Welcome to Stayton ...

The city of Stayton is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stayton has a population of 8,297 people<3> (see below for details).

Stayton is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Stayton ...

Official Website: www.ci.stayton.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stayton had an population of 8,297 people. This is an increase of 8.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stayton had a population of 7,644 people. This makes Stayton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Stayton represents 0.2% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,644 people, the population of Stayton increased 12.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,816 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stayton - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Stayton ...

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

• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Keizer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Silverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Mount Angel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
  • Mount Angel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <5>
• Jefferson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Turner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <5>

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 Stayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stayton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stayton. 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 Stayton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stayton. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stayton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stayton ...

Looking for more information about Stayton? 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 Stayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stayton.

Adding Stayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stayton 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 Stayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stayton post office opened in 1872.

We also found Stayton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stayton: www.ci.stayton.or.us/

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/