Linn County | |
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Coordinates: 44°38′N 123°05′W / 44.63°N 123.09°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
Founded | December 28, 1847 |
Named for | Lewis F. Linn |
Seat | Albany |
Largest city | Albany |
Area | |
• Total | 2,309 sq mi (5,980 km2) |
• Land | 2,290 sq mi (5,900 km2) |
• Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 0.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 128,610 |
• Estimate (2023) | 131,496 |
• Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Congressional districts | 4th, 5th |
Website | www |
Linn County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2023 census population estimates, the population was 131,496.[1] The county seat is Albany.[2] The county is named in the honor of Lewis F. Linn,[3] a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country. Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons.[4]