Corvallis is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2023 Census Population Estimates, the population was 61,087, making it the 9th most populous city in Oregon. This includes the 24,900 Oregon State University students at the main campus in Corvallis, over 5,250 of whom live in one of 16 residence halls on the main campus. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University's 420-acre (170 ha) main campus, Samaritan Health Services, a top 10 largest non-profit employer in the state, an 84-acre (34 ha) Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus, and a 2,200,000-square-foot (200,000 m2), 197-acre (80 ha) Hewlett Packard research and development campus. Corvallis is a part of the Silicon Forest. Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50,000.
Pacific
Corvallis
Benton County, OR
Population
60,050
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,315
Median home value
$436,000
Founded
1845
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Avery-Helm Historic District · listed 2000
- College Hill West Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2002
- Oregon State University Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2008
- Oregon State University Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2021
Notable landmarks
- Benton County Courthouse · listed 1978
- Benton County State Bank Building · listed 1979
- Benton Hotel · listed 1982
- Bexell, John, House · listed 1992
- Bosworth, Dr. Ralph Lyman, House · listed 1981
- Bryson, J. R., House · listed 1979
- Burnap-Rickard House · listed 1984
- Camp Arboretum Sign Shop · listed 2008
- Caton, Jesse H., House · listed 1979
- Children's Farm Home School · listed 2008
- Corvallis Hotel · listed 1987
- Crystal Lake Cemetery · listed 2004
- Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan · listed 1971
- Fairbanks, J. Leo, House · listed 1985
- Farra, Dr. George R., House · listed 1981
- Fiechter, John, House · listed 1985
- First Congregational Church · listed 1981
- Gaylord, Charles, House · listed 1991
- Gorman, Hannah and Eliza, House · listed 2015
- Gorman, Hannah and Eliza, House (Additional Documentation) · listed 2024
- Hadley-Locke House · listed 1981
- Helm-Hout House · listed 1985
- Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169 · listed 2013
- Irwin, Richard S., Barn · listed 1988
- Julian Hotel · listed 1984
- …and 18 more
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