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  Benton County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benton County is a county located in the state of Oregon.
In the county, the population is spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 20.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
Benton County was created from Polk County by an act of the Provisional Government of Oregon in 1847.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benton_County,_Oregon   (672 words)

  
 Benton County History
Benton County was established by the Provisional Legislature in 1847.
Carved from Polk County, Benton County stretched from the Polk County boundary south to the California border and from the Pacific Ocean east to the Willamette River.
Today Benton County occupies 679 square miles of the central Willamette Valley and is bordered on the east by the Willamette River and Linn County, on the west by the summit of the Coast Range and Lincoln County, on the north by Polk County, and on the south by Lane County.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpbentonhome.html   (496 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Second county in Oregon OKs gay marriages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A second Oregon county yesterday said it will issue marriage licenses to gay couples — as the Northwest state continues to be the only one in the country where the licenses can be obtained.
Benton County, where Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, will join Multnomah County in granting licenses to same-sex couples, even as the legality of gay marriage is being challenged.
Benton County Commissioner Linda Modrell said the decision was based in part on a nonbinding opinion last week from Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers, which was echoed by a statement from Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2001880859_gaymarriage17m0.html   (470 words)

  
 Benton County, Oregon seeks bilingual RN's or LPN's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Benton County, OR Benton County, Oregon consists of six cities and incorporated areas, and is the home of 79,000 residents.
Benton County, Oregon is located in the rich and verdant Willamette Valley, bordered by the Coast and Cascades Mountain Ranges.
Benton County is in full compliance with the ADA, and is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values diversity in its workforce and encourages all qualified women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.
www.minoritynurse.com /job_postings/jobs/040205o.html   (378 words)

  
 Benton County Corvallis, Oregon (Counties)
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 77,192, an increase of 6,381 over the 1990 census.
Taken from Latin, the name means "heart of the valley," and Benton County, as well as Corvallis, is in the heart of the Willamette Valley.
Highway 20 connects Benton County with the Oregon Coast and Highway 99W joins the county to other points north and south.
www.ohwy.com /or/y/ybenton.htm   (214 words)

  
 HOW BIG SHOULD THE BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, JAIL BE?
The method I used to determine the size of the Benton County jail is very similar to the analysis a bank does to determine how many teller windows to build and staff.
METHODOLOGY The analysis done to determine the size of the Benton County jail is very similar to the analysis a bank does to determine how many teller windows to build and staff.
Benton County -- or better yet, the Oregon Department of Corrections -- needs to build a computer simulation model of our criminal justice system with real data from the district attorney's case management system and the jail reporting system.
www.peak.org /~detweij/jail_ben_html/benjai01.html   (2055 words)

  
 ReDesign of Benton County, Oregon Home Page
Benton County Government brings to its citizenry the authority, structure and services to respond to public concerns and opportunities and provide a means for local decision-making.
The Benton County Fair and Rodeo may be a traditional family event, but change is a normal part of its history.
The fair date shuffle began with a large RV rally at the Oregon State Expo Center that forced the Marion County Fair to move its event to one week later.
www.co.benton.or.us   (403 words)

  
 NASIOC - Gay/Straight - No Marraige Controversy in Benton County, Oregon? :D
Benton County Commissioners discuss their decision to stop the county from issuing marriage liscenses to anyone.
The three County commissioners had originally decided to start handing out gay marriage licenses this week but on Monday reversed that decision amid a growing firestorm of lawsuits across the country, and decided instead to put a temporary halt to all marriages.
Benton County, whose county seat is Corvallis, is home to Oregon State University and is seen as a bastion of liberalism.
forums.nasioc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=527117   (561 words)

  
 HOW MUCH JAIL SPACE SHOULD BENTON COUNTY OREGON RENT OR BUY?
The "powers that be" in Benton County Oregon have been trying to pass bond measures to build and operate a new jail for the past several years without success.
Benton County has made great strides in determining the amount of needed jail space.
Starting in February 2000, the Benton County Sheriff has been operating a "virtual jail" -- a spread-sheet analysis, with graphs -- to estimate how much space the County would need to lock up everybody who needs to be locked up.
www.peak.org /~detweij/jail_ben_html/jail_ind.htm   (853 words)

  
 Oregon Genealogical Libraries and Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oregon vital records indexes (deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996).
Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1998, marriages from 1971 to 1998, divorces from 1971 to 1998.
Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996.
www.gfo.org /orlibs.html   (1429 words)

  
 Polk County Place Names
The great leader of the movement in Oregon, a leader with a national reputation, and a record of 50 years of unfaltering and courageous advocacy of equal rights to all personsóAbigail Scott Duniwayóis at this time unfortunately confined to her home from the infirmities of age.
In Benton County was a hollow locally known as Banshee Canyon tenanted by the ghost of Whitehorse, a suicide.
Part of the equipment was the only planer in that section of Oregon, all lumber having previously been dressed by hand; its installation proved a master stroke of enterprise on the part of the mill, which furnished much of the lumber for many of the buildings still in the neighborhood.
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Oregon judge orders Benton County to again issue marriage licenses
The county stopped issuing licenses in April, after the state threatened to sue if the county followed through with its decision to allow gay couples to marry.
The county argued the couple could easily drive to a neighboring county until the gay-marriage issue was settled.
Before halting the issuance of marriage licenses, Benton County had been poised to follow Multnomah County as the state's second county to allow gay marriage; more than 3,000 marriage licenses were issued to gay couples in Multnomah County.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040826-0341-gaymarriage-oregon.html   (254 words)

  
 sciforums.com - Benton County Oregon Bans All Marriage
Benton County is one of the places where the Oregon Gay Fray started; I believe it was Corvallis "20-08" in 1990 or so that started the push toward Oregon Measure 9, Colorado Amendment 2, and, in the long run, the Vermont effort to recognize homosexual union.
Brilliant strategy and hopefully those who are prevented from marrying in the county, until the laws are settled on the issue of homosexual marriage, will see how it feels to be left out of something they considered to be a right.
With the definition of marriage being a primary point for you, it sounds as though you agree that Benton County's decision is a good one.
www.sciforums.com /showthread.php?t=34210   (2729 words)

  
 Oregon Blue Book Benton County
It is one of seven counties in the United States to be named after Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, a longtime advocate of the development of the Oregon Territory.
The county was created out of an area originally inhabited by the Klickitat Indians, who rented it from the Calapooia Indians for use as hunting grounds.
Later, portions of Benton County were taken to form Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane and Lincoln Counties, leaving it in its present form with 679 square miles of land area.
bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties02.htm   (252 words)

  
 Benton County Oregon chat room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Benton County Oregon chat room, view people by photos.
Benton County Oregon rooms in various categories and a directory of other sites.
Benton County Oregon rooms for teens, singles, mature adults, and more.
chat.matchmakerintros.com /rooms/5920.html   (311 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | Oregon county bans all marriages
The last Benton County marriage licences were issued on Tuesday and, from now on, any locals wanting to get hitched will have to go elsewhere.
The county had initially decided to start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples from Monday, but they reversed that decision in the face of a flurry of lawsuits across the US relating to the issue.
Oregon's most populous county, Multnomah County, is the only jurisdiction in the US that is still issuing licenses for same-sex marriages, handing out 2,550 licenses since 3 March.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3564893.stm   (516 words)

  
 Benton County Republicans -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Benton County Republicans — "The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth, is a government program.'"
The Oregon attorney general's office is recommending that a judge sentence former Rep. Dan Doyle to at least 15 months in prison this week, which would mark the first time in decades that a legislator has gone to jail or prison for legislative actions.
Long before Lisa Temple, the jealous girlfriend of a Capitol janitor, was charged with attempted murder and accused of ramming Wirth with her car, many of Wirth's colleagues recognized she was on a self-destructive bent, one that culminated last week when Salem police cited her on possession of methamphetamine.
www.bentongop.org   (1043 words)

  
 Benton County Oregon personals service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A guide for Benton County Oregon singles life in the state.
Benton County Oregon Social groups, dating spots, single parents, places to meet, where to find personals ads.
Benton County Oregon Free personals, advice on writing personal ads, chat rooms, and singles dating services.
personals-service.matchmakerintros.com /profileforum/11135.html   (341 words)

  
 History of Polk County, Oregon
Polk County was officially created from Yamhill District of the Oregon Territory on December 22, 1845.
The original Polk County Courthouse was a wooden two-story building located on the north side of Dallas in a community first named Cynthia Ann, named after a daughter of Thomas J. Lovelady.
It was during the period of steam navigation that the port of Lincoln attained prominence as a wheat exporting port on the Willamette.
www.co.polk.or.us /GeneralInfo.asp   (1530 words)

  
 Oregon CountiesBirth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage License and More
This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in Oregon Counties.
Multnomah county vital records can issue birth and death records up to six months after the event.
After that period, inquiries should be made to the Oregon State Vital Records Office.
www.vitalrec.com /orcounties.html   (1302 words)

  
 Benton County Place Names
Litchfield was a member of the Lincoln County School District Board of Directors for 12 years, was a past president and recipient of a life service award from the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Melvin Jones Fellow of the Lions Club.
In 1856, the US government established a fort in Benton County known as Ft. Hoskins, and the post office of Hoskins was named in memory of the fort.
The 60,000 or more people in Oregon were still divided on the bitter question of slavery; they were bickering over the question of how the Indians should be treated; they were dissatisfied with their treatment by the federal government.
users.wi.net /~census/lesson9.html   (8430 words)

  
 Benton County, Oregon Insurance Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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www.free-insurance-quotes.org /Oregon/Benton-County.html   (534 words)

  
 Benton County, Oregon (OR) Mesothelioma & Cancer Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mesothelioma Justice provides free information on the mesothelioma cancer, including description of the disease, is, symptoms and diagnosis, types of mesothelioma, doctors, clinics and treatments in Benton County, Oregon (OR), lawyers and attorneys in Benton County, Oregon (OR).
Diagnosis of the cancer is by use of x-rays and pathological examination.
The following cities in Benton County, Oregon (OR) are listed to enable visitors to find this site when searching for mesothelioma in their geographic location:
www.mesothelioma-justice.org /usa/Oregon/Benton   (217 words)

  
 Oregon Historical County Records Guide
The Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis dates from 1889, making it the oldest in Oregon still used for its original purpose.
Each county listed includes a courthouse address; a map of Oregon showing the county's location; an image of the county courthouse; a "FunFact" describing an interesting county feature; and links to county Web sites.
of the state showing counties, county seats, major cities, and major geographical features such as mountain ranges, lakes, and rivers.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cphome.html   (232 words)

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