The People

The population density of Oregon is 35.6 persons per square mile (13.8 per km2). Whites make up 86.6 per cent of the population and blacks, 1.6 per cent. Asians, especially of Chinese and Vietnamese origin, accounted for 3.0 per cent. Most of the American Indians in the state are from the Cherokee, Sioux, Chippewa, and Choctaw tribes.

Annual events in Oregon
January-May
Sled Dog Races in Chemult (January-February); Seafood and Wine Festival in Newport (February); All-Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest in Forest Grove (early March); Spring Whale Watch Week on the Oregon coast (late March); Hood River Valley Blossom Festival (April); Pear Blossom Festival in Medford (mid-April); Rhododendron Festival in Florence (mid-May); Fleet of Flowers Memorial Service in Depoe Bay (late May).
June-August
Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest in Cannon Beach (June); Rose Festival in Portland (June); Strawberry Festival in Lebanon (early June); Oregon Bach Festival at Eugene (late June to mid-July); Butte to Butte 10K run in Eugene (early July); St. Paul Rodeo (early July); World Championship Timber Carnival in Albany (early July); Molalla Buckeroo (early July); Chief Joseph Days in Joseph (late July); Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland (late July); Astoria Regatta (mid-August); State Fair in Salem (August-September).
September-December
Oktoberfest in Mount Angel (mid-September); Cycle Oregon Bike Ride, different location each year (September); Lord’s Acre Day in Powell Butte (early November); Verboort Sausage and Sauerkraut Dinner near Forest Grove (November); Winter Whale Watch Week on the Oregon coast (late December).