Companies registered in Oregon in 1920 — official registry records

1920 in Oregon at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1920

<0.1%

of all dated Oregon registrations

117th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1920

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1920 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	9,747
1988	10,058
1989	10,720
1990	11,809
1991	11,443
1992	12,687
1993	13,714
1994	16,065
1995	16,438
1996	17,472
1997	19,403
1998	19,226
1999	21,301
2000	22,412
2001	22,550
2002	26,653
2003	31,588
2004	32,532
2005	35,052
2006	37,440
2007	38,826
2008	35,494
2009	33,545
2010	31,532
2011	32,118
2012	32,966
2013	34,430
2014	37,451
2015	43,193
2016	46,289
2017	48,959
2018	51,356
2019	51,984
2020	54,041
2021	65,146
2022	63,418
2023	65,504
2024	64,066
2025	69,827
2026	56,212

Where 1920 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Portland1241%
Corvallis414%
Salem26.9%
Arlington13.4%
Beaverton13.4%
Bend13.4%
Cloverdale13.4%
Eugene13.4%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city621%

Where 1920 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Portland	12	41%
Corvallis	4	14%
Salem	2	6.9%
Arlington	1	3.4%
Beaverton	1	3.4%
Bend	1	3.4%
Cloverdale	1	3.4%
Eugene	1	3.4%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

All 29 companies

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
BEND LODGE NO. 1371, BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	—	2283612	1920-01-30	Active	BEND
COLUMBIA RIVER LOG SCALING & GRADING BUREAU	Agriculture and forestry	2311710	1920-04-16	Active	EUGENE
COMMERCIAL REVIEW	—	2274611	1920-01-06	Inactive	PORTLAND
COUNTRYSIDE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE	—	2356715	1920-10-29	Active	CLOVERDALE
EAST SEVENTY-SECOND STREET WATER COMPANY	—	2301711	1920-03-22	Inactive	PORTLAND
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CORVALLIS	—	2275816	1920-01-09	Active	CORVALLIS
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MEDFORD	—	2309516	1920-04-13	Active	MEDFORD
GRAND METAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION	—	2289015	1920-02-13	Inactive	PORTLAND
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF PORTLAND	—	2283315	1920-01-29	Inactive	PORTLAND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PORTLAND	—	2284719	1920-02-02	Active	TIGARD
KAPPA SIGMA NU ASSOCIATION	—	2298719	1920-03-11	Active	CORVALLIS
KLAMATH FALLS CREAMERY	—	2304012	1920-03-29	Inactive	KLAMATH FALLS
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OREGON ADVOCACY FUND	—	2297612	1920-03-08	Inactive	SALEM
LIBERTY INDUSTRIES, INC.	—	2300614	1920-03-17	Inactive	PORTLAND
MALLORY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH	—	2329712	1920-06-18	Inactive	PORTLAND
NESTLE USA, INC.	—	154427	1920-07-09	Active	ARLINGTON
OAK GROVE COMMUNITY CLUB	—	2365211	1920-12-15	Active	OAK GROVE
OREGON ALPHA ASSOCIATION OF SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON	—	2302818	1920-03-25	Inactive	CORVALLIS
OREGON PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	—	2336618	1920-07-21	Active	SALEM
PORTLAND OREGON POST NO. 1 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION	—	2352714	1920-10-07	Active	PORTLAND
PORTLAND WOMAN'S CLUB	—	2313310	1920-04-24	Inactive	PORTLAND
PSI CHAPTER OF ALPHA SIGMA PHI	—	2327914	1920-06-08	Inactive	CORVALLIS
ROBISON JEWISH HOME	—	2281319	1920-01-23	Active	PORTLAND
SALT AND LIGHT LUTHERAN CHURCH	—	2300713	1920-03-17	Active	PORTLAND
SCOTTS MILLS MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS	—	2286516	1920-02-07	Inactive	SCOTTS MILLS
SIGMA BUILDING CORPORATION	—	23193386	1920-06-07	Inactive	WILSONVILLE
SISTERS OF ST. MARY OF OREGON CORPORATION	—	2331213	1920-06-23	Active	BEAVERTON
SPROUSE-REITZ STORES INC.	—	2287613	1920-02-10	Inactive	PORTLAND
TRINITY CHURCH OF PORTLAND, MENNONITE BRETHREN	—	2345312	1920-08-24	Active	PORTLAND

1920 registrations by city

2 cities

Portland12 Corvallis4