Malheur County

Also known as Malheur County, Oregon, Malheur County, OR

county in Oregon, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Oregon
Founded: February 17, 1887
Named after: Malheur River
Seat: Vale
Largest city: Ontario
County judge: Dan Joyce
Total: 9,930 sq mi (25,700 km )
Land: 9,888 sq mi (25,610 km )
Water: 42 sq mi (110 km ) 0.4%
Estimate 2025: 32,261
Density: 3.193/sq mi (1.233/km )
Primary: UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Southern fifth: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: www .malheurco .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Malheur County Oregon – Malheur County Official Web Site

malheurco.org →

Link to the official site · 8,989 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Population: 31571
Area: 25719
Official website: www.malheurco.org
Image: Malheur County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 10059

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Malheur County, Oregon
inception: 1887-02-17
water as percent of area: 0.4
native label: Malheur County
per capita income: 19893

Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

~13 min read

Article

Malheur County (/mælˈhɪər/ , French pronunciation: [ma.lœʁ]) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,571. Its county seat is Vale, and its largest city is Ontario. The county was named after the Malheur River, which runs through the county. The word "malheur" is French for misfortune or tragedy. Malheur County is included in the Ontario, Oregon Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Boise Combined Statistical Area. It is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon.

History