Sweet Home (Oregon)

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Location of the county in Oregon (above), location of the place in the county (below)

Sweet Home is a small town in Linn County , Oregon , United States .

The name "Gateway to the Santiam Playground" for the place comes from the nearby lakes and rivers of the cascade chain. The current Mayor ( City Manager ) is Craig Fentiman. The city's motto is Oregon at its best .

history

The Sweet Home Valley on the South Santiam River was settled from 1851. In 1893 the town was granted city rights ( Municipal corporation ).

geography

Sweet Home has 8,016 inhabitants (2000, estimate for 2009: 8,692). The population density in 2000 was 580.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The place has an area of ​​14.9  km² (land area: 13.8 km², water area: 1.1 km²).

Sweet Home is near the intersection of Oregon Route 228 and US Route 20 .

The place is 163.7 meters above sea level .

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Web links

Commons : Sweet Home (Oregon)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ci.sweet-home.or.us ( Memento of the original from July 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. City of Sweet Home> City Manager. Accessed January 16, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ci.sweet-home.or.us
  2. ↑ www.factfinder.census.gov ACS Demographic Estimates - US Census Bureau, 2005–2009 American Community Survey. Accessed January 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Official Site of SFWDA

Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′  N , 122 ° 44 ′  W