Elmira is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Lane County,
Oregon
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, United States. It is located west of
Eugene and north of
Veneta and
Oregon Route 126, near the
Long Tom River and
Fern Ridge Reservoir.
History
The community was named after
Elmira, California, after previously having the name "Duckworth". A local business owner persuaded postal authorities to rename the community "Elmira" in 1884.
In approximately 1905, Elmira Road and the surrounding area was homesteaded by Henry and Celia Faulhaber along with their children Leon, Neil and Mildred. Sometime between 1905 and 1916 Elmira Road was donated back to the county by Henry Faulhaber and later renamed Faulhaber Road.
Education
Elmira is served by the
Fern Ridge School District (28J), which has four traditional schools, Elmira Elementary School, Veneta Elementary School, Fern Ridge Middle School, and
Elmira High School, and an online charter high school, West Lane Technical Learning Center.
Notable residents
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Milt Davis (1929–2008), All Pro defensive back for the
Baltimore Colts
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of the
NFL; college professor
[Claire Noland]
"All-Pro Defensive Back for Colts and LA Schoolteacher, Counselor,"
''Los Angeles Times,'' Oct. 1, 2008.
References
Further reading
Inman, Loris. "Elmira, Oregon - A Photo Story." Lane County Historian Vol. XXIII, No. 3. Fall, 1978.
External links
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ttp://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/ Fern Ridge School District*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060901083521/http://www.lanecc.edu/clc/elmira/index.html LCC Elmira Community Learning Center
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Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
1884 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1884
Unincorporated communities in Oregon