Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Paceefic Northwast region o the Unitit States.
state">state in the Paceefic Northwast region o the Unitit States. The aerie wis inhabited by mony indigenous tribes afore the arrival o traders, splorers an settlers. The Oregon Territory wis created in 1848 efter American settlement began in earnest in the 1840s. Oregon became a state (33rd) on February 14, 1859. Oregon is locatit on the Paceefic coast atween Washington til the noorth, California til the sooth, Nevada on the sooth-east an Idaho til the east. The Columbia an Snake rivers delineate hantle o Oregon's noorthren and eastlin mairchs respectively. Salem is the state's thrid maist populous ceety an the state caipital, wi Portland the maist populous. Portland is currently the 30t mucklemaist U.S. ceety wi a population o 575,930 (2008 estimate) an a metro population o 2,175,133 (2007 estimate), 23rd maist muckle U.S. metro aerie.
Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Oregon Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | Februar 14, 1859 (33rd) |
| Lairgest ceety | Portland |
| Lairgest metro | Portland metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Kate Brown (D) |
| • Secretar o State | Dennis Richardson (R) |
| Legislatur | Legislative Assembly |
| • Upper hoose | State Senate |
| • Lawer hoose | Hoose o Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Ron Wyden (D) Jeff Merkley (D) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 4 Democrats, 1 Republican (leet) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,093,465 (2,016 est.) |
| • Density | 15.0/km2 (39.9/sq mi) |
| • Median hooseaud income | $60834 |
| • Income rank | 17th |
| Leid | |
| • Offeecial leid | De jure: none De facto: Inglis |
| Trad. abbreviation | Ore. |
| Latitude | 42° N to 46° 18′ N |
| Longitude | 116° 28′ W to 124° 38′ W |
References
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