Oregon City, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 The McLoughlin House, est. 1845 | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname(s): End of the Oregon Trail, OC | |
| Motto(s): Urbs civitatis nostrae prima et mater (English: First and mothertown of our state) | |
 Location in Oregon | |
  Oregon City  Oregon City | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′25″N 122°36′24″W / 45.35694°N 122.60667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Founded | 1829 |
| Incorporated | 1844 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denyse McGriff[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.29 sq mi (26.64 km2) |
| • Land | 10.05 sq mi (26.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,975 |
| • Density | 3,738.88/sq mi (1,443.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97045 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| FIPS code | 41-55200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411332[3] |
| Website | www.orcity.org |
Oregon City is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, located on the Willamette River near the southern limits of the Portland metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 37,572. Established in 1829 by the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1844 it became the first U.S. city west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated.
- ^ "Mayor Denyse McGriff | Oregon City, OR". www.orcity.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oregon City, Oregon
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