.S. Highway 101, Oregon's scenic route. We are 230 miles south of Portland, 23 miles south of Coos Bay/North Bend and 101 miles north of the northern California border.
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
As in all of Oregon, Bandon's beautiful beaches are accessible to the public. Access is at the South Jetty, from Coquille Point National Wildlife Refuge, Face Rock Wayside and several other state parks along Beach Loop Drive. Public access is also at Bullard's Beach State Park on the north side of the Coquille River where day use and camping sites are available.
Bandon's sandy beach is unique in that it is home to so many huge "sea stacks" (erosional remnants of an ancient marine terrace), which lend beauty and majesty to the coastline. Some of them are on the part of the beach which is not covered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules: any rock that is surrounded by water at mean high tide is off limits (illegal) to climb and that includes Elephant Rock and Coquille Point Rocks (even though these are reachable from the beach) and Cathedral Rock (across from Face Rock Wayside), Table Rock and Rock 105 (Haystack). This rule is to protect the sea birds and seals that use these rocks for nesting, resting and caring for their young. They are part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The land-based part of the refuge, Coquille Point, is the only one in the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge system. U.S.F & W.S. is developing Coquille Point and has placed helpful interpretive signs along the paved paths. This is a good place to view tufted puffins and other sea birds.
Adjacent to the south bank of the Coquille River and to the west of Highway 101 is Bandon Marsh, a birder's paradise, especially during migrations when thousands of shorebirds and waders can be seen. Accessibility is from Riverside Drive.
Bandon and binoculars make good partners!
Just south of Bandon is lovely Floras Lake, a wind surfer's paradise, as are the southern reaches of the beach away from the rocks and sea stacks.
Education and Communication
Education:
Primary and Secondary Schools in the Bandon School District #54
Bandon has K-12 grades in a three-building complex:
Ocean Crest Elementary School
Harbor Lights Middle School
Bandon High School
Private and Church Schools:
Bandon Pacific Christian School
Seventh Day Adventist School
Headstart S.W. Oregon Community College, in Coos Bay
Outreach classes in Bandon
Communications
Newspapers:
Weekly - Western World, Bandon
Daily - The World, Coos Bay
Radio Stations
Numerous stations in the area
Television Station:
KCBY, Channel 11, Coos Bay
Cable TV:
Falcon Cable, Coos Bay
Comspan Communications, Bandon
Land Telecommunications:
Frontier, Coos Bay
Comspan Communications, Bandon
Numerous Telecommunications and World Wide Web Providers in the area
Financial and Economic Development Organizations
Commercial Banks:
Bank of America
1110 Oregon Ave SW, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-9422
Umpqua Bank
1125 Oregon Ave SE, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-2401
Sterling Bank
1095 Oregon Ave SE, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-2441
Credit Unions:
Oregon Federal Credit Union
75 12th St SE, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-3521
Chetco Federal Credit Union
1010 1st St SE, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-9155
Savings & Loan:
Evergreen Banking
66 Michigan Ave NE, Suite A, Bandon, OR 97411 - - 541-347-4388
Economic Development Organizations (local and regional):
CCD Business Development Corporation
___2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend, OR. 97459 (541) 756-4101 or 1-888-552-1110
So Western Community College Business Development Center
2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend, OR 97459 - - 541-756-6445
South Coast Development Council
___2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend, OR 97459 (541)-751-1653
Port of Bandon
___P. O. Box 206, Bandon, OR. 97411 (541) 347-3206
Bandon Chamber of Commerce also has an Economic Committee that looks at issues of the businesses within the community.
City of Bandon___P. O. Box 67, Bandon, OR. 97411 (541) 347-2437
Housing and Transportation
Housing
(2000 data, some data not available at this time)
Total Housing Units: 1,599
Homeowner Vacancy rate:
Rental Vacancy rate:
Owner occupied housing units: 658
Median owner cost (mortgaged): $288
Renter occupied housing units: 523
Median gross rent: $505
Community:........... 1970 1980 1990 2000
Total Housing Units: 504 933 1,198 1,599
Percent built between 1970 & 1979: 35.8%
Percent built between 1980 & 1990: 22.1%
Percent built between 1990 & 2000: 25.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing (1990): $63,400
Median value of owner-occupied housing (2000): $114,400
Transportation
Dial-A-Ride - - - 541-347-4131 for all citizens. Has wheelchair lift.
Cab service is available from local companies.
Heritage Place Bus for Heritage Place residents.
Medical and Long Term Care Facilities
Medical Facilities and Services - local:
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center (SCHHC)
Located at: 900 11th Street SE Phone: 541-347-2426
SCHHC is licensed as a full service, general acute care hospital in the State of Oregon and has served the community of Bandon and Southern Coos County continuously since 1960. Owned and operated by the Southern Coos Health District, the hospital is housed in a new, modern, technologically updated facility which opened its doors to the public in December of 1999. The hospital offers a relatively complete range of acute inpatient, outpatient and 24-hour emergency services. These are supported by a full service laboratory; medical imaging services, including CT, ultrasound and a certified mammography program; respiratory therapy services, and; rehabilitative services on a contract basis.
Bay Cities Ambulance - 541-269-1155 (has a Bandon station)
Life Flight (contact Bay Cities Ambulance)
Available physicians include: general medical physicians, dentists, psychologist, psychiatrist, chiropractors, physical therapist, message therapists, and naturopaths.
Long Term Care Facilities - (local)
Nursing Home:
None
Residential Care Facility:
Harmony Estates Residential Care
West Wind Court
Assisted Living Facility:
Heritage Place (also has an Alzheimer's Unit)
Adult Foster Care:
Country Meadows
Deerhaven
J & J Easy Living
Johnson Creek
Seacrest
Demographics and Employment
Population
1960-1,653
1970-1,832
1980-2,311
1990-2,226
2000-1,653
Community Age Groups:
2000
Under 5 years 116
20-44 years 627
45-64 years 778
65+ years 832
Median age: 49.3
Economics and Employment - (2000 census information not available at this time)
Median Household Income:
Community- 1990- $17,708
Statewide- 1990- $27,250
Community- 1994- $29,600
Statewide- 1994- $37,200
Per Capita:
Community- 1990- $10,569
Statewide- 1990- $13,418
Community- 1994- $17,225
Statewide- 1994- $20,471
Annual Payroll (county), 1994: $ 21,377.28
Low/Moderate Income Residents: 48.4 %
Largest Local Employers (public and private sector):
NAME_______________ NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES_________________ INDUSTRY
Bandon Dunes______________215_________________________Golf/Recreation
SCHD Hospital______________183_________________________Medical/Service
School District #54__________108_________________________Education
Hardin Optical_______________75_________________________Optical Components Manufacturing
Heritage Place_______________74_________________________Service
OR Overseas Timber__________50_________________________Lumber Production
City of Bandon_______________42_________________________Local government
Organizations and Churches
Organizations
This information might not be complete or completely accurate,
as it changes from time to time.
- American Legion..........................................................347-2778
American Legion Aux.................................................. 347-2780
Bandon Aero Club........................................................347-3022
Bandon-by-the-Sea Kiwanis.........................................347-2464
Bandon Booster Club...................................................347-9854
Bandon Chamber of Commerce...................................347-9616
Bandon Cranberry Festival Assoc., P.O. Box 348........347-9616
Bandon Grange #702...................................................347-2072
Bandon Historical Society............................................347-2164
Bandon Lions Club P.O. Box 1288
Bandon Lioness Club P.O. Box 1288
Bandon Lodge #133, I.O.O.F.......................................347-2072
Bandon Playhouse.........................................................347-9881
Bandon Rotary P.O. Box 1758
Bandon Senior Activity Center.......................................347-4131
Bandon Senior Hot Meals..............................................347-3181
Bandon University Women.............................................347-3854
Boy Scouts of America..................................................347-9371
C.H.A.S.E. (Creating a Healthy & Safe Environment).....347-3197
Ducks Unlimited.............................................................347-3610
Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Gamma Psi #4790........................347-9847
4H Club.........................................................................347-9700
Free Flight Bird and Marine Mammal Rehabilitation........347-3882
Friends of Free Flight.....................................................347-2950
Friends of Bandon Library..............................................347-3221
Girl Scouts of America P.O. Box 1372
Ladies Dew Valley Club.................................................347-4383
Marine Corps League.....................................................347-4763
Masonic Lodge #130......................................................347-2819
Rebekah Lodge #126.....................................................347-3497
Old Time Fiddlers..........................................................347-3572
Randolph Club...............................................................347-3644
Shoreline Education for Awareness, Inc. (SEA)..............347-3683
South Coast Recyclers....................................................347-2665
South Coast Track Club.................................................347-3362
Southern Coos Health District Auxiliary, P.O. Box 189
VFW Post #3440 & Aux...............................................347-9277
Churches: In Bandon:
Assembly of God
Faith Baptist
First Baptist
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church of Christ - Lighthouse
Day Star Church of God
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Pacific Community Church
St. John's Episcopal
Seventh Day Adventist
Bandon Four Square Church
Jehovah's Witnesses
First Presbyterian
Unity of Bandon
In Coos Bay, North Bend, or Coquille:
Baha'i Faith (CB)
First Christian (Coq.)
New Life Fellowship-Evangelistic(CB)
Christian Science (CB)
Lutheran(CB, NB, Coq.)
Church of the Nazarene (CB,NB,Coq.)
Non-Denominational-Christian Fellowship (CB)
Pentecostal (NB)
Seventh Day Adventist (CB, Coq)
Utilities
The following provide utility services to the
citizens of Bandon and the surrounding area:
City of Bandon (Electric, Water & Sewer)
555 Hwy 101
PO Box 67
Bandon, OR 97411
(541)347-2437
Bandon Disposal and Recycling
PO Box 1878
Bandon, OR 97411
(541) 347-9633
Charter Cable System (Television)
1400 Newmark
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-5561
Comspan Bandon (Phone, Internet & Television)
575 Hwy 101
Bandon, OR 97411
(541)329-1000
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc (Electric)
43050 Hwy 101 -- Port Orford, OR 97465 (South of the Coquille River)
541-332-3931
74 W 1st -- Coquille, OR 97423 (North of the Coquille River)
541-396-3118
Pacific Power (Electric)
Customer Service - 888-221-7070
Verizon (Phone)
Residential - 800-483-4000
Commercial - 800-483-5000
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