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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 ...
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 ...
Area [4] Map Baker County: 001: Baker City: 1862: Eastern portion of Wasco County: Named in honor of Edward Dickinson Baker, who died in combat while serving as Oregon senator. 16,912: 3,068 sq mi (7,946 km 2) Benton County: 003: Corvallis: 1847: Polk County: Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon ...
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).
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [ 2 ] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [ 3 ]
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 ...
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 ...
A Tuesday morning fire burned down a hay press and storage facility in Polk County, creating a visible smoke cloud near Perrydale. According to a press release from the SW Polk Fire District ...