Curry County, Oregon

Founding: 1855
Parent counties: Coos and Jackson
Namesake: George Curry, Oregon territorial governor
Seat: Port Orford (1855–1858); Gold Beach (1858–)
Land area: 1,627 square miles
Population (2020): 23,446
Population (historic): 393 (1860); 1,208 (1880); 1,868 (1900); 3,257 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1960; 1970–2020
Subdivisions: Three cities; four CDPs
National Register listings: 47
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 587 (4.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,010
Average outbuilding value (1930): $962
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 339
Average farm size (1920): 49.1 acres
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Gold Beach

 
Namesake: Seaside mines near the city site
Founding: circa 1852 (founding as Ellensburg); 1853 (post office); 1853 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,341
Population (historic): 200 (1890); 125 (1910); 500 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1900–1960; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 59 (4.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Patrick Hughes House (1898). 91816 Cape Blanco Road. Eastlake/Queen Anne.