Albany, Oregon
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Downtown Albany |
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Foundation : | 1864 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Oregon | |
County : | Linn County | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 38 ′ N , 123 ° 6 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
50,158 (as of 2010) 122,849 (as of 2016) |
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Population density : | 1,220.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 41.6 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 41.1 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 65 m | |
Postcodes : | 97321, 97322 | |
Area code : | +1 541,458 | |
FIPS : | 41-01000 | |
GNIS ID : | 1116796 | |
Website : | www.cityofalbany.net | |
Mayor : | Sharon Konopa |
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the US state of Oregon and is the county seat of Linn County .
history
Walter and Thomas Monteith reached the area of today's Albany in the Willamette Valley in 1847 , which until then had been the home of the Kalapuya Indians for about 5000 years . The settlers named the place after the capital of their home state New York , Albany . In 1849 they built the first solid wooden house, which still exists today as a public museum in the city. A post office was set up in early 1850.
Albany was designated the county seat in 1851, and in 1853 the local district court was completed.
From 1860 Albany was a station for regular carriage connections from Portland to Sacramento in California . Goods, consumer goods for the city and passengers were also transported by steamboat across the Willamette River . In 1871 the railway reached the place; in 1910, 28 passenger trains ran daily in different directions from Albany.
The local Lewis & Clark College , which dates back to the Albany College , which opened in 1869, became one of the largest privately operated colleges in Oregon. Portions of Old Town Albany are on the National Register of Historic Places .
traffic
US Highway 20 and Interstate 5 run through the city . Albany also owns the Albany Municipal Airport to the west of the city . Albany has an Amtrak station with trains to Portland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Blue Book, accessed May 28, 2012 .
- ^ All About Albany. (No longer available online.) Albany Chamber of Commerce, archived from the original on December 12, 2010 ; accessed on July 14, 2010 (English).
- ↑ a b c d Albany History. City of Albany, accessed July 14, 2010 .
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Listings: December 5, 2008. www.nps.gov, accessed July 14, 2010 .
- ^ S12 - Albany Municipal Airport. www.airnav.com, accessed July 14, 2010 .
- ↑ Amtrak Stations. Retrieved May 23, 2012 .
Web links
- www.albanychamber.com Website of the local Chamber of Commerce