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Douglas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 111,201. [1] The county seat is Roseburg. [2] The county is named after Stephen A. Douglas, an American politician who supported Oregon statehood.
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About Us. Douglas County was named for U.S. Senator Steven A. Douglas (1813 to 1861). Senator Douglas was a Democratic candidate for the Presidency against Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and he was an enthusiastic Oregon supporter in the Congress. When first created on January 24, 1851, the County was part of Umpqua County.
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Today, Douglas County covers 5,071 square miles and is bounded by Curry, Jackson, and Josephine Counties to the south; Klamath County to the east; Lane County to the north; and Coos County and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In the county seat of Roseburg, courthouses were built in 1855, 1870, 1891 and 1929. The 1929 courthouse is still in use.
Douglas and Jackson Counties created out of Umpqua County. Douglas County included that portion of the present County south of the north Umpqua River with County seat at Winchester. Jackson County included the present Jackson, Josephine, and Curry Counties with County seat at Jacksonville.
