Editing Scouting in Oregon (section)

==Early history (1907–1950)==
The [[Portland Council (Oregon)|Portland Council]](#492) was founded in 1916. In 1929, it changed its name to the Portland Area Council (#492), and in 1966, it changed its name again to the Columbia Pacific Council (#492). Finally, in 1993, it merged into the Cascade Pacific Council .<ref name="CSP Book"/>

The [[Salem Council]] (#493) was founded in 1918. In 1923, Salem Council changed its name to the Willamette District Council (#493). Then in 1926, it changed its name once again to the Cascade Area Council (#493).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the Umatilla Council (#738) was formed, and in 1927 it merged with the [[Blue Mountain Council]]. In 1926, the Eastern Oregon Area Council (#760) was formed, merging with Blue Mountain in 1932.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1921, the [[Lagrande Council]] (#494) was founded. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, the [[Astoria Council]] (#489) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Clatsop County Council]] (#489) in 1923. In 1927, the Clatsop County Council merged into the Portland Area Council (#492).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, the [[Corvallis Council]] (#493) was founded. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, [[Linn County Council (Oregon)|Linn County Council]] (#491) was formed. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>

In 1924, the [[Bend Council]] (#651) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Central Oregon Council]] (#651) in 1925. It merged into [[Mid-Columbia Council]] (#494) in 1927.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Coos County Council]] (#490) was founded. It merged into the Douglas-Coos Council (#682) in 1926.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, [[The Dalles Council]] (#494) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Mid-Columbia Council]] (#494) in 1925. It changed its name to the [[Mid-Columbia-Deschutes Area Council]] (#617) in 1929. The council disbanded in 1934 and the area was served by [[Direct Service]].<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Douglas County Council]] (#682) was founded. It merged into the Douglas-Coos Council (#682) in 1926.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Klamath County Council]] (#746) was founded. It merged into Crater Lake Council (#491) in 1932.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Medford Council (Oregon) |Medford Council]] (#491) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Crater Lake Council]] (#491) in 1925.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1925, the [[Lane County Council]] (#697) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Wallamet Council]] (#697) in 1933. It changed its name again to the [[Oregon Trail Council]] (#697) in 1944.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the [[Cascade Area Council]] (#493) was founded. It merged into the Cascade Pacific Council (#492) in 1993.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the [[Douglas County Council]] (#490) was founded from the merger of the Coos County Council (#682) and the Douglas County Council (#682). It merged into the Willamette Council (#697) in 1933.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1927, the [[Benlinncoln Council]] (#490) was founded. In 1931 it was split with one half of the council going to the [[Cascade Area Council]] (#493) and the other half going to the [[Lane County Council]] (#697).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1936, the [[Modoc Area Council]] (#494) was founded. It merged into Crater Lake Council (#491) in 1993.<ref name="CSP Book"/>