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A map of the United States with Oregon near the northwest (top left) corner highlighted in red
Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it is the 27th-most populous state, with 4,237,256 inhabitants,[1] and ranked 10th by land area, spanning 95,988 square miles (248,610 km2) of land.[2][3] Oregon is divided into 36 counties and contains 241 incorporated cities.[3][4] Approximately 71 percent of the state's population lives in cities, which also generate 83 percent of economic activity and have 82 percent of Oregon's jobs.[4]

The most populous municipality in Oregon is Portland with 737,015 residents, and the least populous municipality is Greenhorn with three residents.[5][6] In 2020, the state had five cities—all in the Willamette Valley—with populations greater than 100,000 residents.[2][7] Portland is also the largest city by land area, at 133.45 sq mi (345.6 km2), while Barlow is the smallest at 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2).[3][8] The oldest city in Oregon is Oregon City, which was incorporated in 1844 by the Provisional Legislature and was the first recognized city west of the Rocky Mountains.[9] The most recent city to incorporate is La Pine, which was formed in 2006.[10] Cities are able to be dissolved through disincorporation or consolidated to form a new city. In 1965, Lincoln City was formed from the amalgamation of three cities.[11]

All cities have an elected council and an executive that differs based on the chosen form of local government. A majority of large cities use the council–manager form, which has an executive city manager who is appointed by the council but is not directly elected. The mayor–council form includes an elected mayor that serves as the chief executive.[4][12] Until its change to a mayor–council system in 2025, Portland used the commission form of government in which elected members of the city commission were also appointed by the mayor to lead city departments.[12][13] Cities are general responsible for providing emergency services, land use planning, maintenance of streets, water and waste treatment utilities, and other social services.[4] Revenue for these municipal services is primarily derived from property taxes, followed by fees, hotel taxes, and some funding that is shared with the state government.[14]

List of incorporated cities

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  • The skyline of Portland, photographed with high-rise buildings behind the Vista Bridge and with Mount Hood in the distance.
    Downtown skyline of Portland, the most populous city in Oregon
  • A distant view of mid-rise buildings in Downtown Eugene with forested hills in the background
    Downtown view of Eugene, the second-most populous city in Oregon
  • Several buildings in Downtown Salem against a backdrop of trees
    Buildings in Salem, the third-most populous city in Oregon and the state's capital
  • A skate park and plaza in Gresham with a New England-style building in the background
    City Park in Gresham, the fourth-most populous city in Oregon
Key Symbols indicating county seats and the state capital
† County seat
‡ State capital and county seat
List of cities in Oregon
Name County[15][16][a] Population Change,
2010–2020 		Land area[8]
2020 census[17] 2010 census[18] sq mi km2
Adair Village Benton 984 840 +17.14% 0.44 1.1
Adams Umatilla 389 350 +11.14% 0.36 0.93
Adrian Malheur 152 177 −14.12% 0.24 0.62
Albany † Linn,
Benton 		56,469 50,158 +12.58% 17.66 45.7
Amity Yamhill 1,756 1,614 +8.80% 0.59 1.5
Antelope Wasco 39 46 −15.22% 0.46 1.2
Arlington Gilliam 626 586 +6.83% 2.55 6.6
Ashland Jackson 21,380 20,078 +6.48% 6.64 17.2
Astoria † Clatsop 10,186 9,477 +7.48% 6.14 15.9
Athena Umatilla 1,208 1,126 +7.28% 0.55 1.4
Aumsville Marion 4,239 3,584 +18.28% 1.13 2.9
Aurora Marion 1,141 918 +24.29% 0.48 1.2
Baker City † Baker 10,099 9,828 +2.76% 7.16 18.5
Bandon Coos 3,323 3,066 +8.38% 2.77 7.2
Banks Washington 1,840 1,777 +3.55% 0.76 2.0
Barlow Clackamas 132 135 −2.22% 0.05 0.13
Bay City Tillamook 1,384 1,286 +7.62% 1.26 3.3
Beaverton Washington 97,509 89,803 +8.58% 19.60 50.8
Bend † Deschutes 99,210 76,639 +29.45% 33.62 87.1
Boardman Morrow 3,831 3,220 +18.98% 4.03 10.4
Bonanza Klamath 404 415 −2.65% 0.82 2.1
Brookings Curry 6,745 6,336 +6.46% 4.15 10.7
Brownsville Linn 1,694 1,668 +1.56% 1.36 3.5
Burns † Harney 2,734 2,806 −2.57% 3.55 9.2
Butte Falls Jackson 442 423 +4.49% 0.43 1.1
Canby Clackamas 18,171 15,829 +14.80% 4.69 12.1
Cannon Beach Clatsop 1,497 1,690 −11.42% 1.57 4.1
Canyon City † Grant 659 703 −6.26% 1.41 3.7
Canyonville Douglas 1,641 1,884 −12.90% 1.06 2.7
Carlton Yamhill 2,219 2,007 +10.56% 0.88 2.3
Cascade Locks Hood River 1,378 1,144 +20.45% 2.08 5.4
Cave Junction Josephine 2,065 1,883 +9.67% 1.81 4.7
Central Point Jackson 19,015 17,169 +10.75% 3.93 10.2
Chiloquin Klamath 763 734 +3.95% 0.82 2.1
Clatskanie Columbia 1,719 1,737 −1.04% 1.30 3.4
Coburg Lane 1,306 1,035 +26.18% 1.03 2.7
Columbia City Columbia 1,952 1,946 +0.31% 0.79 2.0
Condon † Gilliam 711 682 +4.25% 0.82 2.1
Coos Bay Coos 15,988 15,967 +0.13% 10.63 27.5
Coquille † Coos 4,015 3,866 +3.85% 2.76 7.1
Cornelius Washington 12,712 11,869 +7.10% 2.34 6.1
Corvallis † Benton 59,916 54,462 +10.01% 14.27 37.0
Cottage Grove Lane 10,594 9,686 +9.37% 3.86 10.0
Cove Union 624 552 +13.04% 0.80 2.1
Creswell Lane 5,642 5,031 +12.14% 1.71 4.4
Culver Jefferson 1,605 1,357 +18.28% 0.70 1.8
Dallas † Polk 16,885 14,583 +15.79% 4.91 12.7
Dayton Yamhill 2,669 2,534 +5.33% 0.84 2.2
Dayville Grant 132 149 −11.41% 0.53 1.4
Depoe Bay Lincoln 1,519 1,398 +8.66% 1.81 4.7
Detroit Marion 201 202 −0.50% 0.59 1.5
Donald Marion 1,007 979 +2.86% 0.28 0.73
Drain Douglas 1,174 1,151 +2.00% 0.63 1.6
Dufur Wasco 637 604 +5.46% 0.59 1.5
Dundee Yamhill 3,240 3,162 +2.47% 1.34 3.5
Dunes City Lane 1,426 1,303 +9.44% 2.69 7.0
Durham Washington 1,945 1,351 +43.97% 0.41 1.1
Eagle Point Jackson 9,682 8,469 +14.32% 2.97 7.7
Echo Umatilla 635 699 −9.16% 0.58 1.5
Elgin Union 1,716 1,711 +0.29% 1.01 2.6
Elkton Douglas 184 195 −5.64% 0.23 0.60
Enterprise † Wallowa 2,052 1,940 +5.77% 1.47 3.8
Estacada Clackamas 4,391 2,695 +62.93% 2.27 5.9
Eugene † Lane 177,225 156,185 +13.47% 44.18 114.4
Fairview Multnomah 10,417 8,920 +16.78% 3.09 8.0
Falls City Polk 1,052 947 +11.09% 1.20 3.1
Florence Lane 9,461 8,466 +11.75% 5.42 14.0
Forest Grove Washington 26,217 21,083 +24.35% 5.83 15.1
Fossil † Wheeler 447 473 −5.50% 0.78 2.0
Garibaldi Tillamook 825 779 +5.91% 0.99 2.6
Gaston Washington,
Yamhill 		678 637 +6.44% 0.34 0.88
Gates Marion,
Linn 		551 471 +16.99% 0.65 1.7
Gearhart Clatsop 1,802 1,462 +23.26% 1.85 4.8
Gervais Marion 2,592 2,464 +5.19% 0.41 1.1
Gladstone Clackamas 12,017 11,497 +4.52% 2.40 6.2
Glendale Douglas 855 874 −2.17% 0.39 1.0
Gold Beach † Curry 2,343 2,253 +3.99% 2.53 6.6
Gold Hill Jackson 1,334 1,220 +9.34% 0.76 2.0
Granite Grant 30 38 −21.05% 0.37 0.96
Grants Pass † Josephine 39,194 34,533 +13.50% 11.52 29.8
Grass Valley Sherman 152 164 −7.32% 0.51 1.3
Greenhorn Baker,
Grant 		3 2 +50.00% 0.09 0.23
Gresham Multnomah 114,249 105,594 +8.20% 23.47 60.8
Haines Baker 372 416 −10.58% 0.76 2.0
Halfway Baker 358 288 +24.31% 0.37 0.96
Halsey Linn 959 904 +6.08% 0.56 1.5
Happy Valley Clackamas 23,743 13,903 +70.78% 11.58 30.0
Harrisburg Linn 3,655 3,567 +2.47% 1.40 3.6
Helix Umatilla 193 184 +4.89% 0.13 0.34
Heppner † Morrow 1,185 1,291 −8.21% 1.23 3.2
Hermiston Umatilla 19,408 16,745 +15.90% 8.28 21.4
Hillsboro † Washington 106,439 91,611 +16.19% 25.67 66.5
Hines Harney 1,648 1,563 +5.44% 2.06 5.3
Hood River † Hood River 8,363 7,167 +16.69% 2.60 6.7
Hubbard Marion 3,430 3,173 +8.10% 0.71 1.8
Huntington Baker 502 440 +14.09% 0.74 1.9
Idanha Marion,
Linn 		156 134 +16.42% 0.74 1.9
Imbler Union 247 306 −19.28% 0.22 0.57
Independence Polk 9,824 8,590 +14.37% 2.98 7.7
Ione Morrow 339 329 +3.04% 0.76 2.0
Irrigon Morrow 2,009 1,826 +10.02% 1.30 3.4
Island City Union 1,141 989 +15.37% 0.98 2.5
Jacksonville Jackson 3,015 2,785 +8.26% 1.89 4.9
Jefferson Marion 3,328 3,098 +7.42% 0.86 2.2
John Day Grant 1,664 1,744 −4.59% 2.26 5.9
Johnson City Clackamas 536 566 −5.30% 0.07 0.18
Jordan Valley Malheur 135 181 −25.41% 2.08 5.4
Joseph Wallowa 1,156 1,081 +6.94% 0.91 2.4
Junction City Lane 6,798 5,392 +26.08% 3.29 8.5
Keizer Marion 39,369 36,478 +7.93% 7.19 18.6
King City Washington 5,187 3,111 +66.73% 0.81 2.1
Klamath Falls † Klamath 21,783 20,840 +4.52% 20.14 52.2
La Grande † Union 13,023 13,082 −0.45% 4.58 11.9
La Pine Deschutes 2,490 1,653 +50.64% 7.14 18.5
Lafayette Yamhill 4,429 3,742 +18.36% 0.86 2.2
Lake Oswego Clackamas,
Multnomah,
Washington 		40,802 36,619 +11.42% 10.78 27.9
Lakeside Coos 1,897 1,699 +11.65% 2.00 5.2
Lakeview † Lake 2,428 2,294 +5.84% 2.43 6.3
Lebanon Linn 18,482 15,518 +19.10% 7.01 18.2
Lexington Morrow 240 238 +0.84% 0.44 1.1
Lincoln City Lincoln 9,823 7,930 +23.87% 6.05 15.7
Lonerock Gilliam 23 21 +9.52% 1.01 2.6
Long Creek Grant 171 197 −13.20% 1.02 2.6
Lostine Wallowa 239 213 +12.21% 0.29 0.75
Lowell Lane 1,197 1,045 +14.55% 0.87 2.3
Lyons Linn 1,208 1,161 +4.05% 0.87 2.3
Madras † Jefferson 7,468 6,046 +23.52% 8.16 21.1
Malin Klamath 731 805 −9.19% 0.50 1.3
Manzanita Tillamook 607 598 +1.51% 0.82 2.1
Maupin Wasco 422 418 +0.96% 1.40 3.6
Maywood Park Multnomah 827 752 +9.97% 0.17 0.44
McMinnville † Yamhill 34,337 32,187 +6.68% 10.58 27.4
Medford † Jackson 85,988 74,907 +14.79% 25.89 67.1
Merrill Klamath 826 844 −2.13% 0.46 1.2
Metolius Jefferson 979 710 +37.89% 0.48 1.2
Mill City Marion,
Linn 		1,974 1,855 +6.42% 0.86 2.2
Millersburg Linn 2,916 1,329 +119.41% 4.46 11.6
Milton-Freewater Umatilla 7,146 7,050 +1.36% 2.03 5.3
Milwaukie Clackamas,
Multnomah 		21,135 20,291 +4.16% 4.98 12.9
Mitchell Wheeler 138 130 +6.15% 1.28 3.3
Molalla Clackamas 10,231 8,108 +26.18% 2.42 6.3
Monmouth Polk 11,122 9,534 +16.66% 2.17 5.6
Monroe Benton 645 617 +4.54% 0.51 1.3
Monument Grant 115 128 −10.16% 0.51 1.3
Moro † Sherman 365 324 +12.65% 0.50 1.3
Mosier Wasco 466 433 +7.62% 0.46 1.2
Mount Vernon Grant 549 527 +4.17% 0.68 1.8
Mt. Angel Marion 3,393 3,286 +3.26% 1.14 3.0
Myrtle Creek Douglas 3,476 3,439 +1.08% 2.50 6.5
Myrtle Point Coos 2,478 2,514 −1.43% 1.61 4.2
Nehalem Tillamook 274 271 +1.11% 0.27 0.70
Newberg Yamhill 25,452 22,068 +15.33% 5.91 15.3
Newport † Lincoln 10,250 9,989 +2.61% 9.98 25.8
North Bend Coos 10,317 9,695 +6.42% 3.93 10.2
North Plains Washington 3,442 1,947 +76.78% 1.09 2.8
North Powder Union 503 439 +14.58% 0.63 1.6
Nyssa Malheur 3,202 3,267 −1.99% 1.55 4.0
Oakland Douglas 934 927 +0.76% 0.73 1.9
Oakridge Lane 3,209 3,205 +0.12% 2.16 5.6
Ontario Malheur 11,718 11,366 +3.10% 5.17 13.4
Oregon City † Clackamas 37,578 31,859 +17.95% 10.05 26.0
Paisley Lake 249 243 +2.47% 0.43 1.1
Pendleton † Umatilla 17,105 16,612 +2.97% 11.44 29.6
Philomath Benton 5,351 4,584 +16.73% 2.02 5.2
Phoenix Jackson 4,480 4,538 −1.28% 1.43 3.7
Pilot Rock Umatilla 1,335 1,502 −11.12% 1.45 3.8
Port Orford Curry 1,147 1,133 +1.24% 1.56 4.0
Portland † Multnomah,
Washington,
Clackamas 		652,521 583,776 +11.78% 133.45 345.6
Powers Coos 711 689 +3.19% 0.58 1.5
Prairie City Grant 840 909 −7.59% 0.99 2.6
Prescott Columbia 79 55 +43.64% 0.07 0.18
Prineville † Crook 10,734 9,253 +16.01% 12.83 33.2
Rainier Columbia 1,905 1,895 +0.53% 4.08 10.6
Redmond Deschutes 33,289 26,215 +26.98% 18.26 47.3
Reedsport Douglas 4,322 4,154 +4.04% 2.07 5.4
Richland Baker 167 156 +7.05% 0.11 0.28
Riddle Douglas 1,212 1,185 +2.28% 0.64 1.7
Rivergrove Clackamas,
Washington 		542 289 +87.54% 0.17 0.44
Rockaway Beach Tillamook 1,449 1,312 +10.44% 1.60 4.1
Rogue River Jackson 2,409 2,131 +13.05% 0.97 2.5
Roseburg † Douglas 23,665 21,181 +11.73% 10.72 27.8
Rufus Sherman 264 249 +6.02% 1.18 3.1
Salem ‡ Marion,
Polk 		175,478 154,637 +13.48% 48.80 126.4
Sandy Clackamas 12,625 9,570 +31.92% 3.57 9.2
Scappoose Columbia 8,010 6,592 +21.51% 3.43 8.9
Scio Linn 967 838 +15.39% 0.41 1.1
Scotts Mills Marion 418 357 +17.09% 0.36 0.93
Seaside Clatsop 7,160 6,457 +10.89% 3.89 10.1
Seneca Grant 165 199 −17.09% 0.80 2.1
Shady Cove Jackson 3,086 2,904 +6.27% 1.95 5.1
Shaniko Wasco 32 36 −11.11% 0.50 1.3
Sheridan Yamhill 6,445 6,127 +5.19% 2.10 5.4
Sherwood Washington 20,451 18,194 +12.41% 4.83 12.5
Siletz Lincoln 1,229 1,212 +1.40% 0.63 1.6
Silverton Marion 10,475 9,222 +13.59% 3.51 9.1
Sisters Deschutes 3,057 2,038 +50.00% 1.93 5.0
Sodaville Linn 364 308 +18.18% 0.31 0.80
Spray Wheeler 139 160 −13.12% 0.29 0.75
Springfield Lane 61,865 59,403 +4.14% 15.85 41.1
St. Helens † Columbia 13,838 12,883 +7.41% 4.82 12.5
St. Paul Marion 434 421 +3.09% 0.29 0.75
Stanfield Umatilla 2,145 2,043 +4.99% 1.51 3.9
Stayton Marion 8,243 7,644 +7.84% 3.08 8.0
Sublimity Marion 2,965 2,681 +10.59% 0.94 2.4
Summerville Union 119 135 −11.85% 0.26 0.67
Sumpter Baker 206 204 +0.98% 2.18 5.6
Sutherlin Douglas 8,523 7,810 +9.13% 6.47 16.8
Sweet Home Linn 9,837 8,925 +10.22% 5.30 13.7
Talent Jackson 6,287 6,066 +3.64% 1.33 3.4
Tangent Linn 1,249 1,164 +7.30% 3.78 9.8
The Dalles † Wasco 16,030 13,620 +17.69% 6.66 17.2
Tigard Washington 54,814 48,035 +14.11% 12.67 32.8
Tillamook † Tillamook 5,210 4,935 +5.57% 1.90 4.9
Toledo Lincoln 3,548 3,465 +2.40% 2.15 5.6
Troutdale Multnomah 16,294 15,962 +2.08% 5.95 15.4
Tualatin Washington,
Clackamas 		27,940 26,054 +7.24% 8.28 21.4
Turner Marion 2,446 1,854 +31.93% 1.43 3.7
Ukiah Umatilla 167 186 −10.22% 0.24 0.62
Umatilla Umatilla 7,365 6,906 +6.65% 4.91 12.7
Union Union 2,152 2,121 +1.46% 2.49 6.4
Unity Baker 41 71 −42.25% 0.64 1.7
Vale † Malheur 1,898 1,874 +1.28% 1.14 3.0
Veneta Lane 5,213 4,561 +14.30% 2.57 6.7
Vernonia Columbia 2,374 2,151 +10.37% 1.64 4.2
Waldport Lincoln 2,250 2,033 +10.67% 2.72 7.0
Wallowa Wallowa 799 808 −1.11% 0.61 1.6
Warrenton Clatsop 6,280 4,989 +25.88% 12.66 32.8
Wasco Sherman 415 410 +1.22% 1.01 2.6
Waterloo Linn 221 229 −3.49% 0.12 0.31
West Linn Clackamas 27,372 25,109 +9.01% 7.43 19.2
Westfir Lane 262 253 +3.56% 0.31 0.80
Weston Umatilla 715 667 +7.20% 0.68 1.8
Wheeler Tillamook 428 414 +3.38% 0.52 1.3
Willamina Yamhill,
Polk 		2,245 2,025 +10.86% 0.94 2.4
Wilsonville Clackamas,
Washington 		26,662 19,509 +36.67% 7.51 19.5
Winston Douglas 5,630 5,379 +4.67% 2.76 7.1
Wood Village Multnomah 4,389 3,878 +13.18% 0.94 2.4
Woodburn Marion 26,004 24,080 +7.99% 5.86 15.2
Yachats Lincoln 994 690 +44.06% 0.91 2.4
Yamhill Yamhill 1,148 1,024 +12.11% 0.49 1.3
Yoncalla Douglas 1,016 1,047 −2.96% 0.67 1.7

Former cities

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Cities that have disincorporated.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ If a municipality spans multiple counties, the counties are listed in the order given by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), primary county first.[16]

References

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