Oregon Central Coast · OR
Lincoln City
Five beach towns merged into one, on Siletz Bay.
- Population
- 9,815 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1965
- Beach
- 7 miles
Then
- 1906
A Taft post office opens, named for William Howard Taft.
- 1965
Oceanlake, Taft, Cutler City and Nelscott unite as Lincoln City on March 3. Schoolchildren suggest the name.
- 1995
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz open Chinook Winds Casino.
Now
The D River, one of the world's shortest, runs from Devils Lake to the sea. Glass floats are hidden along the seven miles of beach year-round. The tide stations are on Siletz Bay, up the Siletz River and at Cascade Head on the Salmon River.
4 tide stations around Lincoln City
- Taft, Siletz Bay2.2 mi
- Kernville, Siletz River4.3 mi
- Chinook Bend, Siletz River6.0 mi
- Cascade Head, Salmon River6.2 mi