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Philomath

Oregon · OR
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About Philomath

City in Oregon, United States
1882Established
5,350Population
2.1 sq miArea
279 ftElevation

Philomath ( fi-LOH-mith) is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Philomath (Greek, "love of learning") College. The population was 5,838 as of the 2023 census population estimates. It is part of the Corvallis Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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