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Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site, also known as Helmick Park, is a state park located south of Monmouth, in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the floodplain of the Luckiamute River and is forested by Bigleaf Maple, Douglas-fir, and Black Cottonwood trees, among other varieties.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to over 2,000, and 34 of those are found in Polk County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 19, 2024.
Polk County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,433. [1] The county seat is Dallas. [2] The county is named for James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States. Polk County is part of the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Portland ...
A four-acre site along Smith Lane near U.S. 98 north of Bartow was bought for a fire station by the Polk County Commission on Tuesday, part of the county's plan to replace the current Highland ...
Bethel, Polk County, Oregon. Coordinates: 45°02′25″N 123°11′05″W. Bethel Church, formerly Bethel School, with auditorium in background. Bethel is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [1] It sits at the base of the Eola Hills in Plum Valley. Bethel is considered a ghost town as the only remaining structure ...
Rickreall, Oregon. / 44.93194°N 123.23444°W / 44.93194; -123.23444. Rickreall ( / ˈrɪkriɔːl / RIK-ree-awl) is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rickreall as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may ...
2023 Oregon wildfires. This article is a summary of the 2023 Oregon wildfire season, comprising the series of significant wildfires that have burned in the U.S. state of Oregon since the beginning of the calendar year. Fire season officially began in all areas of the state by July 1, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
Oregon's congressional districts. The U.S. state of Oregon has had six United States congressional districts since 2023, when the 6th district was created as a result of the 2020 census. [1] The 5th district was added as a result of the 1980 census, and boundaries were redrawn following the population changes to each district as determined by ...