Oregon City, Oregon
Oregon City, Oregon
wálamt (Chinook) | |
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The McLoughlin House, est. 1845 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 |
| 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.