Welcome to Oregon ...

The city of Oregon is located in Lucas County<1>.

The location of Oregon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Oregon: ore-ih-GOAN<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oregon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oregon has a population of 20,075 people<4> (see below for details).

Oregon is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Oregon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Oregon: (419) & (567)<6>

Websites for Oregon ...

Official Website: www.ci.oregon.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oregon had an population of 20,075 people. This is a decrease of 1.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oregon had a population of 20,291 people. This makes Oregon the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Oregon represents 0.18% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,291 people, the population of Oregon increased 4.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 19,355 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oregon.

Communities Also Named Oregon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Oregon: This one is located in Lucas County and the other is located in Mercer County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Oregon - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (3), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oregon.

Communities near Oregon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oregon.

• Perrysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <7>
• Sylvania
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <7>
• Monroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Monroe County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <7>
• Maumee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <7>
• Rossford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <7>
• Waterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <7>
• Whitehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <7>
• Ottawa Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
  • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
• Oak Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <7>
• Gibsonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oregon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oregon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oregon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon. See our Newspapers Page for Oregon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oregon ...

Looking for more information about Oregon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oregon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oregon.

Adding Oregon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oregon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oregon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Oregon post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oregon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oregon: www.ci.oregon.oh.us/

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/