Portland, the largest city, whose metropolitan area contains nearly half the state's population, straddles the Willamette near its junction with the Columbia. Salem, the capital, and Eugene, the second largest city, lie southward in the valley, which is sealed off in the south by the low ...
With a growing population and rapid development, much of recent focus has been on Portland’s city center, in an effort to preserve the existing natural landscape that surrounds the urban areas. Built of prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels and glu-lam beams around a steel core, Carbon12...
The question of where the territorial seat would be was another point of division; contenders included Corvallis, Oregon City (where the legislature was located for a brief period), and Salem. The question was finally settled by the U.S. Congress, which declared that Salem would be the ...
Oregon, one of the Pacific Coast States, seventh in size among the states of the Union. It received its name from the Oregon (now the Columbia) River, which is...
the city became the territorial capital of Oregon in 1851. The capital was briefly moved toCorvallis, but in 1864 Salem was confirmed as the state capital by popular vote. The city was an early river port whose growth was stimulated by railroad connections in the 1870s. Salem became the foo...
Its population in 2000 was 3,421,399, a 20.4% increase over 1990; as of July 2004, the population had grown to an estimated 3,594,586. CapitalSalem Largest CityPortland Governor (2005)Ted Kulongoski (D) Area - Total - Land - Water ...
Our office has written quite a bit in recent years about population, and the shifts in patterns of growth, or decline. We have lowered our population forecast, and also developed theZero Migration alternative scenarioto help scope out the potential impacts should post-pandemic patterns differ subst...
People who choose to give up big city pleasures for natural pursuits find Ashland an outdoor paradise. Residents can enjoy nearby hiking trails, fishing in lakes and rivers, paddling on the Rogue and Klamath Rivers, and cycling or walking on city bikeways or along the Bear Creek trail ...
Christianity is the largest single religion of the state. Also, the state has a large non-religious population that makes up 31% of the total population. Oregon State Key Points Oregon StateCapital City: Salem Area255,026 km² Congressional Districts5 ...
The states natural beauty and grade A quality of life has helped it economic and population growth. The past twenty years, Oregon has reduced its heavy involvement in natural resources and has increased its industrial diversity. According to www.merriamwebster.com Oregon has a very high unemploymen...