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Woodburn
Oregoncity
Woodburn
Total population
27,875
Median home value
$331,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$67,347
Founded
1889
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem. Interstate 5 connects it to major cities to the north and south. Oregon routes 211, 214, 219, and 99E also serve the city, as do Union Pacific and Willamette Valley Railway freight rail lines.
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History
Originally, the area around Woodburn was inhabited by the Kalapuya Native Americans. After the Provisional Government of Oregon set-up land claims in the Oregon Country, the United States annexed much of the Pacific Northwest and established the Oregon Territory in 1848. Congress passed the Donation Land Claim Act in 1850 and many earlier land claims became donation land claims. Eli C. Cooley, Bradford S. Bonney, George Leisure, and Jean B. Ducharme all established donation land claims on the eastern part of the French Prairie where Woodburn would later be founded. Cooley immigrated to Oregon in 1845, and Bonney established his land claim in 1849. He settled in the Mt. Angel area where he was a successful nurseryman. A railroad official witnessed the fire and renamed the community.
Geography
Woodburn is in northern Marion County, north-northeast of Salem and southwest of Canby via Oregon Route 99E. It is south-southwest of Portland. Oregon Route 211 leads east to Molalla, Route 214 leads southeast to Mt. Angel and to Silverton, and Route 219 leads northwest to St. Paul. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. }}
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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 Woodburn, 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
- California/Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves7,938
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves7,748
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,578
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves5,997
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves5,865
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,818
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,708
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves5,434
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · Silverton · 1,238 students · 19:1 ratio
- Valor Middle SchoolMiddle · Woodburn · 630 students · 22.5:1 ratio
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · Woodburn · 618 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- North Marion High SchoolHigh · Aurora · 603 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- French Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · Woodburn · 587 students · 19.6:1 ratio
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Woodburn · 574 students · 19.1:1 ratio
- Silverton Middle SchoolMiddle · Silverton · 444 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · Woodburn · 438 students · 18.3:1 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 3.09 — 2023-11-244 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon
- M 2.68 — 2023-07-0211 km W of Deer Island, Oregon
- M 2.56 — 2023-06-06Washington-Oregon border region
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
- Hubbard3.5 mi away · pop. 3,406
- Donald5.2 mi away · pop. 1,133
- Mount Angel6.2 mi away · pop. 3,393
- St. Paul7.2 mi away · pop. 469
- Butteville7.4 mi away
- Brooks8.2 mi away · pop. 664
- Labish Village10.4 mi away
- Silverton10.7 mi away
- Canby11.7 mi away
- Dayton11.7 mi away
- Scotts Mills11.9 mi away
- Wilsonville12.1 mi away · pop. 26,974
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Woodburn

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Recent natural events nearby
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library