The earliest evidence of the name Oregon has Spanish origins. The term "orejón" (meaning "big ear") comes from the historical chronicle Relación de la Alta y Baja California (1598), written by Rodrigo Montezuma of

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Humans have inhabited the area that is now Oregon for at least 15,000 years. In recorded history, mentions of the land date to as early as the 16th century. During the 18th and 19th

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Oregon is 295 miles (475 km) north to south at longest distance, and 395 miles (636 km) east to west. With an area of 98,381 square miles

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• Total Employment (2016): 1,551,192
• Number of employer establishments (2016): 114,551
As of 2015 , Oregon ranks

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Elementary, middle, and high school
In the 2013–2014 school year, the state had 567,000 students in public schools. There were 197 public

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A writer in the Oregon Countrybook A Pacific Republic, written in 1839, predicted the territory was to become an independent republic. Four years later, in 1843, settlers of the

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Population
The United States Census Bureau determined that the population of Oregon was 4,237,256 in 2020, based on the 2020 United States census, a 10.71% increase over the 2010 census.
Oregon was the nation's

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