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 Sweet
Home, Oregon
Welcome
to Sweet Home, "Gateway to the Santiam Playground!" Nestled
in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in East Linn county,
Sweet Home is home to 8,005 persons but the Sweet Home School
District boasts more than 16,000 residents. Blessed with an
ideal location, Sweet Home is a community with its own very
distinct identity, yet it is located within a two hour's drive
of the state's largest metropolitan area, the rugged and beautiful
Oregon coast and the scenic high desert playground of Central
Oregon.
Sweet Home is less than a hour's drive away from Oregon's
state capitol, Salem, the University of Oregon in Eugene,
and Oregon State University in Corvallis. Albany, the Linn
county seat, is an easy 25 minute drive west of Sweet Home.
All provide extensive cultural, shopping, recreational and
educational opportunities.
Sweet Home is at the heart of a recreational playground. A
portion of Foster reservoir is within the city limits. Green
Peter reservoir is just a few miles away. The South Santiam
River flows through the entire length of the town and the
Calapooia River is just three miles south and runs the length
of a main highway to the community. Both lakes are an angler's
dream with ample numbers of trout, kokanee and bass. The lakes
are also well used by both boaters and water skiers. The Santiam
River is home to fighting steelhead and salmon as well. The
Cascade Mountains and the Sweet Home Ranger District of the
Willamette National Forest are at the east edge of the city
limits. There, one can ski, hike, view wildflowers, picnic,
fish, camp and much more. Hoodoo Ski area is just 45 milest
east of town. Numerous private, state and federal campgrounds
are located in and around the community making it a camper's
paradise.
Sweet Home hosts the Oregon Jamboree. This is a three day
camping and country musical festival held each August. It
attracts about 15,000 persons for some of the best country
music talent in the country. Past headliners have included
Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, John Anderson,
Faith Hill, Clint Black and many more. The community has been
designated as a Tree City USA for more than a decade.
Population:
Click here to
see population numbers from the latest census for Sweet Home
and other Oregon cities.
Climate:
Temperature Norms
January: Min.-32.8F Max.-46.5F
July: Min.-50.2F Max.-81.5F
Annual Precipitation:
52.53 inches
Elevation: 536'
Community Facilities:
Emergency Services:
New fire and ambulance building, new public safety building.
Medical: Sweet Home Family Medicine (a member of the Mid-Valley
Medical Group/Samaritan Health Services); three dental clinics,
three chiropractic clinics, one optometric clinic, Lebanon
Community Hospital (14 miles west-a member of the Samaritan
Health Services); one full-care nursing home.
Assisted living/independent retirement community: Wiley Creek
Community.
Community Center: New combined Boys and Girls Club/Senior
Center/Community Center.
Churches: 27 denominations.
Public Libraries: one.
Hotel/motel rooms: 32.
Agricultural products: grass and legume seeds, dairy, beef
cattle, sheep, vegetables, hay, grains, Christmas trees, tree
seed orchards, filberts.
Newspaper: The New Era, locally owned weekly newspaper and
advertising guide serving the Sweet Home School District.
Web site: www.sweethomenews.com
Education:
Sweet Home School District 55: A total enrollment of 2,540
from kindergarten through high school. There are five elementary
schools, one kindergarten, one junior high school and one
high school. There are also private kindergarten, grade schools
and high schools in and near the community. Community College:
The main campus of Linn-Benton Community College is located
in Albany, 25 miles west of Sweet Home. There are local branches
in both Sweet Home and Lebanon, 14 miles west. Other universities
include Oregon State University, Corvallis, 33 miles west;
University of Oregon, 45 miles south west; Willamette University,
Salem, 45 miles northwest; and Western Oregon University,
Monmouth, 50 miles northwest.
Transportation
Rail: Burlington Northern
Airlines: Airports in Lebanon, (14 miles); Albany (25 miles),
Eugene (45 miles) and Portland (90 miles).
Utilities:
Electrical: Pacific Power.
Telephone: CenturyTel.
Natural Gas: Northwest Natural.
Water and Sewer: City of Sweet Home.
Major Employers:
Sweet Home School District, Willamette Industries, invesTicast,
White's Electronics, Santiam Forest Products, Slip 'n Snip
Scissors, Sweet Home Ranger District, Cascade Timber Consulting,
Triple T Studs, City of Sweet Home, Samaritan Health Services,
as well as numerous industries in outlying communities.
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