Location one of the Pacific Northwest states
Bordered By Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California

Total Area (rank) 98,386 sq mi (9th)
Greatest Distance E-W 375 mi
Greatest Distance N-S 295 mi
Geographic Center 25 miles south-southeast of Prineville
Coastline 296 mi
Highest Point Mount Hood; 11,2390 ft
Lowest Point Pacific coast; sea level
Mineral Resources stone, sand and gravel, nickel, pumice

2013 Population (rank) 3,930,065 (27th)
Largest Cities Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Medford, Springfield, Bend, Corvallis

Capital Salem
Local Administration 36 counties
U.S. Congress 2 Senators, 5 Representatives

Principal Industries lumber and wood products, tourism, food processing, paper products, machinery, scientific instruments
Principal Manufactures
Agricultural Products vegetables, nursery stock, fruits and nuts, wheat; cattle, dairy products

First Explored By Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1803
First Permanent Settlement Astoria, a fur trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1811
Territorial Status Achieved 1848
Admitted to Union (rank) February 14, 1859 (33rd)

SEE ALSO
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
California
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
John Jacob Astor

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