Umpqua, Oregon
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Umpqua is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
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 so ...
of
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
. 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 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
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 ...
and came to be applied to the river as well.


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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