Oregon Counties by Name
Name Created County Seat Sq.Miles Pop.
Baker 22 Sep 1862Baker City3,06816,287
Benton 23 Dec 1847Corvallis67678,640
Champoeg 5 Jul 1843became Marion County in 1849
Clackamas 5 Jul 1843Oregon City1,868368,470
Clatsop22 Jun 1844Astoria82736,798
Columbia 16 Jan 1854St. Helens65648,065
Coos 22 Dec 1853Coquille1,60064,711
Crook 24 Oct 1882Prineville2,97922,067
Curry 18 Dec 1855Gold Beach1,62722,427
Deschutes 13 Dec 1916Bend3,018141,382
Douglas 7 Jan 1852Roseburg5,036104,202
Gilliam 25 Feb 1885Condon1,2041,794
Grant 14 Oct 1864Canyon City4,5287,297
Harney 25 Feb 1889Burns10,1346,898
Hood River 23 Jun 1908Hood River52221,284
Jackson 12 Jan 1852Medford2,785195,322
Jefferson 12 Dec 1914Madras1,78020,100
Josephine 22 Jan 1856Grants Pass1,63980,761
Klamath 17 Oct 1882Klamath Falls5,94466,192
Lake 24 Oct 1874Lakeview8,1357,313
Lane 28 Jan 1851Eugene4,554335,180
Lincoln 20 Feb 1893Newport97945,994
Linn 28 Dec 1847Albany2,292108,914
Malheur 17 Feb 1887Vale9,88731,330
Marion 1849Salem1,183305,265
Morrow 16 Feb 1885Heppner2,03211,666
Multnomah 22 Dec 1854Portland435672,906
Polk 22 Dec 1845Dallas74170,295
Sherman 25 Feb 1889Moro8231,749
Tillamook 15 Dec 1853Tillamook1,10225,277
Tuality 1843became Washington County in 1849
Umatilla 27 Sep 1862Pendleton3,21573,878
Umpqua 1851merged with Douglas County in 1862
Union 14 Oct 1864La Grande2,03624,540
Wallowa 11 Feb 1877Enterprise3,1457,014
Wasco 11 Jan 1854The Dalles2,38123,593
Washington 3 Sep 1849Hillsboro723499,794
Wheeler 17 Feb 1899Fossil1,7141,455
Yamhill 5 Jul 1843McMinnville71592,196
Total 95,9963,641,056

Federal Census Totals 1790-2010
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Source: U. S. Census Bureau; using estimates of 2005 population.
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