Waterloo, Oregon

Waterloo, Oregon
Historic stereoscope image of the Santiam River at Waterloo
Historic stereoscope image of the Santiam River at Waterloo
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°29′41″N 122°49′27″W / 44.49472°N 122.82417°W / 44.49472; -122.82417
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLinn
Incorporated1893
Government
 • MayorJustin Cary[citation needed]
Area
 • Total0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
 • Land0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation404 ft (123 m)
Population
 • Total222
 • Density1,834.71/sq mi (706.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97355
Area code(s)458 and 541
FIPS code41-79050[4]
GNIS feature ID2413454[2]

Waterloo is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census.

The city's name, a joking reference to the Battle of Waterloo, stemmed from a 19th-century court decision that settled a land dispute at Kees Mill along the South Santiam River.[5] After the dispute ended, Kees Mill became known as Waterloo.[6]

The federal government established a post office at Waterloo on January 5, 1875. S. D. Granger was its first postmaster. The post office closed in 1974.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterloo, Oregon
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  5. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1015. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  6. ^ Marschner, Janice (2008). Oregon 1859: A Snapshot in Time. Portland: Timber Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-88192-873-0.