 |
Oregon Relocation Information
Oregon covers 98,386 square miles and has a population of 3,421,399 people. Oregon's
capital is Salem, which
has a population of 136,924. Other important cities are Portland (pop. 529,121),
Eugene (pop. 137,893), Gresham (pop. 90,205), Hillsboro (pop.
70,186), Beaverton
(pop. 76,129), Medford
(pop. 63,154), Springfield (pop. 52,864), Bend (pop. 52,029) and Corvallis (pop.
49,322).
Oregon was admitted to Statehood on February 14th, 1859 as the 33rd state. It's bordered
by Washington to the north, Idaho to the east, Nevada and California to the south and the
Pacific Ocean to the west. The state flower is the "Oregon Grape" and it's
nickname is "Beaver State". Oregon's economy is broken into two categories;
agriculture and industry. Cattle, vegetables, nursery stock, fruits and nuts, dairy
products, and wheat provide for the agricultural side. While lumber and wood
products, tourism, food processing, paper products, machinery and scientific instruments provide for the industrial side.
|
|
|
