Oregon · Census place 4115550

Cornelius, Oregon

Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon with an estimated 15,369 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 40th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
15,369
#40 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
+19.9%
+2,556 people
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
6,568 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Cornelius. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Cornelius population, 2020 to 2024

Cornelius added 2,556 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +19.9%. In the latest year it moved by +261. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Cornelius is 1.0 times that size.

12.8k202013.5k202114.4k202215.1k202315.4k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 12,735. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Cornelius covers 2.34 square miles of land, for 6,568 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Cornelius is denser than the typical town.

What county Cornelius is in

All of Cornelius's residents live in Washington County, which had 611,272 residents in 2024. Cornelius holds 2.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Cornelius

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Cornelius by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97113. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Cornelius is

The Census internal point of Cornelius is at 45.518900, -123.051000. Salem, the capital, is 40.1 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Forest Grove, OR (27,076 people), 2.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Hillsboro, OR, 5.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
45.518900, -123.051000
DMS
45°31'8.04"N 123°03'3.60"W
UTM
10N 496016.9E 5040597.5N
Geohash
c206zykyz
Plus code
84QRGW9X+HJ

Daylight in Cornelius

At 45.52° N, Cornelius gets about 15 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 59 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Cornelius

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Forest Grove, 2.9 miles away, with 27,076 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cornelius, OR?

15,369 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,556 (19.9%) from 12,813 in July 2020.

What county is Cornelius in?

Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Cornelius?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97113.

How far is Cornelius from Salem?

40.1 miles (64.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Cornelius.

What is the nearest larger city to Cornelius?

Forest Grove, OR, with 27,076 residents, 2.9 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.