Albany, Oregon

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The city of Albany is primarily located in Benton County and is the county seat. A portion of Albany extends into Linn County.

Albany is 60 feet [18.29 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Albany lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Albany can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Albany had a population of 40,852 people^<3> (or 52.25% of the total population of Benton County). The population of Albany represented 1.19% of the total of Oregon, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Albany had a population of 48,081 people. This is an increase of 17.7% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Albany.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aumsville	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,603	19.98% increase
	Brownsville	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,638	13.04% increase
	Corvallis	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	51,110	3.63% increase
	Independence	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	9,375	55.34% increase
	Jefferson	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,085	24.05% increase
	Lebanon	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	15,397	18.9% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Albany.

Websites for Albany

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The Commemorative Quarter for Oregon<5>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Albany. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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