Profile for Sweet Home, Oregon, OR

Sweet Home is in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

Former and merged names include:
· Buckhead

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 39. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Oregon Jamboree - Aug. 3-5, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Foster Reservoir, Green Peter Reservoir, Willamette National Forest

Historic sites and museums: East Linn Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Sweet Home

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (12)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Linn County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Sweet Home city government
• Linn County government
• Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce

15% of Sweet Home residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sweet Home ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sweet Home
• Cemeteries in Linn County
• Libraries in or near Sweet Home

Post a query on a message board:

• Linn County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OR data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Cemeteries in Linn County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Oregon cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sweet Home
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• Communities in Linn County

• Sweet Home business guide
• Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Oregon

• Crime in Linn County
• Arrests in Linn County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oregon
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sweet Home was $13,548, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Linn County economic census
• Linn County economic summary
• Linn County employment growth
• Linn County unemployment rate
• Oregon economic data

6% of Sweet Home residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sweet Home
• Colleges in Oregon
• Learning Disabilities Association in Oregon
• Schools in or near Sweet Home
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Oregon high schools

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• Air pollution in Linn County
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• Land contamination in Linn County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Oregon
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Linn County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Oregon

Sweet Home festival dates:

• Oregon Jamboree - Aug. 3-5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Sweet Home festival web sites:

• Oregon Jamboree

• ePodunk festival listings
• Oregon county fairs
• Oregon festivals (Oregon tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Sweet Home

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Sweet Home
• Geocaches in Oregon

• Sweet Home items now on sale

• Sweet Home local government Web site
• Linn County government
• Oregon state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Sweet Home medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Sweet Home
• Historic sites in Oregon
• Museums in or near Sweet Home
• Museums in Oregon
• Oregon state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Linn County genealogy forum

Median rent in Sweet Home, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $454.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $773.

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Libraries in Sweet Home include Sweet Home Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Sweet Home

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• American Legion post locator
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• Search obituaries in Oregon
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• Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Sweet Home
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• National forests in Oregon
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Linn County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sweet Home political report.

• Oregon Democratic party
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• Linn County elections board
• Oregon elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Sweet Home
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The average commute time for Sweet Home workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Sweet Home travel guide
• Airports near Sweet Home
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• Oregon tourism bureau

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• Audubon centers
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