Oregon Profile

Amazing shot of the Portland, Oregon skyline at night.

Lying on the Pacific Ocean, it is bordered by Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California. It covers 97,073 sq mi (251,419 sq km). Its capital is Salem. The Columbia River forms its northern boundary; the Snake River is its upper eastern boundary. The Cascades Range, with Mount Hood, is in western central Oregon. First sighted by Spanish explorers, it was visited by Francis Drake in 1579 and by James Cook in 1778. The area was inhabited by many American Indian peoples when in 1792 Capt. Robert Gray explored the Columbia River, giving the U.S. a claim to the region. The river's mouth was reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805. The first white settlement was founded at Astoria in 1811 by the fur trader John J. Astor. Settlement of the area accelerated from c. 1843 with mass migration over the Oregon Trail. It was part of the Oregon Territory and was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state in 1859. The state's economy is dependent on its forests, farms, and livestock. Salmon and shellfish are the bases of the fishing industry. Centres of population, arts, and education are Portland, Eugene, and Medford.

Encyclopedia Britannica: Oregon (state, United States)

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Oregon Statistics

Population, 2007 estimate	3,747,455
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007	9.5%
Housing units, 2007	1,609,595
Median household income, 2007	$48,735
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	95,996.79
Persons per square mile, 2000	35.6

U.S. Census Bureau: Oregon QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

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Oregon Links

There's more information than I could possibly list here but I want to provide links to further your investigation if you so choose. So, here's a link the Official State Home Page of Oregon. The official tourism Web site of Oregon has a lot going for it!

Weather information is also available by cities. Just visit Oregon Weather - Average Temperatures and Rainfall and then click on the name of the city you are interested in to find data for that specific city. And what state profile would be complete without a link to their Top Attractions and Oddities?!?

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Relocation Specialist : Oregon

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