Veneta

History

Veneta was established in 1912 by Edmund Eugene Hunter, who named the settlement after his five-year-old daughter. Veneta post office was established in 1914. Veneta Hunter Vincent, the city's namesake, died in 2000 at age 91. On August 27, 1972, the Grateful Dead played a concert—the first "Field Trip"—at the Oregon Country Fair site. The concert, a benefit for Springfield Creamery, has become legendary to Deadheads and is documented in the film Sunshine Daydream.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Veneta has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Willamette High School
  High · Eugene · 1,516 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Churchill High School
  High · Eugene · 1,082 students
• Meadow View School
  Elementary · Eugene · 657 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Prairie Mountain School
  Elementary · Eugene · 585 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Elmira High School
  High · Elmira · 418 students · 19:1 ratio
• Shasta Middle School
  Middle · Eugene · 392 students · 17:1 ratio
• Kennedy Middle School
  Middle · Eugene · 361 students
• Veneta Elementary School
  Elementary · Veneta · 358 students · 21.1:1 ratio