About Turner
Turner, OR is a small town located in central Oregon with an estimated population of 2,414.
Turner holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.43 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,688 residents per square mile.
📰 Turner News Today
- 1,500 mink escape from Turner farm after someone cuts fence Statesman Journal · Aug 13
- 1,500 mink escape from Oregon farm after ‘deeply unsettling’ late night break-in KOIN.com · Aug 13
- Hundreds of mink are now loose in Oregon after intruders cut through a farm fence OregonLive.com · Aug 14
- Chris DeVries Obituary (2026) - Turner, OR - Weddle Funeral Service - Stayton Legacy obituary · Aug 3
- Know Your Candidates 2026: DeAngelo Leroy Turner, Oregon governor, Republican KATU · Apr 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Turner Unique
- Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Salem (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Turner
- Willamette Valley Smokehouse — barbecue
- Coffee Cottage — coffee shop (café)
- Common Grounds Cafe (café)
- Gretel's Grill
- Tofteville Western Town
- Well House Coffee — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Enchanted Forest · Theme park
- Aldersgate Camps and Retreats · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Turner
- Battle Creek Park reviews ★
- Bonesteele County Park reviews ★
- Bonesteele Park reviews ★
- Burkland Park reviews ★
- Crawford Crossing HOA Park reviews ★
- Fifth Street Park reviews ★
- Rees Park reviews ★
- Robert and Susie Lee School Park reviews ★
- Second Street Park reviews ★
- Turner Lake Park reviews ★
- Wild Fawn Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Turner
- Cascade Junior High School
- Cascade Senior High School
- Cloverdale Elementary School
- Turner Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCity
Population (2024)2,414
Rank in state#111 of 240
Land area1.43 sq mi
Density1,688/sq mi
Coordinates44.8485, -122.9513