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Gates: Government & Civic

Gates operates as an incorporated municipal government (city hall: (503) 897-2669). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 5. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Linn County Courthouse (13.5 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $7,650 per resident ($1.0B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameCITY OF GATES
Contacts · City Hall · Phone(503) 897-2669
Contacts · City Hall · Address101 SORBIN ST
Contacts · City Hall · CityGATES
Contacts · City Hall · Zip97346
Contacts · City Hall · Url How FoundWikipedia infobox
Contacts · City Hall · Phone How FoundScraped from city hall website
Government Structure · Government NameCITY OF GATES
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · Address101 SORBIN ST
Government Structure · Zip97346
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/or/gates-city-oregon

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Officials (1)

Precinct Finder
Secretary of State · https://gatescountync.gov/county-faq · L1_corpus_v3
State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber41009
State Legislative Districts · Upper District9
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber41017
State Legislative Districts · Lower District17

Sources: Census place-to-SLD2024 crosswalk (place_fips)

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Ron Wyden
D · 1996
Jeff Merkley
D · 2009
Congressional District · District5
Congressional District · FormattedOR-05
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips)

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions107,066,767.13
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions4,171,631
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees6
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita25.27 (vs Oregon $9,255)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop367
Voting · Citizen 18Plus358
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus9
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct81.2%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Nearest Courthouse · NameLinn County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityAlbany
Nearest Courthouse · Distance13.5 mi

Sources: HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (17)

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
December 2025 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-4907-OR
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 2024 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4768-OR
Severe Winter Storm
February 2021 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4599-OR
Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds
September 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · incident type: fire · DR-4562-OR
Wildfires
September 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: fire · EM-3542-OR
Beachie Creek Lionshead Fire Complex
September 2020 · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · incident type: fire · FM-5356-OR
COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4499-OR
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3429-OR
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
April 2019 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4452-OR
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
December 2015 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4258-OR
Severe Winter Storm
February 2014 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4169-OR
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 2012 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4055-OR
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
December 2005 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1632-OR
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · incident type: coastal storm · EM-3228-OR
Severe Winter Storms
December 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1510-OR
Or-Booth Fire-8-19-2003
August 2003 · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: fire · FM-2493-OR
Severe Winter Storm With High Winds
February 2002 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-1405-OR

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$983,830,595
Federal Spending · Per Capita7,649.72 (vs Oregon $9,255)
Federal Spending · Population128,610 people (vs Oregon 56,011)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.272031&lon=-123.164536
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=44.272031,-123.164536
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions274
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita10,875
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$10,216
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita-659

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation