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Government
Links page for Oregon
Great links page for all levels of
government in Oregon
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1850 – 12,093
1860
– 52,465
1870 – 90,923
1880 – 174,768
1890
– 317-704
1900 – 413,536
1910 – 672,765
1920
– 783,389
1930 – 953,786
1940 –
1,089,684
1950 – 1,521,341
1960 – 1,768,687
1970
– 2,091,533
1980 – 2,633,321
1990 –
2,842,321
1994 – 3,082,000
1996 – 3,181,000
2000
– 3,421,399
2001 – 3,471,700 (estimate)
2002 –
3,504,700 (estimate)
Largest City Populations
(2001 estimate)
1. Portland (536,240)
2. Eugene (140,550)
3.
Salem (139,320)
4. Gresham (91,420)
5. Beaverton (77,170)
6.
Hillsboro (73,200)
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Washington State on the north, California on the south, Idaho on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, and Nevada on the southeast
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Oregon Climate Service - for weather and climate all over the state.
Find the weather for anyplace in the USA
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Oregon has 240
incorporated cities
Oregon has 36 counties
As of January 1999, all
400 miles of Oregon beaches are public property!
The Willamette
River in Oregon runs north.
Oregon grows the only Myrtlewood
trees...they have Myrtlewood bushes in the Holy Land.
Hells
Canyon, in Oregon is the deepest river-carved gorge in North America
is up to 7,900 feet deep
98% of the worlds hazelnuts grow in the
Willamette Valley of Oregon.
The Columbia River Gorge is the
country's only National Scenic Area.
Nearly half of Oregon's land
is forested.
Highest point: Mt Hood at 11,235 feet above sea
level and the lowest point is the Pacific Ocean at sea level.
The
first "Bottle bill" in the USA was enacted in Oregon in
1971
Almost all of Oregon is in the Pacific Time Zone. A small
portion of southeastern Oregon is in the Mountain time zone.
As
of 2001, Oregon has no sales tax!
The deepest lake in Oregon and
in the USA is Crater Lake at 1,958 feet
The highest waterfall in
the state is Multnomah Falls at 620 feet
Oregon Road Conditions:
Toll-free: 800-977-6368
Phone: 541-889-3999
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The name first appeared in 1765 in a proposal for a journey by Major Robert Rogers. He wrote about a River the Indians called Ouragon. He reapplied later in 1772 and then spelled it Ourigan. In 1778, Jonathan Carver wrote in his book about the “River Oregon.
www.oregongenealogicalsociety.org
Oregon
history and genealogy
Oregon
GenWeb Project page
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The geographic center of
Oregon state is 25 miles south-southeast of Prineville
Oregon has
296 miles of coastline – all on the Pacific Ocean coast
Mountain Ranges in
the state are:
The Coast Range runs the length of the state along
the western Coastline, from the Columbia River in the north to the
Rogue River in the south. Highest point is Mary’s Peak at
4,097 feet.
The Klamath Mountains in southwestern Oregon are
sometimes included as part of the Coast Range. Highest point is
Mount Ashland at 7,532 feet
The Cascade Range runs the
entire north-south length of Oregon east of the Willamette Valley.
Highest point is Mount Hood at 11,239 feet
The Blue Mountains are
in northeastern Oregon and extend into southern Washington.
Steens Mountain is one long 30 mile mountain in southeastern
Oregon.
Highest point is 9,773 feet
Total area: 97,073
square miles
Total land area: 96,184 square miles
Total water
area (inland): 889 square miles
Oregon is 395 miles
east to west at its widest point. It is 295 miles north to south at
its highest point.
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A
page for Oregon genealogy and history
Access
Genealogy page for Oregon
Kindred
Trails page for Oregon
US
GenWeb page for Oregon
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Oregon
State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
Phone:
503-378-4243
Oregon State University Libraries
Portland Central
Library
801 S.W. 10th
Portland, OR
Phone: 503 988-5402
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Oregon Department of Education
Eastern
Oregon University
One University Boulevard
La Grande, OR
97850
Phone: 541-962-3672
Oregon
State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-1000
Southern
Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, OR
97520
Phone: 541-552-7672
University
of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Phone: 541-346-1000
Western
Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR
97361
Phone: 503-838-8000
Toll-free: 877-877-1593
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Oregon Blue Book for the state's economy
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Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 1107
Eugene, OR 97440
Phone:
(541) 484-1314
Fax: (541) 484-4942
Bend
Chamber of Commerce
777 NW Wall Street
Bend, OR 97701
Phone: 541-382-3221
Fax: 541-385-9929
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Attractions & Other Information
Oregon
Tourism Commission
775 Summer Street NE
Salem, Oregon
97310
Toll-free: (800) 547-7842
Business Office: (503)
986-0000
FAX: (503) 986-0001
The Oregon Almanac – a great source for almost anything you want to know about Oregon
See a Giant Grizzly Bear with a Salmon in Crescent, Oregon. It is on top of a sporting goods store about 45 miles SW of Bend, Oregon on Hwy 97
Oregon
Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd,
Portland, OR 97062
503-226-1561
Portland
Children's Museum
4015 SW Canyon Rd,
Portland, OR 97062
503-223-6500
Tulip Fest at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
This page was created 10 November 1999
This page was last updated 26 July 2010 at 2:45 pm
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