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1992 1987
<br />Number of Farms 2,494 2,586
<br />Acres in Fai-ms 302,~62 306,740
<br />Averaoe Size 1'? 1 119
<br />Total Sales $313,155,000 $207,700,000
<br />Average Sales per Farm $125,563 $80,317
<br />Source: U.S. Census of Agriculture
<br />Higher Education
<br />The County has several quality institutions of higher learning. Salem is the home of Willamette University, founded
<br />in 1842. The University is located on a beautiful campus in central Salem, adjacent to the capital grounds. The
<br />University is noted for its outstanding law school. Other educational institutions within the County include
<br />Chemeketa Community College, Western Baptist Bible College, and an extension center of the Oregon State System
<br />of Higher Education. Western Oregon University is located in Polk County, approximately 15 miles west of Salem.
<br />Tokyo International University has a campus in Salem associated with Willamette University.
<br />Transportation
<br />Interstate 5 from Seattle to Los Angeles runs through the County at Salem. Other significant highways include U.S.
<br />Highway 99 East from the north and U.S. Highway 22 which joins US 18 to run from the Pacific Coast to the
<br />Cascades.
<br />Rail service is provided by Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads. Amtrak provides passenger service
<br />through its station in Salem. Greyhound provides service from terminals in Salem and Woodburn including eight
<br />buses north, eight south and one east daily. Evergreen Stage Lines provides a charter bus service.
<br />The Salem Municipal Airport (McNary Field) is a general aviation airport with 57,000 operations a year. It can
<br />accommodate business jets and commercial aircraft as large as the Boeing 737. A passenger shuttle is based at the
<br />airport to provide transportation to Portland International Airport. A smaller general aviation airport near Aurora in
<br />northern Marion County has the highest use rate of any state-operated general aviation airport in Oregon.
<br />TABLE 18 - POPULATION
<br />Historic population figures for the County and its three largest cities follow.
<br /> Marion City of City of City of
<br /> County Salem Keizer Woodburn
<br />1998 (est.) 273,300 126,530 29,260 16,550
<br />1997 267,700 124,190 28,340 16,150
<br />1996 262,800 120,835 27,450 15,780
<br />1995 258,000 118,355 26,320 15,475
<br />1994 252,800 116,950 25,275 15,235
<br />1993 247,400 113,325 24,100 14,375
<br />1992 241,500 111,575 23,435 14,250
<br />1991 235,900 110,360 22,790 13,700
<br />1990 228,483 107,793 21,884 13,404
<br />1980 204,692 89,233 ---- 11,196
<br />Source: Marion County
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