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==County information== The [[Federal Information Processing Standard]] (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. {{Countytabletop |fips_ref =<ref name="FIPS">{{Cite web |title=EPA County FIPS Code Listing |url=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/or.html |access-date=April 9, 2007 |publisher=EPA}}</ref> | region_width = | region_seat_width = | region_seat_title = County seat | region_seat_ref =<ref name="NACO">{{Cite web |last=National Association of Counties |title=NACo β Find a county |url=http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=OR |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025112224/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fstate.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=OR |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2007}}</ref> | data2_width = | data2_title = {{abbr|Est.|Established}} | data2_ref =<ref name="NACO" /> | data3_width = | data3_title = Origin | data3_ref =<ref name="bluebook">{{Cite web |last=Oregon State Archives |title=County Government |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local-county.aspx |access-date=February 23, 2008 |website=Oregon Blue Book}}</ref> | data4_width = | data4_title = Etymology | data4_ref =<ref name="bluebook" /> | population_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/OR/PST045219 |access-date=March 14, 2025 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> | area_ref =<ref name="NACO" /> }} {{Countyrow|Name=Baker| N=41| Num=001| Seat=Baker City| Data2=1862 | Data3=Eastern portion of Wasco County| Data4=Named in honor of [[Edward D. Baker|Edward Dickinson Baker]], who died in combat while serving as Oregon senator.| Population=16750| Area=3068| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Benton| N=41| Num=003| Seat=Corvallis| Data2=1847 | Data3=Polk County| Data4=Named for [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]], senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the [[Oregon Country]].| Population=98899| Area=676| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Clackamas| N=41| Num=005| Seat=Oregon City| Data2=1843 | Data3=One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country| Data4=Named for the [[Clackamas people]], a local Native American tribe. | Population=425857| Area=1868| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Clatsop| N=41| Num=007| Seat=Astoria| Data2=1844 | Data3=Northern and western portions of the original Twality District| Data4=Named for the [[Clatsop]], a local Native American tribe. | Population=41043| Area=827| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Columbia| N=41| Num=009| Seat=Saint Helens| Data2=1854 | Data3=Northern half of Washington County| Data4=Named for the neighboring [[Columbia River]]. | Population=54063| Area=657| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Coos| N=41| Num=011| Seat=Coquille| Data2=1853 | Data3=Western parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties| Data4=Named for the [[Coos people]], a regional Native American group. | Population=64326| Area=1600| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Crook| N=41| Num=013| Seat=Prineville| Data2=1882 | Data3=Southern part of Wasco County| Data4=Named for [[George Crook]], a Union army officer in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[American Indian Wars|Indian Wars]].| Population=27336| Area=2980| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Curry| N=41| Num=015| Seat=Gold Beach| Data2=1855 | Data3=Coos County| Data4=Named for [[George Law Curry]], governor of the [[Oregon Territory]]. | Population=22774| Area=1627| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Deschutes| N=41| Num=017| Seat=Bend| Data2=1916 | Data3=Southern part of Crook County| Data4=Named for the [[Deschutes River]] from [[French language|French]] {{langx|fr|Riviere des Chutes|lit=River of the falls|label=none}}. | Population=211535| Area=3018| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Douglas| N=41| Num=019| Seat=Roseburg| Data2=1852 | Data3=Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit| Data4=Named for senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]], a supporter of Oregon's admission to the union.| Population=112255| Area=5037| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Gilliam| N=41| Num=021| Seat=Condon| Data2=1885 | Data3=Eastern third of Wasco County | Data4=Named for Oregon pioneer [[Cornelius Gilliam]] (1798β1848).| Population=1971| Area=1204| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Grant| N=41| Num=023| Seat=Canyon City| Data2=1864 | Data3=Parts of old Wasco and old Umatilla counties| Data4=Named for [[Ulysses S. Grant]] prior to his election as president, in recognition of his military service. | Population=7093| Area=4529| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Harney| N=41| Num=025| Seat=Burns| Data2=1889 | Data3=Southern two-thirds of Grant County| Data4=Named in honor of cavalry officer [[William S. Harney]]. | Population=7402| Area=10135| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Hood River| N=41| Num=027| Seat=Hood River| Data2=1908 | Data3=Northwest portion of Wasco County| Data4=Named for the [[Hood River (Oregon)|Hood River]]. | Population=23764| Area=522| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jackson| N=41| Num=029| Seat=Medford| Data2=1852 | Data3=Southwestern portion of Lane County and unorganized area south of Douglas and Umpqua Counties. | Data4=Named for President [[Andrew Jackson]].| Population=221331| Area=2785| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Jefferson| N=41| Num=031| Seat=Madras| Data2=1914 | Data3=Crook County| Data4=Named for the adjacent [[Mount Jefferson (Oregon)|Mount Jefferson]], itself named for President [[Thomas Jefferson]]. | Population=25536| Area=1781| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Josephine| N=41| Num=033| Seat=Grants Pass| Data2=1856 | Data3=Western half of Jackson County| Data4=Named for Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first female settler in the area. | Population=88276| Area=1640| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Klamath| N=41| Num=035| Seat=Klamath Falls| Data2=1882 | Data3=Western part of Lake County| Data4=Named for the [[Klamath people]], a local Native American tribe. | Population=70438| Area=5945| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Lake| N=41| Num=037| Seat=Lakeview| Data2=1874 | Data3=Jackson and Wasco Counties| Data4=Named for the large number of local lakes and springs. | Population=8194| Area=7940| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Lane| N=41| Num=039| Seat=Eugene| Data2=1851 | Data3=Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County| Data4=Named for [[Joseph Lane]], the first governor of the [[Oregon Territory]]. | Population=382396| Area=4554| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Lincoln| N=41| Num=041| Seat=Newport| Data2=1893 | Data3=Western portion of Benton County and Polk County| Data4=Named for President [[Abraham Lincoln]].| Population=51212| Area=980| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Linn| N=41| Num=043| Seat=Albany| Data2=1847 | Data3=Southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County| Data4=Named for [[Lewis F. Linn]], sponsor of the [[Donation Land Act]]. | Population=132474| Area=2291| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Malheur| N=41| Num=045| Seat=Vale| Data2=1887 | Data3=Southern portion of Baker County| Data4=Named for the [[Malheur River]], itself from [[French language|French]] {{langx|fr|Riviere au Malheur|lit=Unfortunate River|label=none}}, named by French fur trappers whose belongings were stolen along the river. | Population=32315| Area=9888| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Marion| N=41| Num=047| Seat=Salem| Data2=1843 | Data3=One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory| Data4=Named for [[Francis Marion]] (1732-1795), a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] general.| Population=352867| Area=1185| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Morrow| N=41| Num=049| Seat=Heppner| Data2=1885 | Data3=Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County| Data4=Named for [[Oregon House of Representatives|state representative]] [[Jackson L. Morrow]], an advocate for the formation of the county.| Population=12360| Area=2033| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Multnomah| N=41| Num=051| Seat=Portland| Data2=1854 | Data3=Eastern part of Washington and the northern part of Clackamas counties| Data4=Named for the [[Multnomah people]], a [[Chinookan]] band from [[Sauvie Island]]. | Population=795897| Area=435| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Polk| N=41| Num=053| Seat=Dallas| Data2=1845 | Data3=Yamhill District| Data4=Named for President [[James Knox Polk]], who was serving during the county's creation.| Population=90549| Area=741| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Sherman| N=41| Num=055| Seat=Moro| Data2=1889 | Data3=Northeast corner of Wasco County| Data4=Named for Union general [[William Tecumseh Sherman]].| Population=2002| Area=823| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Tillamook| N=41| Num=057| Seat=Tillamook| Data2=1853 | Data3=Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties| Data4=Named for the [[Tillamook people]], a Native American tribe. | Population=27264| Area=1102| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Umatilla| N=41| Num=059| Seat=Pendleton| Data2=1862 | Data3=Central portion of Wasco County| Data4=Named for the adjacent [[Umatilla River]], derived from a [[Sahaptin language|Sahaptin]], word possibly meaning ''laughing waters''. | Population=80491| Area=3215| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Union| N=41| Num=061| Seat=La Grande| Data2=1864 | Data3=Baker County| Data4=Named for the town of [[Union, Oregon|Union]], itself named for the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. | Population=26058| Area=2037| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wallowa| N=41| Num=063| Seat=Enterprise| Data2=1887 | Data3=Eastern portion of Union County.| Data4=Named after the [[Nez Perce]] ''wallowa'', a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. | Population=7522| Area=3145| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wasco| N=41| Num=065| Seat=The Dalles| Data2=1854 | Data3=Parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties| Data4=Named for the [[Wasco people]], a Native American tribe. | Population=26507| Area=2381| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Washington| N=41| Num=067| Seat=Hillsboro| Data2=1843 | Data3=One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country (as Twality District)| Data4=Named for president [[George Washington]].| Population=611272| Area=724| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Wheeler| N=41| Num=069| Seat=Fossil| Data2=1899 | Data3=Grant County, Gilliam County, and Crook County| Data4=Named for Henry H. Wheeler, an early Oregon mail carrier.| Population=1456| Area=1715| Size=80px}} {{Countyrow|Name=Yamhill| N=41| Num=071| Seat=McMinnville| Data2=1843 | Data3=One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country| Data4=Named for the Yamhill band of [[Kalapuya]], a local Native American group. | Population=110886| Area=716| Size=80px}} |}
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