Map of the counties of Oregon

The following is a list of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Oregon Constitution does not explicitly provide for county seats; Article VI, covering the "Administrative Department" of the state of Oregon, simply states that:

All county and city officers shall keep their respective offices at such places therein, and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by law. The Oregon Constitution is a US state constitution, the governing document of the U A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. ^[1]

More details on the etymologies of Oregon county names and place names in general are documented in Oregon Geographic Names. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U Oregon's postal abbreviation is OR and its FIPS state code is 41. FIPS state codes are two- digit numeric Codes and two- letter alphabetic codes that represent the 50 states, the District of Columbia

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. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

County	FIPS Code [2]	County seat [3]	Established [3]	Origin [4]	Etymolgy [4]	Population [3]	Area [3]	Map
Baker County	001	Baker City	1862	Wasco County, Union County and Malheur County	Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the American Civil War	&0000000000016741. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Baker County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who Baker City is a city and the County seat of Baker County Oregon. Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24 1811 &ndash October 21 1861 was an English -born American politician, lawyer, military leader. The Battle of Ball's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Harrison’s Island or the Battle of Leesburg, was fought on October 21, 1861, in Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South 00000016,741	&0000000000003068. 0000003,068 sq mi (&0000000000007946. 0000007,946 km²)
Benton County	003	Corvallis	1847	Polk County	Thomas Hart Benton, a U. Benton County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U Corvallis (kɔrˈvælɪs is a City located in central western Oregon, United States. Thomas Hart Benton may refer to Thomas Hart Benton (senator (1782-1858 great-uncle of the painter of the same name Thomas Hart Benton (painter S. senator who advocated U. S. control over the Oregon Country	&0000000000078153. Oregon Country or Oregon (to be distinguished from the American State also called Oregon) was a predominantly American term referring to 00000078,153	&0000000000000676. 000000676 sq mi (&0000000000001751. 0000001,751 km²)
Clackamas County	005	Oregon City	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country	The Clackamas Indians, a Native American tribe living in the area. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated The Clackamas Indians were a tribe of American Indians of the American state of Oregon.	&0000000000338391. 000000338,391	&0000000000001868. 0000001,868 sq mi (&0000000000004838. 0000004,838 km²)
Clatsop County	007	Astoria	1844	Northern and western portions of the original Twality District	Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement	&0000000000035630. Clatsop County (ˈklætsəp is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The City of Astoria is the County seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The Clatsop are a small tribe of Chinookan -speaking Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. 00000035,630	&0000000000000827. 000000827 sq mi (&0000000000002142. 0000002,142 km²)
Columbia County	009	Saint Helens	1854	Northern half of Washington County	Columbia River, which forms the county's eastern and northern borders	&0000000000043560. Columbia County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. St Helens is the county seat of Columbia County Oregon. It was founded by Captain H The Columbia River (known as 00000043,560	&0000000000000657. 000000657 sq mi (&0000000000001702. 0000001,702 km²)
Coos County	011	Coquille	1853	Western parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties	The Coos Tribe of Native Americans who lived in the region	&0000000000062779. Coos County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 62779 Coquille (koʊˈkiːl is a city that is the county seat of Coos County, Oregon, United States. The Coos are a Native American tribe from the US state of Oregon and one of the three Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians 00000062,779	&0000000000001600. 0000001,600 sq mi (&0000000000004144. 0000004,144 km²)
Crook County	013	Prineville	1882	Southern part of Wasco County	George Crook (1828 – 1890), a U. Crook County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 19182 The city of Prineville is the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. George Crook ( September 8, 1828 &ndash March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer most noted for his distinguished S. Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars	&0000000000019182. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South 00000019,182	&0000000000002980. 0000002,980 sq mi (&0000000000007718. 0000007,718 km²)
Curry County	015	Gold Beach	1855	Coos County	George Law Curry (1820-1878), a governor of the Oregon Territory	&0000000000021137. Curry County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 21137 Gold Beach is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. George Law Curry (1820-1878 was a US political figure and newspaper publisher most notable for his activities in Oregon. The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to 00000021,137	&0000000000001627. 0000001,627 sq mi (&0000000000004214. 0000004,214 km²)
Deschutes County	017	Bend	1916	Southern part of Crook County	The Deschutes River, which flows thourgh the county. Deschutes County (dəˈʃuːts is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Bend is the County seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend Oregon Metropolitan Statistical The Deschutes River ( IPA: /dəˈʃuts/ in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River.	&0000000000115367. 000000115,367	&0000000000003018. 0000003,018 sq mi (&0000000000007817. 0000007,817 km²)
Douglas County	019	Roseburg	1852	Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit	Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), a U. Douglas County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Roseburg is a city in the US state of Oregon. It is the County seat of Douglas County. Stephen Arnold Douglas ( April 23, 1813 - June 3, 1861) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and S. politician who supported Oregon statehood	&0000000000100399. 000000100,399	&0000000000005037. 0000005,037 sq mi (&0000000000013046. 00000013,046 km²)
Gilliam County	021	Condon	1885	Eastern third of Wasco County	Cornelius Gilliam (1798 - 1848), a pioneer who commanded the forces of the Provisional Government of Oregon after the Whitman Massacre	&0000000000001915. Gilliam County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Condon is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census Cornelius Gilliam (1798 - 1848 was a pioneer of the US state of Oregon who was best known as the commander of the volunteer forces against the Cayuse The Provisional Government of Oregon was a popularly elected government created in the Oregon Country, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America The Whitman massacre (also known as the Walla Walla massacre and the Whitman Incident) was the murder in the Oregon Country on November 29, 0000001,915	&0000000000001204. 0000001,204 sq mi (&0000000000003118. 0000003,118 km²)
Grant County	023	Canyon City	1864	Parts of old Wasco and old Umatilla counties	Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885), army officer who served in the Oregon Territory; a Union general in the American Civil War at the time of the county's creation; and subsequently President of the United States (1869–1877)	&0000000000007935. Grant County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 7935 Canyon City is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 0000007,935	&0000000000004529. 0000004,529 sq mi (&0000000000011730. 00000011,730 km²)
Harney County	025	Burns	1889	Southern two-thirds of Grant County	William S. Harney (1800 - 1889), a cavalry officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War	&0000000000007609. Harney County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Established in 1889, the County is named in honor of Burns is a city in and county seat of Harney County, Oregon, United States. William Selby Harney ( 22 August 1800 - 9 May 1889) was a Cavalry officer in the U The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities over the boundary between the United States and British North America. 0000007,609	&0000000000010135. 00000010,135 sq mi (&0000000000026250. 00000026,250 km²)
Hood River County	027	Hood River	1908	Northwest portion of Wasco County	TheHood River (a tributary of the Columbia River), which flows through the county	&0000000000020411. Hood River County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The Columbia River (known as 00000020,411	&0000000000000522. 000000522 sq mi (&0000000000001352. 0000001,352 km²)
Jackson County	029	Medford	1852	Southwestern portion of Lane County and the unorganized area south of Douglas and Umpqua Counties	Andrew Jackson (1767 – 1845), the seventh President of the United States	&0000000000181269. Jackson County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of 2007 the city had a total population of 75675 and a Metropolitan area population Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 000000181,269	&0000000000002785. 0000002,785 sq mi (&0000000000007213. 0000007,213 km²)
Jefferson County	031	Madras	1914	Crook County	Mount Jefferson, which is located on its western boundary. Jefferson County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Madras (pronounced MAD-res is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Mount Jefferson is a common name for mountains in the United States usually referring to Thomas Jefferson, the country's third president	&0000000000019009. 00000019,009	&0000000000001781. 0000001,781 sq mi (&0000000000004613. 0000004,613 km²)
Josephine County	033	Grants Pass	1856	Western half of Jackson County	Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first white woman to make this county her home. Josephine County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Grants Pass is a city in and the County seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States.	&0000000000075726. 00000075,726	&0000000000001640. 0000001,640 sq mi (&0000000000004248. 0000004,248 km²)
Klamath County	035	Klamath Falls	1882	Western part of Lake County	The Klamath or Clamitte tribe, which has had a presence in the area for 10,000 years. Klamath County (ˈklæməθ is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The Klamath Tribes, formerly the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon, are a federally recognized confederation of three Native American tribes who traditionally	&0000000000063775. 00000063,775	&0000000000005945. 0000005,945 sq mi (&0000000000015397. 00000015,397 km²)
Lake County	037	Lakeview	1874	Jackson and Wasco Counties	Numerous lakes and hot springs. Lake County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. It is so named for the sizeable number of lakes found within its boundaries including Lakeview is a city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2474 at the 2000 census.	&0000000000007422. 0000007,422	&0000000000008136. 0000008,136 sq mi (&0000000000021072. 00000021,072 km²)
Lane County	039	Eugene	1851	Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County	Gen. Lane County is a county in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 322959 The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, Joseph Lane (1801 – 1881), the first governor of Oregon Territory	&0000000000322959. Joseph Lane ( December 14, 1801 &ndash April 19, 1881) was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to 000000322,959	&0000000000004554. 0000004,554 sq mi (&0000000000011795. 00000011,795 km²)
Lincoln County	041	Newport	1893	Western portion of Benton County and Polk County	Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865), sixteenth President of the United States. Lincoln County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Newport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by	&0000000000044479. 00000044,479	&0000000000000980. 000000980 sq mi (&0000000000002538. 0000002,538 km²)
Linn County	043	Albany	1847	Southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County	U. Linn County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F Albany is a city in Benton and Linn Counties in the western part of the U S. Senator Lewis F. Linn (1795 – 1843) of Missouri, author of the Donation Land Act, which provided free land to settlers in the West. Lewis Fields Linn ( November 5, 1795 &ndash October 3, 1843) was a Jacksonian Democratic U Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 (ch 76 9 Stat 496 September 27 1850) sometimes known just as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the	&0000000000103069. 000000103,069	&0000000000002291. 0000002,291 sq mi (&0000000000005934. 0000005,934 km²)
Malheur County	045	Vale	1887	Southern portion of Baker County	Malheur River (formally "Riviere au Malheur" or "Unfortunate River"), named by French trappers whose property and furs were stolen from their river encampment. Malheur County (mælˈhɪər is a county located in the southeast corner of the U Vale is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, about 12 miles (19 km west of the Idaho border The Malheur River (pronounced "muh-LOOR" by non-Oregonians locals pronounce the name "MAL-hyure" is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately long	&0000000000031615. 00000031,615	&0000000000009888. 0000009,888 sq mi (&0000000000025610. 00000025,610 km²)
Marion County	047	Salem	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory	Francis Marion (1732 – 1795), American Revolutionary War general	&0000000000284834. Marion County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. Francis Marion ( February 26, 1732 – February 27, 1795) is considered one of the fathers of modern Guerrilla warfare, and is In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 000000284,834	&0000000000001185. 0000001,185 sq mi (&0000000000003069. 0000003,069 km²)
Morrow County	049	Heppner	1885	Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County	Jackson L. Morrow County is a county located in the US state of Oregon, on the south side of the Columbia River. The city of Heppner is the County seat of Morrow County, Oregon, United States. Morrow, an early resident	&0000000000010995. 00000010,995	&0000000000002033. 0000002,033 sq mi (&0000000000005265. 0000005,265 km²)
Multnomah County	051	Portland	1854	Eastern part of Washington and the northern part of Clackamas counties	The Indian village of Multnomah, on Sauvie Island. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The word is derived from nematlnomaq, probably meaning downriver. Lewis and Clark made note of the name in 1805, and applied that name to all local Indians.	&0000000000660486. 000000660,486	&0000000000000435. 000000435 sq mi (&0000000000001127. 0000001,127 km²)
Polk County	053	Dallas	1845	Yamhill District	James Knox Polk (1795 – 1849), President of the United States at the time of the county's creation	&0000000000062380. Polk County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The county is named for James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the The city of Dallas is the County seat of Polk County, Oregon, United States. James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 00000062,380	&0000000000000741. 000000741 sq mi (&0000000000001919. 0000001,919 km²)
Sherman County	055	Moro	1889	Northeast corner of Wasco County	William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War general, and businessman, educator, and author	&0000000000001934. Sherman County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Moro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone This is a list of educators. See also Education, List of education topics. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created 0000001,934	&0000000000000823. 000000823 sq mi (&0000000000002132. 0000002,132 km²)
Tillamook County	057	Tillamook	1853	Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties	Tillamook (or Killamook) Native American people. Tillamook County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The city of Tillamook (ˈtɪləmʊk is the County seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.	&0000000000024262. 00000024,262	&0000000000001102. 0000001,102 sq mi (&0000000000002854. 0000002,854 km²)
Umatilla County	059	Pendleton	1862	Portion of Wasco County	Traces its creation in 1862 to the regional gold rushes, which spawned the riverport of Umatilla City (just above the mouth of the Umatilla River) and brought stockraisers to the lush grasslands. Umatilla County (ˌjuːməˈtɪlə is a county located in the U Pendleton (ˈpɛnəltɨn is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.	&0000000000070548. 00000070,548	&0000000000003215. 0000003,215 sq mi (&0000000000008327. 0000008,327 km²)
Union County	061	La Grande	1864	Baker County	The town of Union, which had been established two years before and named by its founders for the "Union" of the states during the Civil War. Union County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The County is named for the town of Union, which is "La Grande" redirects here For the Intel technology see LaGrande. Union is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1926 at the 2000 census	&0000000000024530. 00000024,530	&0000000000002037. 0000002,037 sq mi (&0000000000005276. 0000005,276 km²)
Wallowa County	063	Enterprise	1887	Eastern portion of Union County. Wallowa County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The city of Enterprise is the County seat of Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.	The Nez Perce word wallowa to designate a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. The Nez Perce (ˌnɛzˈpɝs are a Tribe of Native Americans who live in the Pacific Northwest region ( Columbia River Plateau) of the United The area was claimed by the Chief Joseph band of the Nez Perce as its hunting and fishing grounds	&0000000000007226. Chief Joseph (March 3 1840 &ndash September 21 1904 was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa band of Nez Perce Indians during General 0000007,226	&0000000000003145. 0000003,145 sq mi (&0000000000008146. 0000008,146 km²)
Wasco County	065	The Dalles	1854	Parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties	The Wasco (or Wascopam) Native American tribe. Wasco County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The County is named for a local tribe of Native Americans This page is about the Oregon town For the nearby geological formation The Dalles see Celilo Falls.	&0000000000023791. 00000023,791	&0000000000002381. 0000002,381 sq mi (&0000000000006167. 0000006,167 km²)
Washington County	067	Hillsboro	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country	George Washington (1732 – 1799), Founding Father of the United States and first President of the United States	&0000000000445342. Washington County is one of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Hillsboro is a city in and the County seat of Washington County, Oregon, United States George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The Founding Fathers of the United States are the Political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or otherwise participated in the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 000000445,342	&0000000000000724. 000000724 sq mi (&0000000000001875. 0000001,875 km²)
Wheeler County	069	Fossil	1899	Parts of Grant, Gilliam, and Crook Counties	Henry H. Wheeler County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. The city of Fossil is the County seat of Wheeler County Oregon, United States. Wheeler, who operated the first mail stage line from The Dalles to Canyon City.	&0000000000001547. 0000001,547	&0000000000001715. 0000001,715 sq mi (&0000000000004442. 0000004,442 km²)
Yamhill County	071	McMinnville	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country	The Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Native American family, who lived along the Yamhill River in the western Willamette Valley. Yamhill County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. McMinnville is the County seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The Kalapuya (also Kalapuyan, Kalapooian, Calapooya, Calapooia) are a Native American Ethnic group and are members of the	&0000000000084992. 00000084,992	&0000000000000716. 000000716 sq mi (&0000000000001854. 0000001,854 km²)

See also

• Umpqua County, Oregon (historic)
• Oregon locations by per capita income. Umpqua County was a county located in the US state of Oregon. The following is a list of Oregon counties and places in order of per capita income.
• List of U.S. county secession proposals#Oregon
• List of lists about Oregon

References

1. ^ Article VI of the Constitution of Oregon, from the Oregon Blue Book
2. ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. This is a list of county secession proposals in the United States that is proposed new counties to be formed from existing counties within a given state These are lists of Oregon-related topics, attempting to list every list related to the state of Oregon. The Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact book for the U EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
3. ^ ^{a b c d} National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
4. ^ ^{a b} Oregon State Archives. County Government. Orgeon Blue Book. Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable