The flag of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the reverse appears a beaver the state animal. Both sides have a field of navy blue with design in gold. The front picture includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surrounded by thirty-three stars. (The number of states in 1859.) The scene on the shield shows the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean, mountains, forests and a covered wagon. A plow, wheat and pickax represent farming and mining.

Population, 2006 estimate 3,700,758, White persons 90.8%, Black persons 1.8%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 1.4%, Asian persons 3.4%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .03%, Persons reporting two or more races 2.3%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 9.9%