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Place Name
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Coos County
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Pronunciation
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KOOZ
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Coquille
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Population
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60,273 (1990)
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Location
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Oregon, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°10'N
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Longitude
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124°05'W
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Coos
(KOOZ), county
( 1,806 sq mi/4,678 sq km;
1990 pop. 60,273), SW Oregon;  Coquille; 43°10'N 124°05'W.
Bounded W by the Pacific Ocean. Indented in W by Coos Bay, bow-shaped
estuary of Coos R., drained by Coquille R. and its N, S, E, and middle
forks. Dairy prods. Food processing. Timber, millwork. Poultry, sheep,
cattle. Fisheries. Cranberries. Coast Range in E. Part of Elliott State
Forest in NE; part of Siskiyou Natl. Forest in S; S part of Oregon
Dunes Natl. Recreational Area in NW. Numerous state parks, including
William M. Tugman in NW, Cape Arago and Bandon in W, Coquille Myrtle
Grove in S. Formed 1853.
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