Keizer Wedding

Keizer (IPA: [k z]) is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Thomas Dove and J.B. Keizer, two pioneers who arrived in the Wagon Train of 1843, and later filed donation land claims. The population was 32,203 at the 2000 census.

The original settlement was at Keizer Bottom, near the banks of the Willamette River. This settlement suffered in the flood of 1861, and the inhabitants rebuilt their homes on higher ground. Further floods in 1943, 1945, 1946 and 1948 hampered the growth of the community, and it was not until dams were built in the 1950s to regulate the flow of the Willamette that Keizer began to flourish.

Many times the City of Salem tried to annex the growing community adjacent to its city limits. Beginning in 1964 a number of Keizer residents, tried to convince the people of Keizer that it would be cheaper and better to form their own city. It was not until November 2, 1982 when, with the support of the nearby unincorporated community of Clear Lake, residents voted to make Keizer a city.

Keizer is located at 4502N, 123119W (45.000491, -123.021885)GR1.