Eugene, Oregon

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The city of Eugene is located in Lane County and is the county seat.

Eugene is 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Eugene can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Eugene had a population of 137,893 people^<2> (or 42.62% of the total population of Lane County). The population of Eugene represented 4.03% of the total of Oregon, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Eugene had a population of 150,104 people. This is an increase of 8.86% 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 Eugene.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Coburg	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,074	10.84% increase
	Cottage Grove	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	9,124	8.04% increase
	Creswell	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,058	41.32% increase
	Harrisburg	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,494	25.01% increase
	Junction City	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,618	19% increase
	Lowell	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,022	19.25% increase

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

Websites for Eugene

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The Commemorative Quarter for Oregon<4>

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People are finding 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) Eugene. 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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