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Around Mill City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Portland International Airport (PDX)58 miles away
Closer regional airport
Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Portland, OR55 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA772 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Mill City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Mill City had 1,971 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 169th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Linn County grew from 18,603 residents in 1900 to 128,610 in 2020.
Linn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 69 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Silver Creek Falls, OR weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Linn County
37,099 jobs at 2,846 businesses in Linn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mill City.
Legacy Silverton Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Silverton23.2 miles
Samaritan Lebanon Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lebanon25.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
1
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Mill City
Parks (2 nearby)
Kimmel Park · 24 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Select Market0.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Santiam Auditorium0.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Santiam Canyon SD 129J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Oregon Charter AcademyMill City
K–12
2,345
Charter
0.7 mi
Santiam Elementary SchoolMill City
K–5
249
Public
3.0 mi
Santiam Junior/Senior High SchoolMill City
6–12
319
Public
0.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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