Linn County, Oregon

Linn County
County
Linn County Courthouse in Albany
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°38′N 123°05′W / 44.63°N 123.09°W / 44.63; -123.09
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	December 28, 1847
Named for	Lewis F. Linn
Seat	Albany
Largest city	Albany
Area
• Total	2,309 sq mi (5,980 km2)
• Land	2,290 sq mi (5,900 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2)  0.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	128,610
• Estimate  (2023)	131,496
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.co.linn.or.us

Linn County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2023 census popluation estimates, the population was 131,496.^[1] The county seat is Albany.^[2] The county is named in the honor of Lewis F. Linn,^[3] a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country. Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons.^[4]