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Welcome to Linn County ...

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

The community of Albany is the Seat for Linn County.

Linn County was founded in 1847.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Linn had a population of 129,749 people. This is an increase of 11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 116,891 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linn represented 3.05% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Linn County:

  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Albany is located in Linn County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
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  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gates is located in Linn County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
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  • Halsey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halsey is located in Linn County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
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  • Harrisburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Idanha
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon is located in Linn County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
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  • Lyons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons is located in Linn County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
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    • Mill City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County (OR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Scio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scio is located in Linn County (OR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
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    • Sodaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County (OR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Sweet Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tangent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County (OR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

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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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