Oregon - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Salem February 14, 1859 the 33rd state State nickname The Beaver State Name for residents State motto Oregonians Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) Abbreviation OR LAND Total area 254,806 sq km 98,381 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 10th 248,647 sq km 96,003 sq mi Highest point Mount Hood 3,426 m/11,239 ft Forested land as a share of total area 48.3 percent (2002) Federally owned land as a share of land area 49.7 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 3,747,455 (2007 estimate) 27th 20.4 percent (1990-2000) 15 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 39 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 78.7 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Portland 537,081 (2006) S alem 152,239 (2006) E ugene 146,356 (2006) Gresham 97,105 (2006) B eaverton 89,643 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 86.6 percent (2000) Asians 3 percent (2000) Blacks 1.6 percent (2000) Native Americans 1.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.2 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 76.4 years (1989-1991) 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 376 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 560 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 17.9 percent (2006) 20.6 (2003) $8,921 (2002-2003) 8.3 percent (1999) 87.6 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Ted Kulongoski (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 30 members House of Representatives, 60 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 5 Electoral votes 7 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $151 billion (2006) $30,584 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.8 percent (2004) Manufacturing 15.3 percent (2004) Mining 0.1 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.7 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 19.5 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 12.8 percent (2004) 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.3 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 7.1 percent (2004) Other services 23.4 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 1,899,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5.4 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 14.5 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 3.4 percent (2005 estimate) 62.7 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 33.8 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 170 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 61 percent (2003 estimate) 13.4 books per person (2002) 103,873 km (2005) 64,544 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,172 km (2005) 728 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 3,993 km (2004) 2,481 mi (2004) Airports 11 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
