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Philomath, Oregon
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<p>Philomath is a city in <a href="/facts/Benton_County,_Oregon/FECRCKEn">Benton County</a>, <a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a>, United States. It was named for Philomath (<a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a>, "love of learning") College. The population was 5,838 as of the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2023 census population estimates</a>. It is part of the <a href="/facts/Corvallis,_Oregon/fTWVJHDn">Corvallis, Oregon</a>, <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area/Y2yX0KJg">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>. </p>