By Wikipedia West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Now a prosperous southern suburb of Portland, West Linn has a history of early development, prompted by the opportunity to harvest energy from the Willamette Falls. It was named after Senator Dr. Lewis Fields Linn of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, who had advocated the American occupation of Oregon as a counterclaim to the British. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 22,261.
West Linn is located at 45°21?55?N, 122°38?28?W (45.365201, -122.641024)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.5 km˛ (7.9 mi˛). 19.1 km˛ (7.4 mi˛) of it is land and 1.3 km˛ (0.5 mi˛) of it (6.57%) is water. West Linn is located between the Willamette and Tualatin rivers with hills rising, sometimes rapidly, from the river banks. The area near the two rivers was, generally speaking, settled first, with later development climbing the more inland hills. Barrington Heights is an inland area of expansive mansions whereas the Willamette District, near the spot where the Tualatin river flows into the Willamette river, features older homes and commercial buildings, some of which are historic. The Nature Conservancy maintains the Camassia Natural Area in central West Linn. The area features fields of camas, an important food source for the local Native Americans, and a diverse array of other plants, including rare species.