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Map of Marion County. Marion County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 345,920 at the 2020 census, [1] making it the 5th most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Salem, [2] which is also the state capital of Oregon. The county was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg (earlier ...
The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. Salem had a population of 175,535 at the 2020 census, [8] making it the 3rd most populous city in the state after ...
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 120 of those are found partially or wholly in Marion County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent ...
Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Marion as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.
Marion County: 047: Salem: 1843: One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory: Named in honor of Francis Marion (1732-1795), a Revolutionary War general of the Continental Army from South Carolina. 346,741: 1,185 sq mi (3,069 km 2) Morrow County: 049: Heppner: 1885: Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern ...
GNIS feature ID. 2411763 [2] St. Paul or Saint Paul [2] is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the Saint Paul Mission founded by Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet, who arrived in the Oregon Country in 1838 to minister to the Catholic inhabitants of French Prairie. [5] The population was 434 at the 2020 census.
Woodburn, Oregon. / 45.14778°N 122.86667°W / 45.14778; -122.86667. Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem.
2411902 [2] Website. www.silverton.or.us. Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The city is situated along the 45th parallel about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Salem, in the eastern margins of the broad alluvial plain of the Willamette Valley. The city is named after Silver Creek, which flows through the town from Silver ...