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Wallowa County
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county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- October 14, 1887
- Named after
- Wallowa River
- Seat
- Enterprise
- Largest city
- Enterprise
- Total
- 3,152 sq mi (8,160 km )
- Land
- 3,146 sq mi (8,150 km )
- Water
- 5.5 sq mi (14 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,595
- Density
- 2.2/sq mi (0.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- co .wallowa .or .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 7391
- Area
- 3152
- Official website
- www.co.wallowa.or.us
- Image
- Wallowa Oregon County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 3195
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- Commons category
- Wallowa County, Oregon
- inception
- 1887-02-11
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Wallowa County
- per capita income
- 34564
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Wallowa County (/wəˈlaʊwə/) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,391, making it Oregon's fifth-least populous county. Its county seat is Enterprise. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a structure of stakes (a weir) used in fishing. An alternative explanation is that Wallowa is derived from a Nez Perce word for "winding water". The journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition record the name of the Wallowa River as Wil-le-wah.
Wallowa County is part of the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon.