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Welcome to Lane County ...

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

The community of Eugene is the Seat for Lane County.

Lane County was founded in 1851.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lane had a population of 382,067 people. This is an increase of 8.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 351,920 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lane represented 9.19% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Lane County:

  • Coburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coburg is located in Lane County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
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  • Cottage Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Creswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunes City
    (50 miles [80.5 km] to the west)
    • Dunes City is located in Lane County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Eugene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eugene is located in Lane County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <2>
  • Florence
    (50 miles [80.5 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Lane County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
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    • Oakridge
      (34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Veneta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Veneta is located in Lane County (OR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
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    • Westfir
      (33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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