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Eugene

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Also known as Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, OR

city in Oregon, United States

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Eugene is a city in Oregon located in the Willamette Valley, known as the home of the University of Oregon and a hub for arts, culture, and outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest. It matters as a significant regional center for education, research, and environmental activism, with a population of around 175,000 people in the metropolitan area.

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Eugene Skinner
Official name
Eugene
Located in
Lane County
Population
176654
Area
113.300207
Elevation
430
Capital of
Lane County
Official website
www.eugene-or.gov
Image
Eugene panorama.jpg
Households
71738
Dialing code
458
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postal code
97405
twinned administrative body
Jinju
Commons category
Eugene, Oregon
topic's main category
Category:Eugene, Oregon
category for people born here
Category:Births in Eugene, Oregon
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Eugene, Oregon
inception
1846-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Eugene, Oregon
native label
Eugene
water as percent of area
0.0521
different from
Eugene
social media followers
12803
per capita income
32576
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Encyclopedic overview

Eugene (/juːˈdʒiːn/ yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast and approximately 110 miles south of Portland.

The second-most populous city in Oregon, Eugene had a population of 176,654 as of the 2020 United States census and it covers a city area of 44.21 sq mi (114.5 km). The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area is the second-largest in Oregon after Portland. In 2022, Eugene's population was estimated to have reached 179,887.

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