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Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. [6] The county is the northwest corner of Oregon , and Astoria is located on the south shore of the Columbia River , where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted. Oregon is a state located in the Western United States. All population data is based on the 2020 census and 2010 census and the Census Bureau's annual estimates. [1] All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files. There are 241 municipalities.
Trewartha climate types of Oregon. According to the Köppen climate classification, most of Western Oregon has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (or Csb type), which features warm, dry summers, and wet winters with frequent overcast and cloudy skies. Eastern Oregon falls into the cold semi-arid climate (or BSk type), which features drier weather.
Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...
The second-most populous city in Oregon, Eugene had a population of 176,654 as of the 2020 United States census [12] and it covers city area of 44.21 sq mi (114.5 km 2). The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area is the second largest in Oregon after Portland. [13] In 2022, Eugene's population was estimated to have reached 179,887.
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state called Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
The city is also served by Oregon Route 37 and Oregon Route 11. [35] Pendleton lies along the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), constructed originally through the area in the 1880s by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company (OR&N). In 1880, the OR&N began construction of a rail line from Portland through the Columbia Gorge to eastern Oregon.
Oregon City, Oregon: 1850 Residence Capt. John C. Ainsworth House: Oregon City, Oregon: 1851 Residence Hamilton Campbell House: Marion County, Oregon: 1851 Residence Knighton House: St. Helens, Oregon: 1851 Residence Oldest house in Columbia County [3] Levi Hagey House: Dundee, Oregon: 1851 Residence Matthew Murphy House: St. Paul, Oregon: 1851 ...