Corvallis, Oregon

Corvallis, Oregon
City
Benton County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse
Flag of Corvallis, Oregon
Flag
Motto: 
Enhancing Community Livability
Location of Corvallis within Benton County (left) and Benton County within Oregon (right)
Location of Corvallis within Benton County (left) and Benton County within Oregon (right)
Corvallis is located in Oregon
Corvallis
Corvallis
Location in Oregon
Corvallis is located in the United States
Corvallis
Corvallis
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°34′11″N 123°16′42″W / 44.56972°N 123.27833°W / 44.56972; -123.27833
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBenton
Founded / Incorporated1845 / 1857
Government
 • MayorCharles Maughan[1]
Area
[2]
 • City14.59 sq mi (37.79 km2)
 • Land14.46 sq mi (37.46 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation
[3]
256 ft (78 m)
Population
 (2023)[4]
 • City61,087
 • Density4,143.12/sq mi (1,599.64/km2)
 • Urban
69,583 (US: 436th)
 • Metro
97,713 (US: 365th)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97330-97331, 97333, 97339
Area codes541, 458
FIPS code41-15800[5]
GNIS feature ID2410237[3]
WebsiteCity of Corvallis

Corvallis (/kɔːrˈvælɪs/ kor-VAL-iss) is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States.[6] It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2023 Census Population Estimates, the population was 61,087, making it the 9th most populous city in Oregon.[7] This does include the 38,000 Oregon State University students attending classes in Corvallis, over 5,250 of which live in one of 16 residence halls on the main campus.[8][9] [10] Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University 420-acre main campus, Samaritan Health Services, a top 10 largest non-profit employer in the state, a 84-acre Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus, and a 2.2 million square foot, 197-acre Hewlett Packard research and development campus that invented the Laser jet printer and the Computer mouse.[11][12] Corvallis is a part of the Silicon Forest[13][14] Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50,000.

Corvallis is the largest principal city of the Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Corvallis metropolitan area (Benton County) and the Albany-Lebanon micropolitan area (Linn County),[15][16][17] which had a combined population of 229,209 at the 2023 U.S. Census Estimates.[5]

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  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corvallis, Oregon
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  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "QuickFacts: Corvallis City, OR". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "Oregon State University enrollment reaches record for 28th consecutive year, nearing 38,000". oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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  10. ^ "Home" (PDF). Oregon State Institutional Research. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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  15. ^ Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components Archived May 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-08-01.
  16. ^ Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Components Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-08-01.
  17. ^ Combined Statistical Areas and Component Core Based Statistical Areas Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-08-01.