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History · Nesika Beach

Half of Nesika Beach’s homes were built after 1987

Most of Nesika Beach was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1954 on.

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What stands out about Nesika Beach’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Nesika Beach are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nesika Beach’s history is told.

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The story so far

Nesika Beach, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nesika Beach yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Nesika Beach is census-designated place and unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Gold Beach on the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 432. Nesika means "we", "us", or "our" in Chinook Jargon.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 463 to 432 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Nesika Beach, decade by decade

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The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north of Nesika Beach2018The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north…The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north of Nesika Beach2018The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north…The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north of Nesika Beach2018The rocky Oregon coast along the Pacific Ocean, north…Old barn along the Oregon Coast Highway near Nesika Beach, Oregon2018Old barn along the Oregon Coast Highway near Nesika B…Nesika Beach2012Nesika BeachNesika Beach Store2012Nesika Beach Store
On the map

Nesika Beach on the map, 1954 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Nesika Beach. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Nesika Beach on the 1954 USGS mapNesika Beach on the 1986 USGS map1954Port Orford sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Nesika Beach.

Famous people

Famous people close to Nesika Beach

Nobody well known was born in Nesika Beach itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bridgette WilsonAmerican actress, singer, and model · b. 1973
Beverly ClarnoAmerican politician · b. 1936
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Max SteinekeAmerican petroleum geologist · b. 1898
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James Hargrove MeredithUnited States federal judge · b. 1914
Cory KendrixAmerican rapper · b. 1988

Questions about Nesika Beach’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.