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We would like to provide the residents of  Dallas  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Dallas Home page. The Dallas Home page provides as much information as possible on Dallas. Knowing Dallas’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Dallas’s Home page, you will also find Dallas’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Dallas has a population of 16612. 46.1% of Dallas’s inhabitants are Male, and 53.9 are female. 50.1% of Dallas is married and 68.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $247,107, and the average rent is $925. Household median income in Dallas is $58,398, and the individual median income is $26,653. Dallas’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.7%), Hispanic(3.4%), Multiple(2.9%), Native(2%), Other(1%), Asian(0.3%), Black(0.1%).


After Louis Gerlinger, Sr. incorporated the Salem, Falls City and Western Railway Company late in October 1901, he announced plans to build a railroad from the Willamette River at Salem to the mouth of the Siletz River on the Oregon Coast, a distance of 65 miles (105 km).In 1902, Louis's son George T.


Gerlinger organized a group of investors to build related railroad lines in the area. On May 29, 1903, the first train ran from Dallas to Falls City. At the end of June, passenger trains began regularly scheduled, daily trips to and from Dallas and Falls City; the 9-mile (14 km), 40-minute, one-way trip cost 35 cents. Willamette Industries was founded in Dallas in 1906.


At that time the company name was Willamette Valley Lumber Company. Louis Gerlinger, Sr. was president of the new company and H. L. Pittock, vice president. George T. Gerlinger served as secretary and manager, and F. W. Leadbetter was treasurer. George Cone served as director and mill superintendent.


In 1967, Willamette Valley Lumber and several others merged to become Willamette Industries.In the early 21st century, this and other local businesses were taken over by others from outside, which eventually affected the local economy. In March 2002, Willamette Industries was officially acquired by Weyerhaeuser Company in a hostile takeover.


In early 2009, Weyerhaeuser's Mill formally closed the Dallas operation. Similarly, Gerlinger Carrier Company in Dallas was taken over by Towmotor.


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