| Significant City History |
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Eugene is named after its founder, Eugene Franklin Skinner,
who in 1846, erected the first cabin in the area. At this time
the location was known as Skinner's Mudhole. Skinner
founded Eugene in 1862 and later ran a ferry service across the
Willamette River where the Ferry Street Bridge now stands.
For nearly 40 years, Eugene has been the "Track Capital of
the World." Oregon's most famous track alumnus is Steve
Prefontaine, who was killed in a car crash in 1975.
Bill Bowerman, internationally known track and cross country
coach, invented the waffle sole for running shoes in Eugene,
and with U of O alumnus Phil Knight founded Nike, Inc.
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| Famous people |
Phil Knight Steve Prefontaine
Ahmad Rashad Dan Fouts
Danny Ainge Mary Decker
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Eugene |
OR |
146,356 |
33 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 419 feet |
Education |
6.2% |
49,933 |
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Agricultural |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
88% |
33 |
3,502 per sq mi |
| Hispanic |
5% |
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| Asian |
3% |
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| Black |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
3% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 83.1 |
90 |
36.2 |
41.7 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0.3 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
14.9 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 4.8 |
50% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Eugene |
Output Eugene |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 41st |
11.81 |
1,728,464 |
387,843 |
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