Umpqua is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Douglas County, in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

. The population was 112 at the 2000 census.Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, Oregon: 2000
/ref> The community lies west of Sutherlin at the confluence of

Calapooya Creek Calapooya Creek is a tributary, about long, of the Umpqua River in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed by its north and south forks, the creek drains a mountainous region south of the Calapooya Divide and east of Oakland and S ...

with the

Umpqua River The Umpqua River ( ) on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States is approximately long. One of the principal rivers of the Oregon Coast and known for bass and shad, the river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west ...

. The word "Umpqua" was first used by the local Native Americans to refer to the locality around the

and came to be applied to the river as well.

References

Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Oregon 1888 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1888 Unincorporated communities in Oregon Oregon placenames of Native American origin {{DouglasCountyOR-geo-stub