More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #132 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Most of Millersburg was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1912 on, and the census since 1980.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Millersburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Millersburg is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #132 of 142 in Oregon. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Millersburg’s overall grade.
Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Millersburg’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1974.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Millersburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Millersburg came into being in 1974, to prevent the city of Albany from attempting to extend its city limits to include where Wah Chang Corporation operated a zirconium processing plant for the United States Bureau of Mines.
Although now owned by Allegheny Technologies and until recently known as ATI Wah Chang, this processing plant is the city's largest employer.
In 1974, according to Wikidata. Millersburg’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1980 counted 562 people here.
How does Millersburg rank for history?
Millersburg is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #132 of 142 in Oregon. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Millersburg?
1% of Millersburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 2012.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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