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Cove is a city in
Union County, Oregon Union County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,196. Its county seat is La Grande. Union County comprises the La Grande, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the eig ...
, United States. The population was 620 at the 2020 census.


History

This area was well known to the Cayuse and Nez Perce Tribes who referred to it as Wiweeletitpe (wee-walla-tit-puh), meaning "Many creeks flowing at that place". Euro-Americans first
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here in 1862, and in 1863 they established a post office named ''Forest Cove''. Samuel G. French was the first postmaster. To avoid confusion between Forest Cove and another Oregon community, Forest Grove in Washington County, post office authorities changed the name to ''Cove'' in 1868. Cove was
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ted in the 1870s along Ruckles Road, only the second road over the Blue Mountains.


Geography

Cove lies east of La Grande and north of
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along the eastern edge of the
Grande Ronde Valley The Grande Ronde Valley is a valley in Union County in northeastern Oregon, United States. It is surrounded by the Blue Mountains, and is drained by the Grande Ronde River. La Grande is its largest community. The valley is long, north to south ...
of northeastern Oregon. Mill Creek, a tributary of the
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, flows west from the
Wallowa Mountains The Wallowa Mountains () are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States. The range runs approximately northwest to southeast in southwestern Wallowa County and eastern Union County between the ...
through Cove. Mount Fanny rises to about about east of the city. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Oregon Route 237 Oregon Route 237 is an Oregon state highway running from OR 82 in Island City to Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 in North Powder. OR 237 is composed of the Cove Highway No. 342 (see Oregon highways and routes) and part of the La Grande-Bak ...
passes through Cove.


Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the
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system, Cove has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The average total annual precipitation in Cove is about . July has the highest average maximum temperature, about , while January has the lowest average minimum,


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 552 people, 240 households, and 161 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 257 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.1%
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, 0.7% Native American, 1.6%
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, 0.2%
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, 1.6% from
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, and 4.7% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 3.6% of the population. There were 240 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were
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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age in the city was 50 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 23.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 594 people, 231 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was 732.9 people per square mile (283.1/km). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 304.8 per square mile (117.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 95.45% White, 0.17%
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, 1.35% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 1.85% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 231 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $42,344. Males had a median income of $31,793 versus $24,063 for females. The
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for the city was $15,872. About 11.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the
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, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Cove is served by the Cove School District which is a K-12 public charter school that includes Cove High School. Cove High School participates in the 1A Old Oregon League in the
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.


Parks and recreation

Cove Hot Springs Pool is a natural warm-water swimming pool.


Notable people

*
Greg Barreto Greg Barreto is an American businessman and politician. He represented district 58 in northeastern Oregon in the Oregon House of Representatives, State House of Representatives from January 2015 to January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Pa ...
, former state representative * Frank E. Childs, thoroughbred trainer in Racing Hall of Fame, born in Cove *
Lee Morse Lena Corinne "Lee" Morse (née Taylor; November 30, 1897 – December 16, 1954) was an American jazz and blues singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and actress. Morse's greatest popularity was in the 1920s and early 1930s as a torch singer, a ...
,
torch singer A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affecte ...
of the 1920s and '30s, born in Cove *
Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi ...
, pioneer airmail pilot


References


External links


Entry for Cove
in the ''
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Cove community websiteCity of Cove website
{{Authority control Cities in Oregon Cities in Union County, Oregon 1870s establishments in Oregon