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Place Name
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Corvallis
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Pronunciation
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kor-VAL-is
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Benton County
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Population
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44,757 (1990)
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Location
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Benton County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°34'N
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Longitude
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123°16'W
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Corvallis
(kor-VAL-is), city (1990 pop. 44,757),  Benton
co., NW Oregon, on the Willamette R.,
27 mi/43 km SSW of Salem; 44°34'N
123°16'W. Elev. 224 ft/68 m. RR junction.
Engineering firms contribute to the city's economy. Mfg. (food and
beverages, lumber, millwork, chemicals, wood prods., furniture,
printing and publishing, construction, computers). Agr. (apples, pears,
plums, peaches, cherries). Corvallis is the seat of Oregon State Univ.
and the hq. for Siuslaw Natl. Forest to SW. William L. Finley Natl.
Wildlife Refuge to S; McDonald State Forest to NW. Inc. 1857.
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