26 Facts About Eastern Oregon

1. Eastern Oregon is home to a wide variety of private colleges, the majority of which are located in the Portland area.

2. Since then, Eastern Oregon has cut its higher education budget and now ranks 46th in the country in state spending per student.

3. Center of population of Eastern Oregon is located in Linn County, in the city of Lyons.

4. Eastern Oregon was the US's "Top Moving Destination" in 2014, with two families moving into the state for every one moving out of state.

5. State of Eastern Oregon allows transit district to levy an income tax on employers and the self-employed.

6. Eastern Oregon has the fifth highest personal income tax in the nation.

7. Eastern Oregon is home to Mentor Graphics Corporation, a world leader in electronic design automation located in Wilsonville and employs roughly 4,500 people worldwide.

8. Eastern Oregon is one of only five states that have no sales tax.

9. Eastern Oregon is the home of large corporations in other industries.

10. Eastern Oregon has historically been a popular region for film shoots due to its diverse landscapes, as well as its proximity to Hollywood.

11. In 2005, Eastern Oregon ranked third among US states with 303 wineries.

12. Eastern Oregon has supported Democratic candidates in the last eight elections.

13. In 1994, Eastern Oregon adopted the Eastern Oregon Health Plan, which made health care available to most of its citizens without private health insurance.

14. Eastern Oregon pioneered the American use of postal voting, beginning with experimentation approved by the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 1981 and culminating with a 1998 ballot measure mandating that all counties conduct elections by mail.

15. Since the 1980 census, Eastern Oregon has had five congressional districts.

16. Eastern Oregon has no lieutenant governor; in the event that the office of governor is vacated, Article V, Section 8a of the Oregon Constitution specifies that the Secretary of State is first in line for succession.

17. Eastern Oregon maintained a territorial government until February 14, 1859, when it was granted statehood.

18. Eastern Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.

19. In December 1844, Eastern Oregon passed its Black Exclusion Law, which prohibited African Americans from entering the territory while simultaneously prohibiting slavery.

20. Eastern Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived.

21. Eastern Oregon is one of only three states of the contiguous United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

22. Eastern Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut.

23. Eastern Oregon has nine major landform regions, of which the forest-blanketed Coast Range, which borders the Pacific Ocean from the Coquille River northward, is the lowest.

24. Unlike the Willamette Valley, Eastern Oregon gets a significant amount of snow in the winter.

25. Unlike the Willamette Valley, Eastern Oregon receives a significant amount of snow in the winter.

26. Eastern Oregon is the eastern part of the US state of Oregon.