Tillamook County
Also known as Tillamook County, Oregon, Tillamook County, OR
county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- December 15, 1853
- Named after
- Tillamook people
- Seat
- Tillamook
- Largest city
- Tillamook
- Total
- 1,333 sq mi (3,450 km )
- Land
- 1,103 sq mi (2,860 km )
- Water
- 230 sq mi (600 km ) 17%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,384
- Density
- 23/sq mi (8.9/km )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .co .tillamook .or .us
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Tillamook County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,390. The county seat is Tillamook. The county is named for the Tillamook people or Killamook people, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. The county is located within Northwest Oregon.
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