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Albany (/ ˈ æ l b ə n i / AL-bə-nee) is the county seat of Linn County, [11] Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. [12] Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem.
In 1945, Albany's city boundary extended from the downtown region along the Willamette River out toward 10th street. The area surrounding it, known as "rural country," was farmland. [ 7 ] A farm located south of the Bureau of Mines became the new property for the Fir Oaks Addition in 1948.
Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons. [4]
The Albany Parks & Recreation is a city agency in Albany, [1] Oregon, United States responsible for maintaining the local city parks as well as organizing cultural events. Its headquarters are at City Hall, 333 Broadalbin Street SW. [2] One goal of the City of Albany is to have all residents live within 2 miles (3 km) of a park.
North Albany is the portion of Albany, Oregon, United States that lies in Benton County. [1] As of the 2020 United States census , it was estimated to have 11,273 of Albany's 56,472 people. [ 2 ] As of 2023, North Albany is the second largest city in Benton County, Oregon behind Corvallis, Oregon (61,087) and ahead of Philomath, Oregon (5,838).
Nov. 28—OSWEGO — John T. Sullivan Jr., who loved family, politics and community, died on Monday at the age of 76. From his roots in Oswego, where he would become mayor, Sullivan went on to ...
The Hackleman Historic District in Albany Oregon, was placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982. The district contains 228 historic properties within about a 28 city blocks area. The district was named after Abner Hackleman who came to Albany in 1845. [2]
The center was renamed as the Albany Research Center in 1977, and in 1985 it was listed by the American Society for Metals as a historical landmark. [2] During the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s, the center worked with the Oregon Department of Transportation on preventing corrosion on bridges exposed to salt water. [6]