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Formed July 5, 1843 (2nd<\/sup> county)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marion County (345,910), Salem (175,472)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Modern concrete and marble building was erected in 1954.  It replaced a classic 1873 courthouse in Salem, the only county seat.  It is sited on a square at High, Church, Court, and State streets.  Oregon State Highway 99 East is one block south of the courthouse.  The designer is Pietro Belluschi.  A County Administrative Building was added in 2000.  The county was created on July 5, 1843 as an original county (2nd<\/sup> county.)  It is named for American Revolutionary War General Francis Marion.  Salem is named for Salem, Massachusetts.  Marion County is the birthplace of 1 Oregon Governor, Theodore T. Geer.  <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marion County government consists of a treasurer, a sheriff, an attorney, an administrator, and a clerk (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Fourteen District Court Judges serve Marion County <\/a>(judicial.)  Marion County is in northwest Oregon.  Portland, Oregon is north and Eugene, Oregon is south of the county.  The county center is 31.1 miles East-Southeast of Salem nearer Mehama.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Clackamas, Wasco, Jefferson, Linn, Polk, and Yamhill counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area of the county is 1185 square miles.  It is 25 out of 36 in the state.  It ranks 5 out of 36 in population in the state.  It has a density of 291.9 persons per square mile making it 3 out of 36 in the state.  <\/a>Marion County has 74.2% of its population in its incorporated areas.  Interstate Highway 5 travels north to south through the county from Clackamas County to Linn County.  The county looks like a hammer.  Salem is located on the western border of the county and extends into Polk County.  Salem is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 50.7% of the county population.  This county is in the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location in State and Municipalities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aumsville<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aurora<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Detroit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Donald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gervais<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hubbard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jefferson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Keizer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mount Angel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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St Paul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scotts Mills<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Silverton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stayton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sublimity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Turner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Woodburn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gates (part)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Idanha (part)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mill City (part)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salem (part)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jerry Fager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Administration Building (Courthouses.co)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Formed July 5, 1843 (2nd county) Marion County (345,910), Salem (175,472) The Modern concrete and marble building was erected in 1954.  It replaced a classic 1873 courthouse in Salem, the only county seat.  It is sited on a square at High, Church, Court, and State streets.  Oregon State Highway 99 East is one block south … <\/p>\n

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