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Turner
Oregoncity
Turner
Total population
2,792
Median home value
$529,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$101,979
Founded
1905
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Turner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,454 at the 2020 census, up from 1,854 in 2010. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 10, 1905.
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Geography
Turner is in western Marion County, southeast of downtown Salem, the state capital and Marion county seat, but less than southeast of the Salem city limits. It is west of Aumsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Turner has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.24%, are water. joining it in the center of Salem.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Turner, OR from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves17,400
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves17,093
- California/Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves16,308
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves16,114
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,386
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13,302
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves13,161
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves12,708
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- McKay High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,311 students · 22:1 ratio
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,256 students · 21.9:1 ratio
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · Salem · 2,239 students · 21.5:1 ratio
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · Salem · 1,779 students · 23.1:1 ratio
- Waldo Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 1,166 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 1,024 students · 19.7:1 ratio
- Houck Middle SchoolMiddle · Salem · 949 students · 21.1:1 ratio
- Claggett Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Keizer · 829 students · 21.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.61 — 2026-07-103 km SE of Rose Lodge, Oregon
- M 3.18 — 2025-11-235 km SE of Amity, Oregon
- M 2.66 — 2024-08-3014 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
- M 4.39 — 2022-10-0716 km ESE of Lacomb, Oregon
- M 2.84 — 2022-07-246 km SW of Aloha, Oregon
- M 2.65 — 2022-06-073 km SE of Mill Plain, Washington
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oregon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Turner


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 50 mi
- Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 51 mi
- Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, OregonWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 76 mi
- Wildfire Beachcomb, Jefferson, OregonWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 77 mi
- Wildfire Bench, Jefferson, OregonWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 80 mi
- Wildfire HIGH LAVA, Skamania, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 82 mi
- Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 86 mi
- Wildfire 8 MILE, Wasco, OregonWildfires · 2026-07-24 · 93 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 06:20 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET