All countries of the world listed from A-Z:

List of all countries of the world

or choose from the countries per continent below:

Countries of Africa

Countries of the Americas

Countries of Asia

Countries of Europe

Countries of Oceania

USA per state


POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

About this siteFrequently Asked QuestionsLinks to other sitesRemarks on the dataSources used for the dataRecent updates of the data
map of OregonUNITED STATES
OF AMERICA :

OREGON


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Salem // state code ISO: OR ; FIPS: US41
surface: 248645 sq.km = 96002 sq.mi // rank in USA: 10 // location: Northwestern Pacific State
climate: coastal mild and humid, continental dryness and extreme temperatures in the interior
entered USA as 33rd state on: 1859-02-14
administrative division: 36 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 3,421,399
population density 2000: 14 per sq.km = 36 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 20,4%
main ethnic groups: white 86,6%; black 1,6%; Asian 3,0%; Native American/Nat. AK 1,3%; other 7%
Economy and infrastructure
chief crops: greenhouse, hay, wheat, grass seed, potatoes, onions, Christmas trees, pears, mint
livestock (million): cattle: 1,4 / pigs: 0,032 / poultry: 3,7 (excl. broilers) / sheep: 0,245
timber/lumber: Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa pine
chief industries: manufacturing, services, trade, finance, insurance, real estate, government, construction
chief industrial products: electronics & semiconductors, lumber & wood products, metals
chief mining products: sand & gravel, crushed stone, portland cement, diatomite, pumice & pumicite
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: Mt. Hood 3426 m = 11239 ft
other mountains: Mt, Jefferson 3199, Three Sisters 3157, Sacajawea Pk 2997, Steens Mt. 2967
lowest point in the state: sea level
lakes: Upper Klamath Lake, Malheur L., Harney L., L. Albert, Summer L., Goose L., Crater L.
artificial lakes: Green Peter L., Prineville Res., Hyatt Res.
rivers: Columbia, Willamette, John Day, Deschutes, Grande Ronde, Snake, Umpqua, Rogue
others: islands: some small ones in the estuary of the Columbia River // deserts: none
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Beaver State
motto: She flies with her own wings
song: Oregon, My Oregon
flower: Oregon grape // bird: Western meadowlark // tree: Douglas fir
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

top    Back to the page containing general information of the whole country

next    To the page containing the population growth statistics of the whole country

down    To the page containing historical population statistics of the primary administrative division in states

down    to the secondary administrative division of the state

down    To the page containing historical population statistics of some important towns of the state

down    To the page containing urban historical population statistics of the whole country

back    Back to the homepage of this website: POPULATION STATISTICS

File created on 2003.03.04 by Jan Lahmeyer
© "populstat" site: Jan Lahmeyer