Eugene, Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
City
Nicknames:  Emerald Valley, The Emerald City, Track Town USA
Motto(s):  A Great City for the Arts and Outdoors
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°03′20″N 123°08′12″W / 44.05556°N 123.13667°W / 44.05556; -123.13667
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Founded	1846
Incorporated	October 17, 1862
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [1]
• City	44.29 sq mi (114.70 km2)
• Land	44.22 sq mi (114.52 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation [3]	413 ft (126 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	176,654
• Rank	US: 146th
• Density	3,995.07/sq mi (1,542.50/km2)
• Urban	270,179 (US: 151st)[2]
• Urban density	3,676.6/sq mi (1,419.6/km2)
• Metro	382,971 (US: 144th)
Demonym(s)	Eugenean; Eugenian; Eugenite[5][6][7][8]
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	97401–97405, 97408, 97440
Area code(s)	458 and 541
FIPS code	41-23850
GNIS feature ID	2410460[3]
Website	www.eugene-or.gov

Eugene is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Lane County. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 176,654.^[4] The University of Oregon is in Eugene.

1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eugene, Oregon
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "QuickFacts: Eugene city, Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
5. ↑ "Top 10 Things to Accomplish to Consider Yourself a True Eugenean". Daily Emerald. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
6. ↑ Lueck, Whitey. "Eugeneans Should Follow China's Example and Behave Like Civilized Human Beings". Daily Emerald. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2022. ...habit of certain Eugeneans...
7. ↑ Shoemaker, Alex. "Eugene Marathon Moving to Late July for 2014". Eugene Daily News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013. ...as a native Eugenian...
8. ↑ Nguyen, Nha (July 17, 2013). "ODOT: New Ramp Meters to Ease Traffic". KEZI. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2013. Fellow Eugenian...