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Salem ( / ˈseɪləm / SAY-ləm) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. 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 Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk. [2] The principal city is Salem, the state capital, which has a population of 175,535. [3] The Salem MSA had a population of 433,353 at the 2020 census. [4] In 2010, there were 390,738 people living in ...
Willamette River. Willamette Valley basin. The Willamette Valley ( / wɪˈlæmɪt / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a 150-mile (240 km) long valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, the Oregon ...
503: The northwestern corner of Oregon, including Portland and its metropolitan area, Salem and other cities. 541: All of Oregon outside the northwestern corner, including Eugene. 971: An overlay of area code 503. Until 2008, 971 was a concentrated overlay, meaning it was only present in some parts of the 503 area.
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 Oregon portion of the metropolitan area is the state's largest urban center, while the Washington portion of the metropolitan area is the state's third-largest urban center after Seattle and Spokane (the Seattle Urban Area includes Tacoma and Everett [7] ). [8] Portions of the Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties) are under the jurisdiction of Metro, [9] a ...
Bush's Pasture Park (90.5 acres) is a public park and botanical garden in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is the site of the Asahel Bush House, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, [2] and is now operated as the Bush House Museum .
The capital, Salem, is the third-most populous city in Oregon, with 175,535 residents. [9] Portland, with 652,503, ranks as the 26th among U.S. cities. The Portland metropolitan area, which includes neighboring counties in Washington, is the 25th largest metro area in the nation, with a population of 2,512,859.