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Benton County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,184. [1] Its county seat is Corvallis. [2] The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country. Benton County is designated as the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan ...
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Oregon on February 28, 2020. On that day, Governor Kate Brown created a coronavirus response team; on March 8 she declared a state of emergency; and on March 23 she issued a statewide stay-at-home order with class C misdemeanor charges for violators.
Benton County: 003: Corvallis: 1847: Polk County: Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon Country. 97,713: 676 sq mi (1,751 km 2) Clackamas County: 005: Oregon City: 1843: One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country: Named for the Clackamas people, a local Native American tribe. 423,173: ...
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [ 1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3] and 57 of those are found in Benton County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August ...
203 ft (62 m) [1] Length. 3.5 mi (5.6 km) [4] Basin size. 13 sq mi (34 km 2) [4] Oak Creek is a tributary, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long, of Marys River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The stream descends from forested hills north of Corvallis through the northwest part of the city and across the campus of Oregon State University .
The E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area (or E. E. Wilson Game Management Area) is a wildlife management area located near Corvallis, Oregon. The site was named for Eddy Elbridge Wilson, a member of the former Oregon State Game Commission for fourteen years before his death in 1961. [2] [3] Wildlife visible includes blacktail deer, pheasant, and quail. [4]
Buildings and structures in Benton County, Oregon (5 C, 4 P) E. Education in Benton County, Oregon (2 C, 6 P) G. Geography of Benton County, Oregon (3 C, 2 P) N.
The community of Hoskins was located at 44.6767857°N 123.4687151°W west of Oregon Route 223 's intersection with Hoskins Road, northwest of Wren and southwest of Kings Valley. [5] [6] [7] Hoskins post office, named for the long-abandoned fort, was established in 1891 and ran until 1965. [6] Hoskins was a station on and the headquarters of the ...