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Region Location Map Principal communities Population Notes Central Oregon: Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson counties Bend, Redmond, Madras, Prineville: 219,564 (2015 est.) [1] Minimal definition. Sometimes includes north to the Columbia River and south to the border with California. Eastern Oregon
Pages in category "Regions of Oregon" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The classification system has four levels. Levels I, III, and IV are shown on this list. Level I divides North America into 15 ecoregions; of these, 3 are present in Oregon. Level III subdivides the continent into 182 ecoregions; of these, 9 lay partly within Oregon's borders. Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions.
Mount Hood is the highest peak in Oregon.. Western Oregon's mountainous regions, home to three of the most prominent mountain peaks of the United States including Mount Hood, were formed by the volcanic activity of the Juan de Fuca Plate, a tectonic plate that poses a continued threat of volcanic activity and earthquakes in the region.
2.3 Regions of Oregon. 2.3.1 Administrative divisions of Oregon. 2.4 Demography of Oregon. 3 Government and politics of Oregon.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used ... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon Country. 97,713: 676 sq mi (1,751 km 2) Clackamas County: 005: Oregon City: 1843: One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country: Named for the Clackamas people, a local Native American tribe. 423,173: 1,868 sq mi (4,838 km 2) Clatsop County: 007 ...
Oregon (/ ˈ ɒr ɪ ɡ ən,-ɡ ɒ n / ⓘ ORR-ih-ghən, -gon) [7] [8] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho.