Eugene
city in and county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States
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Eugene is a city of Oregon.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lane County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Lucy Vinis[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], city in the United States[7]
- Named after: Eugene Skinner[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Irkutsk[9], Kathmandu[10], Kakegawa[11], Jinju[12]
- Postal code: 97401[13], 97402[14], 97403[15], 97404[16], 97405[17], 97408[18], 97440[19]
- Commons category: Eugene, Oregon[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC−08:00[21], Pacific Time Zone[22]
- Local dialing code: 541[23], 458[24]
- Inception: 1846[25]
- Official website: https://www.eugene-or.gov/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eugene, Oregon[27]
- Population: 137,893[28], 160,561[29], 163,460[30], 156,185[31], 176,654[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Eugene[33]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35]
- Capital of: Lane County[36]
- Official name: Eugene[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Eugene, Oregon[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Eugene, Oregon[39]
- Number of households: 71,738[40]
- Native label: Eugene[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Eugene, Oregon[42]
- Different from: Eugene[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 131.1 m[44]
Why It Matters
Eugene has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Eugene is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]