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Philomath (/ f ɪ ˈ l oʊ m ɪ θ / fi-LOH-mith) is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Philomath ( Greek , "love of learning") College. The population was 5,838 as of the 2023 census population estimates . [ 6 ]
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 the 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses.
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Oregon Route 34 begins (at its western terminus) at its junction with U.S. Route 101 in Waldport. It follows the Alsea River through Tidewater to the community of Alsea, where it heads northeast to its junction with U.S. Route 20 near Philomath. OR 34 and US 20 share the same roadway between Philomath and the college town of Corvallis.
In 2017, the Oregon legislature designated Oregon’s 451-mile stretch of U.S. Route 20 as the state’s official Medal of Honor Highway. Twelve roadside signs were placed along the route to honor Oregon’s Medal of Honor recipients. Oregon was the first state to designate a border-to-border route as its official Medal of Honor Highway.
The Isaac King House and Barn, located near Philomath, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was designed and built by William Pitman in c.1855. It is about 25 by 45 feet (7.6 m × 13.7 m) in plan. It has a steep, gabled roof with a boxed cornice and returns. [2]
Marys Peak (formerly Mary's Peak and sometimes still spelled this way) is a mountain in Benton County, Oregon, United States, just southwest of Philomath. The Kalapuya people call the peak "chatímanwi", [3] [4] or 'place of spiritual power'. [5] It is the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range.
Oregon State Route 34 is the main connector from Corvallis to I-5, the main arterial north–south route though the state of Oregon, which lies 10–12 miles to the east of the city. Continuing on OR 34 another 9–10 miles east of I-5 is the city of Lebanon, Oregon the 3rd largest city of the Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon CSA .