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List of cities in Oregon

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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 3 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 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]

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[14][15] Population Change,
2010–2020 		Land area[16]
2020 census[2] 2010 census[17] sq mi km2
Albany † Linn,
Benton[a] 		56,472 50,158 +12.59% 17.75 46.0
Ashland Jackson 21,360 20,078 +6.39% 6.59 17.1
Beaverton Washington 97,494 89,803 +8.56% 18.73 48.5
Bend † Deschutes 99,178 76,639 +29.41% 33.27 86.2
Canby Clackamas 18,171 15,829 +14.80% 3.79 9.8
Central Point Jackson 18,997 17,169 +10.65% 3.90 10.1
Coos Bay Coos 15,985 15,967 +0.11% 15.90 41.2
Cornelius Washington 12,694 11,869 +6.95% 2.01 5.2
Corvallis † Benton 59,922 54,462 +10.03% 14.30 37.0
Dallas † Polk 16,854 14,583 +15.57% 4.81 12.5
Eugene † Lane 176,654 156,185 +13.11% 43.74 113.3
Forest Grove Washington 26,225 21,083 +24.39% 5.88 15.2
Grants Pass † Josephine 39,189 34,533 +13.48% 11.03 28.6
Gresham Multnomah 114,247 105,594 +8.19% 23.43 60.7
Happy Valley Clackamas 23,733 13,903 +70.70% 8.32 21.5
Hermiston Umatilla 19,354 16,745 +15.58% 7.81 20.2
Hillsboro † Washington 106,447 91,611 +16.19% 24.25 62.8
Keizer Marion 39,376 36,478 +7.94% 7.21 18.7
Klamath Falls † Klamath 21,813 20,840 +4.67% 20.66 53.5
La Grande † Union 13,026 13,082 −0.43% 4.61 11.9
Lake Oswego Clackamas,
Multnomah,
Washington[a] 		40,732 36,619 +11.23% 11.35 29.4
Lebanon Linn 18,447 15,518 +18.87% 6.87 17.8
McMinnville † Yamhill 34,319 32,187 +6.62% 10.58 27.4
Medford † Jackson 85,824 74,907 +14.57% 25.74 66.7
Milwaukie Clackamas,
Multnomah[a] 		21,119 20,291 +4.08% 4.85 12.6
Newberg Yamhill 25,138 22,068 +13.91% 5.81 15.0
Oregon City † Clackamas 37,572 31,859 +17.93% 9.29 24.1
Pendleton † Umatilla 17,107 16,612 +2.98% 10.52 27.2
Portland † Multnomah,
Washington,
Clackamas[a] 		652,503 583,776 +11.77% 145 380
Redmond Deschutes 33,274 26,215 +26.93% 16.79 43.5
Roseburg † Douglas 23,683 21,181 +11.81% 10.20 26.4
Salem ‡ Marion,
Polk[a] 		175,535 154,637 +13.51% 48.45 125.5
Sherwood Washington 20,450 18,194 +12.40% 4.31 11.2
Springfield Lane 61,851 59,403 +4.12% 15.75 40.8
St. Helens † Columbia 13,817 12,883 +7.25% 5.51 14.3
The Dalles † Wasco 16,010 13,620 +17.55% 6.61 17.1
Tigard Washington 54,539 48,035 +13.54% 11.81 30.6
Troutdale Multnomah 16,300 15,962 +2.12% 6.02 15.6
Tualatin Washington,
Clackamas[a] 		27,942 26,054 +7.25% 8.23 21.3
West Linn Clackamas 27,373 25,109 +9.02% 8.05 20.8
Wilsonville Clackamas,
Washington[a] 		26,664 19,509 +36.68% 7.42 19.2
Woodburn Marion 26,013 24,080 +8.03% 5.37 13.9




Sandy Clackamas 12,612 9,570 +31.79% 3.14 8.1
Gladstone Clackamas 12,017 11,497 +4.52% 2.48 6.4
Ontario Malheur 11,645 11,366 +2.45% 5.17 13.4
Monmouth Polk 11,100 9,534 +16.43% 2.24 5.8
Prineville † Crook 10,736 9,253 +16.03% 10.92 28.3
Cottage Grove Lane 10,574 9,686 +9.17% 3.77 9.8
Silverton Marion 10,484 9,222 +13.68% 3.47 9.0
Fairview Multnomah 10,424 8,920 +16.86% 3.58 9.3
North Bend Coos 10,317 9,695 +6.42% 5.09 13.2
Newport † Lincoln 10,256 9,989 +2.67% 10.59 27.4
Molalla Clackamas 10,228 8,108 +26.15% 2.26 5.9
Astoria † Clatsop 10,181 9,477 +7.43% 10.11 26.2
Baker City † Baker 10,099 9,828 +2.76% 7.16 18.5
Independence Polk 9,828 8,590 +14.41% 2.82 7.3
Sweet Home Linn 9,828 8,925 +10.12% 5.75 14.9
Lincoln City Lincoln 9,815 7,930 +23.77% 5.68 14.7
Eagle Point Jackson 9,686 8,469 +14.37% 2.96 7.7
Florence Lane 9,396 8,466 +10.99% 5.87 15.2
Sutherlin Douglas 8,524 7,810 +9.14% 6.35 16.4
Hood River † Hood River 8,313 7,167 +15.99% 3.35 8.7
Stayton Marion 8,244 7,644 +7.85% 2.86 7.4
Scappoose Columbia 8,010 6,592 +21.51% 2.75 7.1
Madras † Jefferson 7,456 6,046 +23.32% 5.02 13.0
Umatilla Umatilla 7,363 6,906 +6.62% 4.63 12.0
Milton-Freewater Umatilla 7,151 7,050 +1.43% 1.99 5.2
Seaside Clatsop 7,115 6,457 +10.19% 4.14 10.7
Junction City Lane 6,787 5,392 +25.87% 2.36 6.1
Brookings Curry 6,744 6,336 +6.44% 3.94 10.2
Talent Jackson 6,282 6,066 +3.56% 1.33 3.4
Warrenton Clatsop 6,277 4,989 +25.82% 17.66 45.7
Sheridan Yamhill 6,233 6,127 +1.73% 2.01 5.2
Creswell Lane 5,641 5,031 +12.12% 1.72 4.5
Winston Douglas 5,625 5,379 +4.57% 2.65 6.9
Philomath Benton 5,350 4,584 +16.71% 2.05 5.3
Veneta Lane 5,214 4,561 +14.32% 2.57 6.7
Tillamook † Tillamook 5,204 4,935 +5.45% 1.70 4.4
King City Washington 5,184 3,111 +66.63% 0.72 1.9
Phoenix Jackson 4,475 4,538 −1.39% 1.44 3.7
Lafayette Yamhill 4,423 3,742 +18.20% 0.90 2.3
Wood Village Multnomah 4,387 3,878 +13.13% 0.94 2.4
Estacada Clackamas 4,356 2,695 +61.63% 2.06 5.3
Reedsport Douglas 4,310 4,154 +3.76% 2.31 6.0
Aumsville Marion 4,234 3,584 +18.14% 1.02 2.6
Coquille † Coos 4,015 3,866 +3.85% 2.80 7.3
Boardman Morrow 3,828 3,220 +18.88% 4.17 10.8
Harrisburg Linn 3,652 3,567 +2.38% 1.45 3.8
Toledo Lincoln 3,546 3,465 +2.34% 2.41 6.2
Myrtle Creek Douglas 3,481 3,439 +1.22% 2.51 6.5
North Plains Washington 3,441 1,947 +76.73% 0.90 2.3
Hubbard Marion 3,426 3,173 +7.97% 0.71 1.8
Mt. Angel Marion 3,392 3,286 +3.23% 1.14 3.0
Jefferson Marion 3,327 3,098 +7.39% 0.77 2.0
Bandon Coos 3,321 3,066 +8.32% 3.15 8.2
Dundee Yamhill 3,238 3,162 +2.40% 1.35 3.5
Oakridge Lane 3,206 3,205 +0.03% 2.20 5.7
Nyssa Malheur 3,198 3,267 −2.11% 1.55 4.0
Shady Cove Jackson 3,081 2,904 +6.10% 2.01 5.2
Sisters Deschutes 3,064 2,038 +50.34% 1.87 4.8
Jacksonville Jackson 3,020 2,785 +8.44% 1.89 4.9
Sublimity Marion 2,967 2,681 +10.67% 0.93 2.4
Millersburg Linn 2,919 1,329 +119.64% 4.65 12.0
Burns † Harney 2,730 2,806 −2.71% 3.55 9.2
Dayton Yamhill 2,678 2,534 +5.68% 0.84 2.2
Gervais Marion 2,595 2,464 +5.32% 0.39 1.0
La Pine Deschutes 2,512 1,653 +51.97% 6.98 18.1
Myrtle Point Coos 2,475 2,514 −1.55% 1.62 4.2
Turner Marion 2,454 1,854 +32.36% 1.45 3.8
Lakeview † Lake 2,418 2,294 +5.41% 2.34 6.1
Rogue River Jackson 2,407 2,131 +12.95% 0.97 2.5
Vernonia Columbia 2,374 2,151 +10.37% 1.66 4.3
Gold Beach † Curry 2,341 2,253 +3.91% 2.76 7.1
Waldport Lincoln 2,249 2,033 +10.62% 3.02 7.8
Willamina Yamhill,
Polk[a] 		2,239 2,025 +10.57% 0.96 2.5
Carlton Yamhill 2,220 2,007 +10.61% 0.88 2.3
Union Union 2,152 2,121 +1.46% 2.50 6.5
Stanfield Umatilla 2,144 2,043 +4.94% 1.53 4.0
Cave Junction Josephine 2,071 1,883 +9.98% 1.82 4.7
Enterprise † Wallowa 2,052 1,940 +5.77% 1.53 4.0
Irrigon Morrow 2,011 1,826 +10.13% 1.45 3.8
Mill City Marion,
Linn[a] 		1,971 1,855 +6.25% 0.83 2.1
Columbia City Columbia 1,949 1,946 +0.15% 1.15 3.0
Durham Washington 1,944 1,351 +43.89% 0.41 1.1
Rainier Columbia 1,911 1,895 +0.84% 2.62 6.8
Lakeside Coos 1,904 1,699 +12.07% 2.29 5.9
Vale † Malheur 1,894 1,874 +1.07% 1.14 3.0
Banks Washington 1,837 1,777 +3.38% 0.37 0.96
Gearhart Clatsop 1,793 1,462 +22.64% 1.91 4.9
Amity Yamhill 1,757 1,614 +8.86% 0.61 1.6
Elgin Union 1,717 1,711 +0.35% 0.99 2.6
Clatskanie Columbia 1,716 1,737 −1.21% 1.19 3.1
Brownsville Linn 1,694 1,668 +1.56% 1.34 3.5
John Day Grant 1,664 1,744 −4.59% 1.87 4.8
Hines Harney 1,645 1,563 +5.25% 2.13 5.5
Canyonville Douglas 1,640 1,884 −12.95% 0.97 2.5
Culver Jefferson 1,602 1,357 +18.05% 0.69 1.8
Depoe Bay Lincoln 1,515 1,398 +8.37% 1.81 4.7
Cannon Beach Clatsop 1,489 1,690 −11.89% 1.54 4.0
Rockaway Beach Tillamook 1,441 1,312 +9.83% 1.71 4.4
Dunes City Lane 1,428 1,303 +9.59% 3.47 9.0
Bay City Tillamook 1,389 1,286 +8.01% 1.62 4.2
Cascade Locks Hood River 1,379 1,144 +20.54% 3.04 7.9
Gold Hill Jackson 1,335 1,220 +9.43% 0.77 2.0
Pilot Rock Umatilla 1,328 1,502 −11.58% 1.47 3.8
Coburg Lane 1,306 1,035 +26.18% 0.95 2.5
Tangent Linn 1,231 1,164 +5.76% 3.78 9.8
Siletz Lincoln 1,230 1,212 +1.49% 0.63 1.6
Riddle Douglas 1,214 1,185 +2.45% 0.63 1.6
Athena Umatilla 1,209 1,126 +7.37% 0.57 1.5
Lyons Linn 1,202 1,161 +3.53% 0.88 2.3
Lowell Lane 1,196 1,045 +14.45% 1.19 3.1
Heppner † Morrow 1,187 1,291 −8.06% 1.24 3.2
Drain Douglas 1,172 1,151 +1.82% 0.61 1.6
Joseph Wallowa 1,154 1,081 +6.75% 0.88 2.3
Yamhill Yamhill 1,147 1,024 +12.01% 0.42 1.1
Port Orford Curry 1,146 1,133 +1.15% 1.61 4.2
Island City Union 1,144 989 +15.67% 0.98 2.5
Aurora Marion 1,133 918 +23.42% 0.48 1.2
Falls City Polk 1,051 947 +10.98% 1.20 3.1
Yoncalla Douglas 1,021 1,047 −2.48% 0.68 1.8
Donald Marion 1,009 979 +3.06% 0.22 0.57
Adair Village Benton 994 840 +18.33% 0.23 0.60
Yachats Lincoln 994 690 +44.06% 0.92 2.4
Metolius Jefferson 978 710 +37.75% 0.48 1.2
Halsey Linn 962 904 +6.42% 0.56 1.5
Scio Linn 956 838 +14.08% 0.38 0.98
Oakland Douglas 934 927 +0.76% 0.73 1.9
Glendale Douglas 858 874 −1.83% 0.40 1.0
Prairie City Grant 841 909 −7.48% 0.99 2.6
Garibaldi Tillamook 830 779 +6.55% 1.37 3.5
Maywood Park Multnomah 829 752 +10.24% 0.17 0.44
Merrill Klamath 821 844 −2.73% 0.46 1.2
Wallowa Wallowa 796 808 −1.49% 0.61 1.6
Chiloquin Klamath 767 734 +4.50% 0.82 2.1
Malin Klamath 731 805 −9.19% 0.50 1.3
Condon † Gilliam 711 682 +4.25% 0.83 2.1
Powers Coos 710 689 +3.05% 0.64 1.7
Weston Umatilla 706 667 +5.85% 0.68 1.8
Gaston Washington,
Yamhill[a] 		676 637 +6.12% 0.28 0.73
Canyon City † Grant 660 703 −6.12% 1.41 3.7
Monroe Benton 647 617 +4.86% 0.51 1.3
Dufur Wasco 632 604 +4.64% 0.58 1.5
Echo Umatilla 632 699 −9.59% 0.58 1.5
Arlington Gilliam 628 586 +7.17% 2.40 6.2
Cove Union 620 552 +12.32% 0.77 2.0
Manzanita Tillamook 603 598 +0.84% 0.82 2.1
Gates Marion,
Linn[a] 		548 471 +16.35% 0.65 1.7
Mount Vernon Grant 548 527 +3.98% 0.68 1.8
Rivergrove Clackamas,
Washington[a] 		545 289 +88.58% 0.16 0.41
Johnson City Clackamas 539 566 −4.77% 0.07 0.18
North Powder Union 504 439 +14.81% 0.64 1.7
Huntington Baker 502 440 +14.09% 0.75 1.9
Mosier Wasco 468 433 +8.08% 0.64 1.7
Fossil † Wheeler 447 473 −5.50% 0.79 2.0
Butte Falls Jackson 443 423 +4.73% 0.41 1.1
St. Paul Marion 434 421 +3.09% 0.29 0.75
Maupin Wasco 427 418 +2.15% 1.45 3.8
Wheeler Tillamook 422 414 +1.93% 0.52 1.3
Scotts Mills Marion 419 357 +17.37% 0.36 0.93
Wasco Sherman 417 410 +1.71% 1.00 2.6
Bonanza Klamath 404 415 −2.65% 0.82 2.1
Adams Umatilla 389 350 +11.14% 0.36 0.93
Haines Baker 373 416 −10.34% 0.76 2.0
Moro † Sherman 367 324 +13.27% 0.49 1.3
Sodaville Linn 360 308 +16.88% 0.31 0.80
Halfway Baker 351 288 +21.88% 0.37 0.96
Ione Morrow 337 329 +2.43% 0.65 1.7
Nehalem Tillamook 270 271 −0.37% 0.24 0.62
Rufus Sherman 268 249 +7.63% 1.21 3.1
Westfir Lane 259 253 +2.37% 0.33 0.85
Paisley Lake 250 243 +2.88% 0.44 1.1
Imbler Union 245 306 −19.93% 0.22 0.57
Lostine Wallowa 241 213 +13.15% 0.30 0.78
Lexington Morrow 238 238 0.00% 0.44 1.1
Waterloo Linn 222 229 −3.06% 0.12 0.31
Sumpter Baker 204 204 0.00% 2.18 5.6
Detroit Marion 203 202 +0.50% 0.96 2.5
Helix Umatilla 194 184 +5.43% 0.13 0.34
Elkton Douglas 183 195 −6.15% 0.26 0.67
Long Creek Grant 173 197 −12.18% 1.02 2.6
Richland Baker 165 156 +5.77% 0.08 0.21
Seneca Grant 165 199 −17.09% 0.80 2.1
Ukiah Umatilla 159 186 −14.52% 0.24 0.62
Adrian Malheur 157 177 −11.30% 0.24 0.62
Idanha Marion,
Linn[a] 		156 134 +16.42% 1.09 2.8
Grass Valley Sherman 149 164 −9.15% 0.51 1.3
Spray Wheeler 139 160 −13.12% 0.29 0.75
Mitchell Wheeler 138 130 +6.15% 1.26 3.3
Barlow Clackamas 133 135 −1.48% 0.05 0.13
Dayville Grant 132 149 −11.41% 0.53 1.4
Jordan Valley Malheur 130 181 −28.18% 2.08 5.4
Summerville Union 119 135 −11.85% 0.26 0.67
Monument Grant 115 128 −10.16% 0.51 1.3
Prescott Columbia 82 55 +49.09% 0.06 0.16
Unity Baker 40 71 −43.66% 0.65 1.7
Antelope Wasco 37 46 −19.57% 0.48 1.2
Granite Grant 32 38 −15.79% 0.37 0.96
Shaniko Wasco 30 36 −16.67% 0.50 1.3
Lonerock Gilliam 25 21 +19.05% 1.01 2.6
Greenhorn Baker,
Grant[a] 		3 2 +50.00% 0.10 0.26

Former cities

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Cities that have disincorporated.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The municipality spans multiple counties. The counties are listed in the order given by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), primary county first.[15]

References

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