Oregon (city)

Oregon city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. The majority of the city's area is open farmland, where tomatoes, soybeans, greenhouse vegetables, fruits, and grains are grown.

Oregon State of nw USA, on the Pacific coast; the capital is Salem. Other major cities include Portland and Eugene. Trading posts were set up in the 1790s, mainly by the Hudson's Bay Company. From 1842, the Oregon Trail brought more settlers. Oregon Territory was formed in 1848, and was admitted to the Union in 1859. It is dominated by the forested slopes of the Cascade Range and the Coast ranges. Between the two lies the fertile Willamette Valley. The Columbia and the Willamette are the major rivers. Agriculture includes cattle, dairy produce, wheat, and market garden products. Oregon produces more than 20% of the nation's softwood timber. Area: 251,180sq km (96,981sq mi). Pop. (2000) 3,421,399.