Seaside, Oregon

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Coordinates: 45°59′34″N, 123°55′20″W
Seaside, Oregon
Seaside Boardwalk
Location in Oregon
County	Clatsop County
Incorporated	1899
Government
- Mayor	Don Larson
Area
- City	10.4 km² (4.0 sq mi)
- Land	10.0 km² (3.9 sq mi)
- Water	0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation	5.2 m (17 ft)
Population (2000)
- City	5,900
- Density	590.2/km² (1,529.4/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: www.cityofseaside.us

Seaside is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The name Seaside came from a summer resort built by the railroad magnate Ben Holladay in the 1870s, Seaside House, located a mile south of the business center. The population was 5,900 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 Demographics
4 History
5 Tourism, events and points of interest
6 Media
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Seaside is located at 45°59′34″N, 123°55′20″W (45.992850, -123.922108)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.99%) is water.

Seaside lies on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, at the southern end of the Clatsop Plains, about 29 km (18 mi) south of where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific. The Necanicum River bisects the town and flows out to the ocean at the northern edge of town. Tillamook Head towers over the south edge of town.

[edit] Transportation

Seaside has one major highway, U.S. Route 101.

Seaside is served by an intercity bus system.

[edit] Demographics

Seaside after sunset.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,900 people, 2,656 households, and 1,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 590.2/km² (1,529.4/mi²). There were 4,078 housing units at an average density of 407.9/km² (1,057.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.08% White, 0.34% African American, 0.98% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 2.17% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.46% of the population.

There were 2,656 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,074, and the median income for a family was $40,957. Males had a median income of $29,400 versus $21,913 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,893. About 11.6% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Statue of Lewis and Clark in Seaside

About January 1, 1806 a group of men from the Lewis and Clark Expedition built a salt-making cairn at the present site of Seaside. The Native American name for the Clatsop village near the cairn was Ne-co-tat. The town was incorporated in 1899.

[edit] Tourism, events and points of interest

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Seaside is a common tourist destination for residents of the Portland area. The city's population grows in the summer, particularly during some of the large events and festivals that Seaside hosts. There is an annual volleyball tournament held every August that draws thousands of competitors and participants. Seaside is the destination for the Hood to Coast relay race and Portland-to-Coast relay walk, which also take place in August.

Every spring, Seaside hosts the Dorchester Conference, a convention of the Oregon Republican Party. This convention was founded in 1964, by then-state representative Bob Packwood as a forum for liberal Republicans, but within the next few years it attracted interest from other Republicans, and in the 1990s was dominated by members of the conservative branch of the party. Over the years the conference has attracted visits from presidential candidates, debates between Republican primary candidates, and discussions of wider political and social issues.

There is also an aquarium a short walk from the Lewis & Clark monument.