Coburg

Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920. Before 1918, it was one of the capital cities in the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Coburg's coat of arms, honoring the city's patron Saint Maurice, was granted in 1493.

Geography

Location

Coburg lies about 90 km south of Erfurt and about 100 km north of Nuremberg.

Subdivisions

Coburg is divided into 15 districts:

History

Coburg was first mentioned in a document dated 1056, although there was a settlement at the site that predates it called Trufalistat. Following several changes of feudal ownership, it came into the hands of the House of Wettin in 1353 from the House of Henneberg with the marriage of Friedrich III, the Strong, with Katherina von Henneberg and was initially regarded by them as a Saxon outpost within Franconia.

Coburg, Oregon

Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, 8 miles (13 km) north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2010 census was 1,035.

History

The city was originally named Diamond after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose land claim the city was located. The city's current name comes from a stallion that was named after the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany, from whence the horse had been imported. The Coburg Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The period of significance of the buildings in the district dates back to 1875.

Economy

Business

Coburg is headquarters for Marathon Coach Corporation, a manufacturer of luxury bus conversion motorcoaches. Marathon Coach has a manufacturing plant in Coburg, as well as plants in Grand Prairie, Texas, and San Antonio, Florida.

Speed trap

Coburg's city government had generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for its budget through speeding fines at a speed trap on Interstate 5 located outside of city limits. By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines. The speed trap was temporarily ended when Floyd Prozanski, a state legislator from Eugene, sponsored bills to make the practice against the law, effective January 2004. Police Chief Hudson also lost his job, following the adoption of the new law. However, the city annexed a segment of I-5, which enabled the continuation of some revenue from traffic fines to motorists in this area.

Coburg, Iowa

Coburg is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 42 at the 2010 census.

History

Coburg had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory.

Geography

Coburg is located at 40°55′0″N 95°15′57″W / 40.91667°N 95.26583°W / 40.91667; -95.26583 (40.916701, -95.265950).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 42 people, 13 households, and 12 families residing in the city. The population density was 144.8 inhabitants per square mile (55.9/km²). There were 13 housing units at an average density of 44.8 per square mile (17.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.2% White and 4.8% from two or more races.

There were 13 households of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 23.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 7.7% were non-families. 0.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 2.92.