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Oregon Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Katherine (Kate) Brown (Democrat)
- Capital: Salem
- Population: 4,217,737 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 95,988.01 sq km
- Water Area: 2,390.53 sq km
- Total Area: 98,378.54SQ KM
- Width: 400 mi (640 km)
- Length: 360 mi (580 km)
- State Motto: “She Flies with Her Own Wings”
- Nickname: Beaver State
- Electoral votes: 7
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 5 (of 435)
- State Song: “Oregon, My Oregon”
- Date of Statehood: Feb. 14, 1859
- Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
- Official Website of Oregon: oregon.gov
- State abbreviation/Postal code: OR
- Origin of name: The origin of the name Oregon is not certain. One theory has it that the name comes from the French Canadian word “ouragan” meaning “storm” or “hurricane.
State Symbol of Oregon
| State Animal | American beaver |
| State Beverage | Milk |
| State Bird | Western meadowlark |
| State Crustacean | Dungeness crab |
| State Dance | Square dance |
| State Fish | Chinook salmon |
| State Flower | Oregon grape |
| State Fossil | Metasequoia (dawn redwood) |
| State Fruit | Pear |
| State Gemstone | Oregon sunstone |
| State Insect | Oregon swallowtail |
| State Motto | Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) |
| State Mushroom | Pacific golden chanterelle |
| State Nickname | Beaver State |
| State Pie | Hazelnut |
| State Rock | Thunder-egg (geode) |
| State Seashell | Oregon hairy triton |
| State Soil | Jory soil |
| State Song | “Oregon, My Oregon” |
| State Tree | Douglas fir |
Sports Teams
- NBA: Portland Trail Blazers
- MLS: Portland Timbers
College & Universities
| Abdill Career College Inc | Northwest College of Hair Design |
| Academy of Hair Design Inc | Northwest Nannies Institute |
| Anthem College-Portland | Oregon Coast Community College |
| Beau Monde College of Hair Design | Oregon College of Art and Craft |
| Birthingway College of Midwifery | Oregon College of Oriental Medicine |
| Blue Mountain Community College | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Business Career Training Institute | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Carrington College-Portland | Oregon State University |
| Cascade College | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus |
| Central Oregon Community College | Oregon University System |
| Chemeketa Community College | Pacific Northwest College of Art |
| Clackamas Community College | Pacific University |
| Clatsop Community College | Paul Mitchell-The School |
| College of Cosmetology | Phagans Beauty College |
| College of Hair Design Careers | Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College |
| Columbia Gorge Community College | Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty |
| Concordia University-Portland | Phagans Medford Beauty School |
| Corban University | Phagans Newport Academy of Cosmetology Careers |
| DeVry University-Oregon | Phagans School of Beauty |
| East West College of the Healing Arts | Phagans School of Hair Design-Milwaukie |
| Eastern Oregon University | Phagans School of Hair Design-Portland |
| Everest Institute-Tigard | Phagans Tigard Beauty School |
| George Fox University | Pioneer Pacific College |
| Gutenberg College | Portland Community College |
| ITT Technical Institute-Portland | Portland State University |
| Klamath Community College | Reed College |
| Lane Community College | Rogue Community College |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland | Roseburg Beauty College |
| Lewis & Clark College | Salem Bible College |
| Linfield College | Southern Oregon University |
| Linfield College-Adult Degree Program | Southwestern Oregon Community College |
| Linfield College-Nursing & Health Sciences | Springfield College of Beauty |
| Linn-Benton Community College | Sumner College |
| Marylhurst University | The Art Institute of Portland |
| Mount Angel Seminary | Tillamook Bay Community College |
| Mt Hood Community College | Treasure Valley Community College |
| Multnomah University | Umpqua Community College |
| National College of Natural Medicine | University of Oregon |
| New Hope Christian College | University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus |
| Northwest Christian University | University of Portland |
| Western Oregon University | University of Western States |
| Western Seminary | Valley Medical College |
| Willamette University | Warner Pacific College |
Popular Tourist Attractions
- OMSI
- Multnomah Falls
- Mount Bachelor Ski Area
- Timberline Lodge
- Cannon Beach
- Oregon Zoo
- Crater Lake National Park
- Portland Art Museum
- Pittock Mansion
- Mount Hood
- Columbia River Gorge
- Portland Japanese Garden
- Oneonta Gorge
- Cultus Lake
- Willamette Valley
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- Smith Rock
- Silver Falls State Park
- Lan Su Chinese Garden
- Haystack Rock
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name | Profession |
| James Beard | food expert; |
| Raymond Carver | writer and poet; |
| Homer C. Davenport | political cartoonist; |
| David Douglas | botanist; |
| Abigail Scott Duniway | women’s suffrage advocate; |
| John E. Frohnmeyer | former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; |
| Robert Gray | sea captain and discoverer of Columbia River; |
| Matt Groening | cartoonist; |
| Mark Hatfield | senator; |
| Donald P. Hodel | secretary of the Interior; |
| Chief Joseph | Nez Percé chief; |
| Dave Kingman | baseball player; |
| Ursula LeGuin | writer; |
| Courtney Love | musician, singer, actor; |
| Edwin Markham | poet; |
| Phyllis McGinley | author; |
| Linus Pauling | chemist; |
| River Phoenix | actor; |
| Jane Powell | actor and singer; |
| John Reed | poet and author; |
| Harvey W. Scott | editor; |
| Doc Severinsen | band leader; |
| Norton Simon | business executive; |
| Paul M. Simon | Illinois senator; |
| William E. Stafford | poet; |
| Sally Struthers | actor; |
| Corin Tucker | musician, singer. |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Ty Burrell
- Kaitlin Olson
- Sally Struthers
