Oregon
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Nickname:
The Beaver State
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Motto(s): | |
Anthem: Oregon, My Oregon | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Oregon Territory |
Admitted to the Union | February 14, 1859; 165 years ago (1859-02-14) (33rd) |
Capital | Salem |
Largest city | Portland |
Largest county or equivalent | Multnomah |
Largest metro and urban areas | Portland |
Government | |
• Governor | Tina Kotek (D) |
• Secretary of State | LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D)[a] |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Oregon Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | Ron Wyden (D) Jeff Merkley (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 4 Democrats 2 Republicans (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 98,381 sq mi (254,806 km2) |
• Land | 95,997 sq mi (248,849 km2) |
• Water | 2,384 sq mi (6,177 km2) 2.4% |
• Rank | 9th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 360 mi (580 km) |
• Width | 400 mi (640 km) |
Elevation | 3,300 ft (1,000 m) |
Highest elevation | 11,249 ft (3,428.8 m) |
Lowest elevation
(Pacific Ocean
[2])
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0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 4,233,358[3] |
• Rank | 27th |
• Density | 39.9/sq mi (15.0/km2) |
• Rank | 39th |
• Median household income | $71,562[4] |
• Income rank | 18th |
Demonym | Oregonian |
Language | |
• Official language | De jure: none[5] De facto: English |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
majority of Malheur County | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
OR
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ISO 3166 code | US-OR |
Traditional abbreviation | Ore. |
Latitude | 42° N to 46°18′ N |
Longitude | 116°28′ W to 124°38′ W |
Website | oregon |
ASN | |
Oregon
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Nickname:
The Beaver State
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|
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: Oregon, My Oregon | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Oregon Territory |
Admitted to the Union | February 14, 1859; 165 years ago (1859-02-14) (33rd) |
Capital | Salem |
Largest city | Portland |
Largest county or equivalent | Multnomah |
Largest metro and urban areas | Portland |
Government | |
• Governor | Tina Kotek (D) |
• Secretary of State | LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D)[a] |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Oregon Supreme Court |
U.S. senators | Ron Wyden (D) Jeff Merkley (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 4 Democrats 2 Republicans (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 98,381 sq mi (254,806 km2) |
• Land | 95,997 sq mi (248,849 km2) |
• Water | 2,384 sq mi (6,177 km2) 2.4% |
• Rank | 9th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 360 mi (580 km) |
• Width | 400 mi (640 km) |
Elevation | 3,300 ft (1,000 m) |
Highest elevation | 11,249 ft (3,428.8 m) |
Lowest elevation
(Pacific Ocean
[2])
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0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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|
• Total | 4,233,358[3] |
• Rank | 27th |
• Density | 39.9/sq mi (15.0/km2) |
• Rank | 39th |
• Median household income | $71,562[4] |
• Income rank | 18th |
Demonym | Oregonian |
Language | |
• Official language | De jure: none[5] De facto: English |
Time zones | |
most of state | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
majority of Malheur County | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
OR
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ISO 3166 code | US-OR |
Traditional abbreviation | Ore. |
Latitude | 42° N to 46°18′ N |
Longitude | 116°28′ W to 124°38′ W |
Website | oregon |
ASN | |