Kings Valley is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Benton County,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, United States. It is located on the

Luckiamute River The Luckiamute River is a tributary of the Willamette River, about long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of Central Oregon Coast Range and the western Willamette Valley northwest of Corvallis. It rises in the remote mo ...

and

Oregon Route 223 Oregon Route 223 is a state highway in the U.S. State of Oregon, which runs between the town of Wren, Oregon and the city of Dallas, Oregon. It is known as the Kings Valley Highway No. 191 (see Oregon highways and routes) and is long. It lie ...

, the Kings Valley Highway. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 65. Kings Valley was named after its first

settler A settler is a person who has human migration, migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. A settler who migrates to an area previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited may be described as a ...

, Nahum King, who took out a land claim there in 1846.David D. Fagan
''History of Benton County, Oregon; Including its Geology, Topography, Soil and Productions...'
Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1885; pg. 324. A flour mill was built in the community in 1853. Kings Valley post office ran from 1855 to 1974.Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur, ''

Oregon Geographic Names ''Oregon Geographic Names'' is a compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon, published by the Oregon Historical Society. The book was originally published in 1928. It was compiled and edited by Lewis A. McArth ...

.'' Seventh Edition. Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003; pg. ???.

Fort Hoskins Fort Hoskins was one of three "forts" (which were actually unfortified posts) built by the U.S. Army to monitor the Coastal Indian Reservation in Oregon Territory (later the U.S. State of Oregon) in the mid- 19th century. The Fort Hoskins Site is ...

Historic Park is nearby, in the former community of

Hoskins Hoskins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Hoskins (1920–1980), American child actor who played Farina in the Our Gang series * Andrew Hoskins (born 1975), Canadian rower * Anthony Hoskins (1828–1901), Royal Navy a ...

. The

Valley and Siletz Railroad The Valley and Siletz Railroad (VS) is a defunct railroad located in Polk and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The railroad began construction in 1912. It was long by 1915, long by 1917, and was extended to and completed later tha ...

formerly ran through Kings Valley. The K-12 Kings Valley Charter School is located in Kings Valley. The Shrewsbury

Renaissance Faire A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire or Renaissance festival is an outdoor gathering open to the public and typically commercial in nature, which purportedly recreates a historical setting for the amusement of its guests. Some are permanent the ...

, originally located in nearby

Philomath A philomath () is a lover of learning and studying. The term is from Greek (; "beloved", "loving", as in philosophy or philanthropy) and , (, ; "to learn", as in polymath). Philomathy is similar to, but distinguished from, philosophy in that ...

, now takes place in Kings Valley every September.

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Historic Photos of Kings Valley from Salem Public LibraryShrewsbury Renaissance Faire
Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Oregon Census-designated places in Oregon 1855 establishments in Oregon Territory Unincorporated communities in Oregon Populated places established in 1855 {{BentonCountyOR-geo-stub

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