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This is the current conditions weather report for Florence. The report was made 20 minutes ago, at 10:55 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 17 miles per hour / 27.8 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 17 miles per hour / 27.8 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (340°). The temperature was 50°F / 10°C, with a dew-point at 50°F / 10°C. The temperature felt like 45°F / 7°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30 inHg / 1017 hPa. The relative humidity was 71%. The skies were clear.

Florence is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. One tradition states the city was named for state senator A.B. Florence, who represented Lane County from 1858-1860; another is that Florence was named for a French vessel that was wrecked at the mouth of the Siuslaw River February 17, 1875.

Florence is located on the Oregon coast at about the same latitude as Eugene, Oregon, and is approximately midway between the other major central Oregon coastal cities of Newport and Coos Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 10.71 % water.

Points of Interest:
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Sea Lion Caves

In the city the population was spread out with 16.8 % under the age of 18, 5.0 % from 18 to 24, 16.0 % from 25 to 44, 23.9 % from 45 to 64, and 38.2 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males

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