# ORS § 221.020: 221.020 Authority to incorporate

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.020

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 221.020
- **Heading:** 221.020 Authority to incorporate
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 21 / Chapter 221 / Section 221.020

## Text

The people of an area, no part of which lies in an incorporated city and in which 150 persons reside, may incorporate a city by approving at an election called and held according to ORS 221.031 (Petition to incorporate) to 221.061 (Election expenses) a proposition provided by those sections for incorporating the city.

Source: Section 221.020 — Authority to incorporate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors221.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 221.005 221.005 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.005.md)
- [ORS § 221.010 221.010 Definitions for ORS 221.020 to 221.100](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.010.md)
- [ORS § 221.020 221.020 Authority to incorporate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.020.md)
- [ORS § 221.031 221.031 Petition to incorporate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.031.md)
- [ORS § 221.032 221.032 Annexation during pendency of incorporation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.032.md)
- [ORS § 221.034 221.034 Incorporation of rural unincorporated community and contiguous lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.034.md)
- [ORS § 221.035 221.035 Economic feasibility statement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.035.md)
- [ORS § 221.036 221.036 Inclusion of area within urban growth boundary in incorporation of rural unincorporated community](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.036.md)
- [ORS § 221.040 221.040 Hearing on petition to incorporate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.040.md)
- [ORS § 221.050 221.050 Incorporation election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.050.md)
- [ORS § 221.061 221.061 Election expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.061.md)
- [ORS § 221.090 221.090 Terms of office of first city council](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.090.md)
- [ORS § 221.100 221.100 Validation of incorporation under prior laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.100.md)
- [ORS § 221.106 221.106 Prohibitions related to signing of incorporation petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T21_C221_S221.106.md)

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