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|name = Woodburn |
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|official_name = Woodburn, Oregon |
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|map_caption = Location in [[Oregon]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion]] |
| subdivision_name2 = [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
| leader_title = Mayor |
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| leader_name = Frank Lonergan |
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|leader_name = Kathy Figley ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Kathy Figley|url=http://www.dpo.org/people/kathy-figley|website=[[Democratic Party of Oregon]]|access-date=2 October 2015}}</ref> |
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|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |
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|established_date = 1889 |
| established_date = 1889 |
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| area_total_sq_mi = 5.86 |
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|timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]] |
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| postal_code = 97071 |
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| area_code = [[Area codes 503 and 971|503/971]] |
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| blank_info = 41-83750<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |
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| website = [http://www.woodburn-or.gov/ www.woodburn-or.gov] |
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'''Woodburn''' is a city in [[Marion County, |
'''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, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]]. [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] connects it to major cities to the north and south. Oregon routes [[Oregon Route 211|211]], [[Oregon Route 214|214]], [[Oregon Route 219|219]], and [[Oregon Route 99E|99E]] also serve the city, as do [[Union Pacific]] and [[Willamette Valley Railway]] freight rail lines. |
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Woodburn is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. With a population of |
Woodburn is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. With a population of 26,013 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], it is the third-most populous in that metropolitan area after Salem and [[Keizer, Oregon|Keizer]].<ref name="prc">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/woodburncityoregon/POP010220|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=Feb 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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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. |
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. |
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[[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.<ref name=parker>{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Ivan C.|title=The History of Woodburn, Oregon: 1851–1900|publisher=City of Woodburn|year=1940|url=http://www.woodburn-or.gov/communitydevelopment/history/HistoryofWoodburn(Parker).pdf|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> Cooley immigrated to Oregon in 1845, and Bonney established his land claim in 1849.<ref name=parker/> Ducharme's land was sold off in 1862 in a [[foreclosure]], with [[Mt. Angel, Oregon|Mt. Angel]] farmer |
[[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.<ref name=parker>{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Ivan C.|title=The History of Woodburn, Oregon: 1851–1900|publisher=City of Woodburn|year=1940|url=http://www.woodburn-or.gov/communitydevelopment/history/HistoryofWoodburn(Parker).pdf|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> Cooley immigrated to Oregon in 1845, and Bonney established his land claim in 1849.<ref name=parker/> Ducharme's land was sold off in 1862 in a [[foreclosure]], with [[Mt. Angel, Oregon|Mt. Angel]] farmer Jesse Settlemier purchasing the {{convert|214|acre}} on the cheap.<ref name=parker/> |
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Settlemier had traveled west over the [[Oregon Trail]] in 1849 and first settled in California before moving north to Oregon in 1850.<ref name=Oregon>Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 219.</ref> He settled in the Mt. Angel area where he was a successful nurseryman.<ref name=Oregon/> Settlemier then moved to his new property in 1863 and established the Woodburn Nursery Company.<ref name=parker/> Despite improvements to the land, including construction of his home, title in the land remained in doubt due to the purchase via a foreclosure.<ref name=parker/> |
Settlemier had traveled west over the [[Oregon Trail]] in 1849 and first settled in California before moving north to Oregon in 1850.<ref name=Oregon>Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 219.</ref> He settled in the Mt. Angel area where he was a successful nurseryman.<ref name=Oregon/> Settlemier then moved to his new property in 1863 and established the Woodburn Nursery Company.<ref name=parker/> Despite improvements to the land, including construction of his home, title in the land remained in doubt due to the purchase via a foreclosure.<ref name=parker/> |
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Originally, the town and station were called Halsey, but the name was changed to Woodburn due to the existence of [[Halsey, Oregon]], further down the valley.<ref name=parker/> The name Woodburn came about after a slash burn that got out of control and burned down a nearby woodlot in the 1880s, after the railroad line had been laid through the area.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|pages=1056}}</ref> A railroad official witnessed the fire and renamed the community.<ref name=parker/> The city was incorporated by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] on February 20, 1889.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Baker|first=Frank C.|year=1891|title=Special Laws|journal=The Laws of Oregon, and the Resolutions and Memorials of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Thereof|publisher=State Printer|location=Salem, Oregon|page=861|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr2wAAAAIAAJ&q=oregon%20legislature%20hillsboro%20incorporation&pg=PA861|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> |
Originally, the town and station were called Halsey, but the name was changed to Woodburn due to the existence of [[Halsey, Oregon]], further down the valley.<ref name=parker/> The name Woodburn came about after a slash burn that got out of control and burned down a nearby woodlot in the 1880s, after the railroad line had been laid through the area.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|pages=1056}}</ref> A railroad official witnessed the fire and renamed the community.<ref name=parker/> The city was incorporated by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] on February 20, 1889.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Baker|first=Frank C.|year=1891|title=Special Laws|journal=The Laws of Oregon, and the Resolutions and Memorials of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly Thereof|publisher=State Printer|location=Salem, Oregon|page=861|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yr2wAAAAIAAJ&q=oregon%20legislature%20hillsboro%20incorporation&pg=PA861|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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|2010= 24080 |
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|2020= 27827 |
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref><br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref><br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> |
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===2010 census=== |
===2010 census=== |
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As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Woodburn city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodburncityoregon |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 24,080 people, 7,545 households, and 5,375 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4484.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1542.5|/ |
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Woodburn city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodburncityoregon |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 24,080 people, 7,545 households, and 5,375 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4484.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1542.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 31.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 58.9% of the population. |
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There were 7,545 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.74. |
There were 7,545 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.74. |
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===2000 census=== |
===2000 census=== |
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As of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,274 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. |
As of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,274 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.63. |
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18,<ref name="prc" /> and, as of 2000, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. |
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18,<ref name="prc" /> and, as of 2000, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. |
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[[File:OR Woodburn Cityhall.JPG|thumb|Woodburn city hall]] |
[[File:OR Woodburn Cityhall.JPG|thumb|Woodburn city hall]] |
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As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,722, and the median income for a family was $36,730. Males had a median income of $21,702 versus $22,606 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,954. |
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,722, and the median income for a family was $36,730. Males had a median income of $21,702 versus $22,606 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,954. About 11.5% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. |
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According to the 2000 Census, English is the most popular language, used by 46.53% of the general population and 25.94% of those aged 5–17. On the other hand, Spanish is used by 45.83% and 60.41% respectively, while Russian & Ukrainian are spoken by 7.02% among the general population and 13.64% of those aged 5–17.<ref> |
According to the 2000 Census, English is the most popular language, used by 46.53% of the general population and 25.94% of those aged 5–17. On the other hand, Spanish is used by 45.83% and 60.41% respectively, while Russian & Ukrainian are spoken by 7.02% among the general population and 13.64% of those aged 5–17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=41&place_id=83750&cty_id=|title=Data Center Results}}</ref> |
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===Old Believers=== |
===Old Believers=== |
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===Mexican immigration=== |
===Mexican immigration=== |
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In the 1950s, Mexican immigration to Oregon began to increase. Woodburn became a destination that accumulated immigrant farmworkers, and was a place where Mexican workers were caught in sweeps during a federal initiative called [[Operation Wetback]], which returned about one million illegal immigrants to Mexico. Immigration of Mexicans to Woodburn continued to increase through the 1980s, when Latinos made up about 2.5 percent of Oregon's population. By the early 21st century, 59% of the population of Woodburn was Latino, with a mix of first-generation immigrants and long-term residents.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry Garcia |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Latinos in Oregon (essay) |website=The Oregon Encyclopedia |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/hispanics_in_oregon/#.X_a1M9hKiUk }}</ref> |
In the 1950s, Mexican immigration to Oregon began to increase. Woodburn became a destination that accumulated immigrant farmworkers, and was a place where Mexican workers were caught in sweeps during a federal initiative called [[Operation Wetback]], which returned about one million illegal immigrants to Mexico. Immigration of Mexicans to Woodburn continued to increase through the 1980s, when Latinos made up about 2.5 percent of Oregon's population. By the early 21st century, 59% of the population of Woodburn was Latino, with a mix of first-generation immigrants and long-term residents.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry Garcia |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Latinos in Oregon (essay) |website=The Oregon Encyclopedia |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/hispanics_in_oregon/#.X_a1M9hKiUk }}</ref> |
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===Woodburn Estates=== |
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Woodburn is also home to the largest 55+ retirement community in Oregon<ref>{{cite web|url=https://woodburnestatesgolf.com/|title=Woodburn Estates & Golf 55+ Community|access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> with 1510 single family homes, a mobile home park, a private, eighteen hole golf course surrounding a clubhouse with auditorium, swimming pool, fitness center, restaurant, billiards room, crafts room, RV storage, and a variety of social events, clubs and activities. The Woodburn Estates are located between [[Interstate 5]], running down the middle of Oregon, and North Boones Ferry Road, which can take you from [[Oregon Route 99E]], connecting you to Portland, and just south of the [[Willamette River]], near [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]]. |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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In August 1999, [[Woodburn Premium Outlets]], known as the Woodburn Company Stores until June 2013, opened in Woodburn. This is an [[outlet mall]] with many name-brand clothing companies represented |
In August 1999, [[Woodburn Premium Outlets]], known as the Woodburn Company Stores until June 2013, opened in Woodburn. This is an [[outlet mall]] with many name-brand clothing companies represented. |
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[[MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility]] is on [[Oregon Route 99E]] on the outskirts of Woodburn, in which young delinquent and criminal males are incarcerated. |
[[MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility]] is on [[Oregon Route 99E]] on the outskirts of Woodburn, in which young delinquent and criminal males are incarcerated. |
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Listed in 1974 on the [[National Register of Historic Places]],<ref name="OPRD list">{{cite web | title = Oregon National Register List | publisher = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | url =http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf |date = October 19, 2009|page=28| access-date = May 28, 2011}}</ref> the [[Jesse H. Settlemier House]] is a museum located on Settlemier Avenue. The World's Berry Center Museum was founded in the early 1980s. The World's Berry Center Museum occasionally produces plays by [[Miracle Theatre]]. |
Listed in 1974 on the [[National Register of Historic Places]],<ref name="OPRD list">{{cite web | title = Oregon National Register List | publisher = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | url =http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf |date = October 19, 2009|page=28| access-date = May 28, 2011}}</ref> the [[Jesse H. Settlemier House]] is a museum located on Settlemier Avenue. The World's Berry Center Museum was founded in the early 1980s. The World's Berry Center Museum occasionally produces plays by [[Miracle Theatre]]. |
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La Fiesta Mexicana is the most important Hispanic event in the area. Each fiesta should include a queen; Francisca Gonzalez was the first selected to receive this honor in the first fiesta in 1964. It was a one-day event that was held in downtown Woodburn. Forty-five years later, the event has grown more popular and now it |
La Fiesta Mexicana is the most important Hispanic event in the area. Each fiesta should include a queen; Francisca Gonzalez was the first selected to receive this honor in the first fiesta in 1964. It was a one-day event that was held in downtown Woodburn. Forty-five years later, the event has grown more popular and now it lasts close to a week. One of the main reasons this event happened was that the ranchers and merchants recognized the importance of the new bicultural relationship with the increased Hispanic population in the area. |
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==Sports== |
==Sports== |
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The [[OGA Golf Course|Oregon Golf Association (OGA) Golf Course]] in Woodburn is a public course, rated by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' in 1996 as one of the top 10 affordable courses in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title = Course Details|publisher = Oregon Golf Association|url= http://www.ogagolfcourse.com/golf/proto/ogagolfcourse/course/course.htm|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> It routinely hosts many large amateur and high school events in the state. |
The [[OGA Golf Course|Oregon Golf Association (OGA) Golf Course]] in Woodburn is a public course, rated by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' in 1996 as one of the top 10 affordable courses in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title = Course Details|publisher = Oregon Golf Association|url= http://www.ogagolfcourse.com/golf/proto/ogagolfcourse/course/course.htm|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> It routinely hosts many large amateur and high school events in the state. |
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The Woodburn Golf Club is a 9-hole public course 2 miles west of Woodburn. Established in 1925, play is on a first come basis with sand greens.<ref>{{cite web|title = Woodburn Golf Club|url=http://www.findglocal.com/US/Woodburn/350695458445972/Woodburn-Golf-Club|access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Woodburn is served by the |
Woodburn is served by the Woodburn School District, which includes four elementary schools and two middle schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Schools|publisher=Woodburn School District|url=http://woodburn.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=107146&sessionid=d8424c1bcde751229234d0953db3ce1a&sessionid=d8424c1bcde751229234d0953db3ce1a|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> [[Woodburn High School]] included the following [[Small schools movement|small schools]]: the Wellness, Business and Sports School, the Woodburn Academy of Art, Science and Technology, the Academy of International Studies at Woodburn, and the Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy. But the small school model was abandoned at the beginning of the 2022 school year. [[Woodburn Success High School]] is the district's [[alternative high school]], serving grades 7–12.<ref>{{cite web|title=Success High School|publisher=Woodburn School District|url= http://woodburn.sahs.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=86657&sessionid=d8424c1bcde751229234d0953db3ce1a&sessionid=d8424c1bcde751229234d0953db3ce1a|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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[[Chemeketa Community College]] has a [[satellite campus]] in Woodburn.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/communitylocations/woodburn/ |title=Chemeketa Woodburn |publisher= [[Chemeketa Community College]] |access-date= May 26, 2011}}</ref> |
[[Chemeketa Community College]] has a [[satellite campus]] in Woodburn.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/communitylocations/woodburn/ |title=Chemeketa Woodburn |publisher= [[Chemeketa Community College]] |access-date= May 26, 2011}}</ref> |
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The ''[[Woodburn Independent]]'' is a weekly community newspaper serving the immediate area.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Our Newspaper|journal = Woodburn Independent| url= http://www.woodburnindependent.com/Page/39|publisher = Eagle Newspapers, Inc.|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> The region is also served by the larger ''[[Statesman Journal]]'' daily newspaper based in Salem and the state's largest newspaper ''[[The Oregonian]]'' based in Portland. |
The ''[[Woodburn Independent]]'' is a weekly community newspaper serving the immediate area.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Our Newspaper|journal = Woodburn Independent| url= http://www.woodburnindependent.com/Page/39|publisher = Eagle Newspapers, Inc.|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> The region is also served by the larger ''[[Statesman Journal]]'' daily newspaper based in Salem and the state's largest newspaper ''[[The Oregonian]]'' based in Portland. |
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Woodburn is home to two radio stations. [[KWBY (AM)|KWBY]] broadcasts a regional Mexican format and is owned by 94 Country, Inc. |
Woodburn is home to two radio stations. [[KWBY (AM)|KWBY]] broadcasts a regional Mexican format and is owned by 94 Country, Inc. It transmits as "La Pantera" ("The Panther") 940 AM. [[KPCN-LP]] is a [[LPFM|low-power]] [[community radio]] station owned and operated by Oregon's largest farmworker union, los Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste ([[PCUN]]). The station was built by volunteers from Woodburn and around the country in August 2006 at the tenth [[Prometheus Radio Project]] barnraising.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} KPCN broadcasts music, news, and public affairs to listeners in Spanish and several indigenous Latin American languages. It transmits as "Radio Movimiento" ("Movement Radio") 95.9 FM with the slogan "La Voz del Pueblo" ("The Voice of the People"). |
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==Infrastructure== |
==Infrastructure== |
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===Transportation=== |
===Transportation=== |
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The Transit Division of the Woodburn Community Services Department runs the Woodburn Transit System (WTS), which uses small buses during non-holiday weekdays within the city's limits, and the Dial-a-Ride program, which operates [[paratransit]] vans for |
The Transit Division of the Woodburn Community Services Department runs the Woodburn Transit System (WTS), which uses small buses during non-holiday weekdays within the city's limits, and the Dial-a-Ride program, which operates [[paratransit]] vans for reservation by the elderly and disabled during weekdays within the local area and, for medical appointments, anywhere between Portland and Salem.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transit Division Home Page|url=http://www.woodburn-or.gov/publicworks/transit.aspx|publisher=City of Woodburn|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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Other public bus systems making stops in Woodburn include CARTS (Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System),<ref>{{cite web|title=CARTS Schedules & Fares|url=http://www.cherriots.org/other_services_carts.htm|publisher =Salem-Keizer Transit |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> administered by Oregon Housing and Associated Services, Inc. (OHAS) in Salem, and CAT ([[Canby Area Transit]]), run by the city of Canby.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canby Area Transit|url=http://www.ci.canby.or.us/transportation/CAThomepage.htm|publisher=City of Canby|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> Both also only operate during non-holiday weekdays. |
Other public bus systems making stops in Woodburn include CARTS (Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System),<ref>{{cite web|title=CARTS Schedules & Fares|url=http://www.cherriots.org/other_services_carts.htm|publisher =Salem-Keizer Transit |access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> administered by Oregon Housing and Associated Services, Inc. (OHAS) in Salem, and CAT ([[Canby Area Transit]]), run by the city of Canby.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canby Area Transit|url=http://www.ci.canby.or.us/transportation/CAThomepage.htm|publisher=City of Canby|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> Both also only operate during non-holiday weekdays. |
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[[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] buses also stop in the city. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Coast Starlight]] and [[Amtrak Cascades|Cascades]] trains pass through but do not stop. The Amtrak affiliated [[Public Oregon Intercity Transit|Cascades POINT]] bus service stops at the Woodburn Park & Ride at the Woodburn I-5 exit. |
[[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] buses also stop in the city. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Coast Starlight]] and [[Amtrak Cascades|Cascades]] trains pass through but do not stop. The Amtrak affiliated [[Public Oregon Intercity Transit|Cascades POINT]] bus service stops at the Woodburn Park & Ride at the Woodburn I-5 exit. |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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⚫ | [[Stacy Allison]] (born 1958), a 1976 graduate of Woodburn High School and a 1984 [[Oregon State University]] alum, was the first American woman to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]], during her second attempt on September 29, 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hall | first= Bennett|title = In the Footsteps of a Legend|url=http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_836854c4-0eec-5933-931c-bd2b9b0b63d2.html|journal=Corvallis Gazette-Times|date=April 20, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Choi|first=Grace|title=Mountain Climber Stacy Allison|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11624| journal= The Stacks| publisher = Scholastic, Inc.|date=March 2007|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> That same year, when Mayor Nancy Kirksey declared November 17 "Stacy Allison Day," she visited and spoke at several Woodburn venues and attended ceremonies when a street in the city, Stacy Allison Way, was dedicated to her.<ref>[http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/governors/goldschmidt/box037/goldschmidt_037_036.pdf Oregon State Archives: Governor Neil Goldschmidt's Records (pages 32–34)]</ref> |
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⚫ | [[Stacy Allison]] (born 1958), a 1976 graduate of Woodburn High School and a 1984 [[Oregon State University]] alum, was the first American woman to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]] during her second attempt on September 29, 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hall | first= Bennett|title = In the Footsteps of a Legend|url=http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_836854c4-0eec-5933-931c-bd2b9b0b63d2.html|journal=Corvallis Gazette-Times|date=April 20, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Choi|first=Grace|title=Mountain Climber Stacy Allison|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11624| journal= The Stacks| publisher = Scholastic, Inc.|date=March 2007|access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> That same year, when Mayor Nancy Kirksey declared November 17 "Stacy Allison Day," she visited and spoke at several Woodburn venues and attended ceremonies when a street in the city, Stacy Allison Way, was dedicated to her.<ref>[http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/governors/goldschmidt/box037/goldschmidt_037_036.pdf Oregon State Archives: Governor Neil Goldschmidt's Records (pages 32–34)]</ref> |
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[[Kat Bjelland]] of the punk band [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]], grew up in Woodburn. Her first performance was at the now-closed Flight 99 tavern.<ref>Karlan. Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band. 1995.</ref> |
[[Kat Bjelland]], of the punk band [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]], grew up in Woodburn. Her first performance was at the now-closed Flight 99 tavern.<ref>Karlan. Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band. 1995.</ref> |
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Model and actress [[Kate Nauta]] grew up in Woodburn and lived there until 2000. |
Model and actress [[Kate Nauta]] grew up in Woodburn and lived there until 2000. |
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Woodburn-born baseball player [[Dick Whitman]] was an outfielder for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]; the teams played in the [[1949 World Series|1949]] and [[1950 World Series]], respectively. |
Woodburn-born baseball player [[Dick Whitman]] was an outfielder for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]; the teams played in the [[1949 World Series|1949]] and [[1950 World Series]], respectively. |
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[[Dorothy Olsen]], pilot and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II, was born in Woodburn. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Woodburn | |
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Woodburn, Oregon | |
Coordinates: 45°08′52″N 122°52′00″W / 45.14778°N 122.86667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Marion |
Incorporated | 1889 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Frank Lonergan |
Area | |
• City | 5.86 sq mi (15.17 km2) |
• Land | 5.86 sq mi (15.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
Population | |
• City | 26,013 |
• Density | 4,439.84/sq mi (1,714.36/km2) |
• Metro | 400,408 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific) |
ZIP Code | 97071 |
Area code(s) | 503/971 |
FIPS code | 41-83750[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2412296[2] |
Website | www.woodburn-or.gov |
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.
Woodburn is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. With a population of 26,013 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous in that metropolitan area after Salem and Keizer.[5]
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.[6] Cooley immigrated to Oregon in 1845, and Bonney established his land claim in 1849.[6] Ducharme's land was sold off in 1862 in a foreclosure, with Mt. Angel farmer Jesse Settlemier purchasing the 214 acres (87 ha) on the cheap.[6]
Settlemier had traveled west over the Oregon Trail in 1849 and first settled in California before moving north to Oregon in 1850.[7] He settled in the Mt. Angel area where he was a successful nurseryman.[7] Settlemier then moved to his new property in 1863 and established the Woodburn Nursery Company.[6] Despite improvements to the land, including construction of his home, title in the land remained in doubt due to the purchase via a foreclosure.[6]
During the litigation over title in the land, Settlemier borrowed money from capitalist William Reed with the land as collateral.[6] When Reed began to build a railroad through the area, he decided to run the line through what became Woodburn in anticipation of acquiring the land himself, as he expected Settlemier to default on the mortgage.[6] However, Settlemier did not default and eventually his case made it to the Supreme Court of the United States in Settlemier v. Sullivan, 97 U.S. 444 (1878). He gained a favorable ruling and retained the land.[6]
Meanwhile, transportation baron Ben Holladay ran his Oregon and California Railroad through what became Woodburn in 1871, at which time Settlemier platted the first four blocks of the town.[6]
Originally, the town and station were called Halsey, but the name was changed to Woodburn due to the existence of Halsey, Oregon, further down the valley.[6] The name Woodburn came about after a slash burn that got out of control and burned down a nearby woodlot in the 1880s, after the railroad line had been laid through the area.[8] A railroad official witnessed the fire and renamed the community.[6] The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 20, 1889.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.37 square miles (13.91 km2), all of it land.[10]
Climate data for Woodburn, OR | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 47 (8) |
51 (11) |
56 (13) |
61 (16) |
68 (20) |
74 (23) |
81 (27) |
82 (28) |
77 (25) |
65 (18) |
53 (12) |
46 (8) |
63 (17) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34 (1) |
36 (2) |
38 (3) |
41 (5) |
45 (7) |
50 (10) |
53 (12) |
54 (12) |
50 (10) |
43 (6) |
39 (4) |
34 (1) |
43 (6) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.08 (154) |
4.98 (126) |
4.43 (113) |
3.09 (78) |
2.47 (63) |
1.65 (42) |
0.59 (15) |
0.83 (21) |
1.58 (40) |
3.44 (87) |
6.25 (159) |
6.62 (168) |
42.02 (1,067) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1 (2.5) |
3 (7.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2 (5.1) |
6.2 (16) |
Source: [11] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 405 | — | |
1900 | 828 | 104.4% | |
1910 | 1,616 | 95.2% | |
1920 | 1,656 | 2.5% | |
1930 | 1,675 | 1.1% | |
1940 | 1,982 | 18.3% | |
1950 | 2,395 | 20.8% | |
1960 | 3,120 | 30.3% | |
1970 | 7,495 | 140.2% | |
1980 | 11,196 | 49.4% | |
1990 | 13,404 | 19.7% | |
2000 | 20,100 | 50.0% | |
2010 | 24,080 | 19.8% | |
2020 | 27,827 | 15.6% | |
2022 (est.) | 29,173 | [12] | 4.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] 2018 Estimate[14][3] |
2010 census
As of the census[15] of 2010, there were 24,080 people, 7,545 households, and 5,375 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,484.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,731.4/km2). There were 8,283 housing units at an average density of 1,542.5 units per square mile (595.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 60.4% White, 0.5% African American, 2.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 31.5% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58.9% of the population.
There were 7,545 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.74.
The median age in the city was 31.7 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 17.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.
2000 census
As of 2000,[4] there were 6,274 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.63.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18,[5] and, as of 2000, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,722, and the median income for a family was $36,730. Males had a median income of $21,702 versus $22,606 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,954. About 11.5% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
According to the 2000 Census, English is the most popular language, used by 46.53% of the general population and 25.94% of those aged 5–17. On the other hand, Spanish is used by 45.83% and 60.41% respectively, while Russian & Ukrainian are spoken by 7.02% among the general population and 13.64% of those aged 5–17.[16]
Old Believers
Woodburn is home for a sizable community of Russian Orthodox Old Believers.[17] This Christian traditionalist church had escaped persecution from the official Russian Orthodox Church and moved to the United States from Turkey in the 1950s. Its women wear traditional long skirts and scarfs, and its men wear beards.
Also present in the city are communities of Russian Molokans, Doukhobors and recent refugees from the former USSR: Ukrainian and Russian Pentecostals and Baptists.
Mexican immigration
In the 1950s, Mexican immigration to Oregon began to increase. Woodburn became a destination that accumulated immigrant farmworkers, and was a place where Mexican workers were caught in sweeps during a federal initiative called Operation Wetback, which returned about one million illegal immigrants to Mexico. Immigration of Mexicans to Woodburn continued to increase through the 1980s, when Latinos made up about 2.5 percent of Oregon's population. By the early 21st century, 59% of the population of Woodburn was Latino, with a mix of first-generation immigrants and long-term residents.[18]
Woodburn Estates
Woodburn is also home to the largest 55+ retirement community in Oregon[19] with 1510 single family homes, a mobile home park, a private, eighteen hole golf course surrounding a clubhouse with auditorium, swimming pool, fitness center, restaurant, billiards room, crafts room, RV storage, and a variety of social events, clubs and activities. The Woodburn Estates are located between Interstate 5, running down the middle of Oregon, and North Boones Ferry Road, which can take you from Oregon Route 99E, connecting you to Portland, and just south of the Willamette River, near Wilsonville.
Economy
In August 1999, Woodburn Premium Outlets, known as the Woodburn Company Stores until June 2013, opened in Woodburn. This is an outlet mall with many name-brand clothing companies represented.
MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility is on Oregon Route 99E on the outskirts of Woodburn, in which young delinquent and criminal males are incarcerated.
Arts and culture
Willamette Ballet Academy was founded in 1982.
Scenes from the 2007 Hallmark Hall of Fame production The Valley of Light, starring Chris Klein, were filmed in Woodburn.[20]
Museums and other points of interest
Listed in 1974 on the National Register of Historic Places,[21] the Jesse H. Settlemier House is a museum located on Settlemier Avenue. The World's Berry Center Museum was founded in the early 1980s. The World's Berry Center Museum occasionally produces plays by Miracle Theatre.
La Fiesta Mexicana is the most important Hispanic event in the area. Each fiesta should include a queen; Francisca Gonzalez was the first selected to receive this honor in the first fiesta in 1964. It was a one-day event that was held in downtown Woodburn. Forty-five years later, the event has grown more popular and now it lasts close to a week. One of the main reasons this event happened was that the ranchers and merchants recognized the importance of the new bicultural relationship with the increased Hispanic population in the area.
Sports
The Woodburn Dragstrip is a 1/4-mile National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) dragstrip that hosts an annual event on the NHRA Lucas Oil Series.[22] It is located about 2 miles (3 km) west of Woodburn on Oregon Highway 219.
The Oregon Golf Association (OGA) Golf Course in Woodburn is a public course, rated by Golf Digest in 1996 as one of the top 10 affordable courses in the United States.[23] It routinely hosts many large amateur and high school events in the state.
The Woodburn Golf Club is a 9-hole public course 2 miles west of Woodburn. Established in 1925, play is on a first come basis with sand greens.[24]
Education
Woodburn is served by the Woodburn School District, which includes four elementary schools and two middle schools.[25] Woodburn High School included the following small schools: the Wellness, Business and Sports School, the Woodburn Academy of Art, Science and Technology, the Academy of International Studies at Woodburn, and the Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy. But the small school model was abandoned at the beginning of the 2022 school year. Woodburn Success High School is the district's alternative high school, serving grades 7–12.[26]
Chemeketa Community College has a satellite campus in Woodburn.[27]
Pacific University opened a College of Education satellite campus in 2012.[28]
Media
The Woodburn Independent is a weekly community newspaper serving the immediate area.[29] The region is also served by the larger Statesman Journal daily newspaper based in Salem and the state's largest newspaper The Oregonian based in Portland.
Woodburn is home to two radio stations. KWBY broadcasts a regional Mexican format and is owned by 94 Country, Inc. It transmits as "La Pantera" ("The Panther") 940 AM. KPCN-LP is a low-power community radio station owned and operated by Oregon's largest farmworker union, los Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN). The station was built by volunteers from Woodburn and around the country in August 2006 at the tenth Prometheus Radio Project barnraising.[citation needed] KPCN broadcasts music, news, and public affairs to listeners in Spanish and several indigenous Latin American languages. It transmits as "Radio Movimiento" ("Movement Radio") 95.9 FM with the slogan "La Voz del Pueblo" ("The Voice of the People").
Infrastructure
Transportation
The Transit Division of the Woodburn Community Services Department runs the Woodburn Transit System (WTS), which uses small buses during non-holiday weekdays within the city's limits, and the Dial-a-Ride program, which operates paratransit vans for reservation by the elderly and disabled during weekdays within the local area and, for medical appointments, anywhere between Portland and Salem.[30]
Other public bus systems making stops in Woodburn include CARTS (Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System),[31] administered by Oregon Housing and Associated Services, Inc. (OHAS) in Salem, and CAT (Canby Area Transit), run by the city of Canby.[32] Both also only operate during non-holiday weekdays.
Greyhound buses also stop in the city. Amtrak's Coast Starlight and Cascades trains pass through but do not stop. The Amtrak affiliated Cascades POINT bus service stops at the Woodburn Park & Ride at the Woodburn I-5 exit.
Notable people
Stacy Allison (born 1958), a 1976 graduate of Woodburn High School and a 1984 Oregon State University alum, was the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, during her second attempt on September 29, 1988.[33][34] That same year, when Mayor Nancy Kirksey declared November 17 "Stacy Allison Day," she visited and spoke at several Woodburn venues and attended ceremonies when a street in the city, Stacy Allison Way, was dedicated to her.[35]
Kat Bjelland, of the punk band Babes in Toyland, grew up in Woodburn. Her first performance was at the now-closed Flight 99 tavern.[36]
Model and actress Kate Nauta grew up in Woodburn and lived there until 2000.
Woodburn-born baseball player Dick Whitman was an outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies; the teams played in the 1949 and 1950 World Series, respectively.
Dorothy Olsen, pilot and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II, was born in Woodburn.
References
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodburn, Oregon
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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- ^ a b Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 219.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1056. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved September 26, 2014.
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- ^ "Filming Locations for 'The Valley of Light'". The Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. October 19, 2009. p. 28. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Track Facts". Woodburn Dragstrip. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ "Course Details". Oregon Golf Association. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Woodburn Golf Club". Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Our Schools". Woodburn School District. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Success High School". Woodburn School District. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Chemeketa Woodburn". Chemeketa Community College. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ "Woodburn Campus | Pacific University". www.pacificu.edu. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
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- ^ "Transit Division Home Page". City of Woodburn. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
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External links
- Official website
- Entry for Woodburn in the Oregon Blue Book
- History of Woodburn from the City of Woodburn
- Woodburn, Oregon
- 1889 establishments in Oregon
- Cities in Marion County, Oregon
- Cities in Oregon
- Old Believer communities in the United States
- Populated places established in 1889
- Russian communities in the United States
- Russian-American culture in Oregon
- Salem, Oregon metropolitan area
- Ukrainian communities in the United States