ABOUT

Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States.Woodburn is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, and with a population of 24,080 at the 2010 census, it is the third most populous in that metropolitan area after Salem and Keizer.

History
Originally, the area around Woodburn was inhabited by the Kalapuya.Originally, the town and station were called Halsey, but the name was changed to Woodburn due to the existence of Halsey, Oregon, further down the valley.The name Woodburn came about after a slash burn that got out of control and burned down a nearby woodlot in the 1880s, after the railroad line had been laid through the area.A railroad official witnessed the fire and renamed the community. The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 20, 1889.