AboutOregon…
~ The population of Oregon is 3.4 million, with 1.5 million living in the Portland area.
~Oregonhas no sales tax.
~ There are more than 6,000 lakes and 112,000 miles of rivers and streams inOregon.
~ Nearly half of Oregon’s total area is forested – close to 30 million acres.
~ At 1,932 feet, Crater Lake, located in Southern Oregon is the deepest lake in the United States.
~ Located in the Northeastern corner of the state, Hell’s Canyon is the deepest river-carved gorge in North America. At 7,900 feet, it’s deeper than the Grand Canyon.
~ There are nine lighthouses and one light ship along the Oregon Coast.
~Oregon grows 99 percent of the entire U.S. commercial crop of hazenuts.
~ You may not pump your own in Oregon.