Oregon is a state in the pacific northwest region on the west coast of the united states. Oregons flag shown here is the only one of the 50 united states to have a different image on the reverse. Census bureau, provides current state population, business and geographical facts. Counties in pacific nw states oregon blue bookcounties. Home oregon state agency databases libguides at godort. It is located in the center of the willamette valley alongside the willamette river, which runs north through the city. Blue book publication informal name for one of the four standard references on the pagelayout and graphicscontrol language postscript. In other words, you might expect to pay a little different price for the same car in portland, oregon vs portland, maine. The northwestern state of oregon is the 9th largest in the us in terms of land area, but it has a sparsely spread population by comparison. A directory of resources related to oregon topics of interest. The river forms the boundary between marion and polk counties, and the city neighborhood of west salem is in polk county.
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The bill requires that each of the 36 oregon counties report on a variety of expenditure information, related to the use of lottery funds for the purpose of economic development. Wind projects biglow canyon wind farm, sherman county, 2006. Multnomah county is located in the northwest corner of oregon, at the confluence of the willamette and columbia rivers. From state symbols to a detailed history to descriptions of the states economy and government finance, this section covers many facets of life in oregon. Information a to z is exactly what its title implies. Senators from the democratic party, as well as four out of oregons five u. Published since 1911, it is produced by the oregon state archives, a division of the secretary of states office. Malheur county, oregon and two counties in idaho ada and canyon. Blue book article about blue book by the free dictionary. Mar 20, 2017 oregon blue book signing features secretary of state, children authors. Oregon state archives photo oregon offers us a place of rich geographic diversity to establish our communities from the pacific ocean beaches and coast range eastward to the. The other three official guides are known as the green book, the red book, and the white book.
About us multnomah county elections multnomah county. The oregon constitution does not explicitly provide for county seats. The oregon revised statutes require the secretary of state to publish the print edition biennially on or about february 15 of the same. The federal information processing standard fips code, which is used by the united states government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. Oregon state home page oregon history oregon blue book oregon quickfacts oregon state library oregon podcast. News events annual reports conferences facts and figures international protected names links the blue book global reference library. John jacob astor and thomas jeffersons lost pacific e. Affordable housing oregons housing market has had difficulty keeping up with the states changing. Bird, state the western meadowlark sturnella neglecta.
Bobs list of useful data sources university of oregon. Its county seat, portland, is the states largest city. The latest federal reporting shows that oregon ranked fourth in the united states for reported rates of past month illicit drug use by people ages 12 or older in 2012 and 20 figure 1. The land of the big prize cherries, and the home of apple pies. Overview demographics the oregon hidta was established by the office of national drug control policy ondcp in june of 1999. Data derived from population estimates, census of population and housing, small area income and poverty estimates, state and county housing unit estimates, county business patterns, nonemployer statistics, economic census, survey of business owners, building permits, consolidated federal. Oregon state archives photo facts come in all shapes and sizes. Office of the secretary of stat creator see all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A street clock and tree blossoms in downtown mcminnville. Quickfacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Secretary of states introduction sos staff dedication governors welcome. Government printing office core documents of our democracy.
The official facebook presence of the oregon blue book almanac and fact book. Factual sources criminal justice sources libguides at pacific. As of the 2010 united states census, the countys population was 735,334. Not all states have a blue book or state encyclopedia, in these cases efforts have. Oregon blue book, secretary of state office annually. Multnomah county, oregon simple english wikipedia, the. Select federal publications under search special collections. The reverse shows the state animal, a beaver, perched on a log. For old facts like, what committees existed in 1972, etc.
Population estimates, american community survey, census of population and housing, current population survey, small area health insurance estimates, small area income and poverty estimates, state and county housing unit estimates, county business patterns, nonemployer statistics, economic census, survey of. Profile of state, county, city, congressional district, or federal judicial district. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. There are 536,300 registered voters in multnomah county as of january 2020. Raised by a book designer father and psychologist mother active in civil rights community organizing near boston, massachusetts, i first came to oregon in 1977 to study at reeds fine college, where i was recruited based on my surname to hit the drums for the colleges first punk rock band, lotek william gibson cribbed our name. Native throughout western north america, the bird has brown plumage. Realtime, geographic, and other scientific resources of oregon from the united states geological survey. The state has voted democratic, by relatively small margins, since 1988 in presidential elections. Oregon hidta program 5 illicit drug use in oregon continues to exceed the national per capita average.
Guide to public services and assistance programs in the greater portland area. News statesman journal oregon news headlinespot branches of government executive governor attorney general secretary of state treasurer labor commissioner superintendent of public instruction. So you get more than 600 pages of information on oregon, an amazing amount of material. The fips code for each county links to census data for that county. Home state blue books and encyclopedias libguides at godort.
Oregons postal abbreviation is or and its fips state code is 41. For an overview of oregon facts, history, and governance, see the oregon blue book, updated yearly by the secretary of state. The oregon blue book is also available at bookstores questions. Get the kelley blue book fair market range or fair purchase price for your car. In 2014, the oregon hidta region expanded to include three newly designated counties.
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Oregon blue book oregon secretary of state state of oregon. Geography plays a huge part mountain ranges and vast forest areas are just two of the geographical features that have an impact on population density in oregon. For comparison, the estimated breakouts of 20 oregon population age 1017 by raceethnicity from puzzanchera, et. Even in the bluest of blue oregon, democratic candidate for president hillary clinton was barely able to get over 50% of the vote.
Censusdesignated places barview bunker hill glasgow. Its county seat, portland, is the states largest city multnomah county is part of the portlandvancouverhillsboro, orwa metropolitan statistical area. The oregon blue book is also available at bookstores. Oregon quickfacts from the united states census bureau. As well as being available online, it is also published in print on oddnumbered years. The blue book international federation of horseracing authorities. Article vi, covering the administrative department of the state of oregon, simply states that. Census bureau socioeconomic statistical data for individual states by city and county search on oregon. Volunteers dedicated to free genealogy this site is designated as a legacy site and is not available for adoption, but many other oregon counties are available to host, so visit our volunteer webpage to find out more information on joining our group as a website host. Unincorporated communities allegany arago beaver hill bridge broadbent charleston cooston dellwood dora fairview. The oregon legislature passed house bill 3188 during the 2011 legislative session.
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