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History of West Linn, Oregon

West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon|Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Now a prosperous southern suburb of Portland, Oregon|Portland, West Linn has a Linn City, Oregon|history of early development, prompted by the opportunity to harvest energy from the Willamette Falls. It was named after Senator Dr. Lewis Fields Linn of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, who had advocated the American occupation of Oregon as a counterclaim to the British. As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city had a population of 22,261. The 2006 estimate is 24,180 residents.[http://www.pdx.edu/media/p/r/PRC_Certified_Cities_2006.pdf PSU:Population Research Center]


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