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Appendix C: Community Profile Geography and Climate The Eugene -Springfield area is located in the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers, between the Coast Range and the Cascade Mountains. The Eugene -Springfield area contains a diversity of landscapes: wetlands, rivers, lakes, creeks, riparian areas, grasslands, uplands, and foothills. In addition to the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers, there are numerous creeks and a canal system running through the area as well as several large lakes and reservoirs including Fern Ridge Reservoir. The climate for the Eugene -Springfield area is moderate. The average range of high temperature in January is 47 degrees while the average low is 34 degrees. In August, the average high temperature is 83 degrees with an average low of 51 degrees. The recorded annual range of daily temperatures is between 42 degrees and 64 degrees. Each year the Eugene -Springfield area receives about 38 inches of precipitation.1 Population and Demographics Eugene and Springfield make up the largest cities in the Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) area. The estimated population of Eugene in 2018 was 169,695 people which is a 20.7% increase since 2010. The annual growth rate is .99%. The estimated population for Springfield in 2018 was 60,865, a 14.1% increase since 2010. Springfield has an annual average growth rate of 1.52%. Within the Lane MPO, key population and demographic trends include: • 79.9% of the population identifies as white (non -Latino). • 14.9% of the population identifies as minority. • 8% of the population identifies as Latino, an 81% increase since 2000. • Almost 90.5% of the population speaks only English. • About 9.5% of the population speaks a language other than English at home, mainly Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, and French. • Nearly 16.5% of people living in the Lane MPO area have one or more disability. • In Eugene, 52% of all households are family households; and in Springfield 59% of all households are family households. Students living together near the University of Oregon and Lane Community College in Eugene can account for the difference in the number of family households between the two cities. 1 Western Regional Climate Center. www.wree.dri.edu, Eugene, Oregon (352706), accessed. July 26, 2019. 6-39 January 2020