Quick Facts about West Linn

West Linn Population
27,601

July 1, 2025 certified population estimate
PSU Population Research Center

Geographic Location

Latitude: 45° 21' 45" N
Longitude: -122° 38' 51" W
(Decimal Degrees: 45.3625 N -122.6475 W)
Township 2 South, Range 1 East, Section 26

County: Clackamas County
State: Oregon
Country: United States of America

Land Area

City limits: 8.1 square miles
Outside City / In UGB: 0.1 square miles
Land Area: 7.6 square miles
River Area: 0.5 square miles (Willamette and Tualatin Rivers)

City Real-Property _{(UPDATED 2/2026)}
Parks: 276 acres
Open Space: 170 acres
Other City Property: 60 acres

Other Park Land:
Mary S. Young Park: 136 acres
Camassia Nature Area Preserve: 27 acres

Total Park and Open Space Land: 585 acres (property/taxlots) 608 acres (park boundary area)

Elevation
Highest Location: 743 Feet (Suncrest Drive and Derby Street)
Lowest Location: 10 Feet (North end of Willamette River)

General Land-Use Area _{(UPDATED 11/2024)}
Residential: 82%
Commercial: 4%
Industrial: 4%
Parks & Open Spaces: 12%
Rivers: 6%
Interstate 205: 4%

Roads _{(UPDATED 1/2026)}
City maintain roads: 107 miles (214 lane miles) _{LAST REPORTED TO ODOT, JAN 2026}
Sidewalks: approximately 137 miles
Right-of-Way area: approximately 980 acres
ODOT Right-of-Way: approximately 254 acres
City Landscape Islands/Street Medians: approx. 6 acres

Bike Lanes: 9.5 miles

City Utilities GIS, _{(UPDATED 2/2026)}
Water Mains: 127 miles (+4 miles Lake Oswego Intertie)
Water Reservoirs: 8
Fire Hydrants: 1,108
Water Valves: 3,911 (+38 Lake Oswego Intertie)

Sewer Mains: 118 miles (+8 miles Clackamas WES)
Sewer Manholes: 3,288 (+102 Clackamas WES)
Sewer Pump Stations: 7 (+3 Clackamas WES)
Sewer Cure in Place Pipes: 24 miles (19%) 

Storm Water Pipes and Culverts: 123 miles
Storm Water Manholes: 2,763
Storm Water Catch Basins: 3,847
Creeks and Open Ditches: 44 miles