Gilliam County
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county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- February 25, 1885
- Named after
- Cornelius Gilliam
- Seat
- Condon
- Largest city
- Condon
- Total
- 1,223 sq mi (3,170 km )
- Land
- 1,205 sq mi (3,120 km )
- Water
- 18 sq mi (47 km ) 1.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,971
- Density
- 1.656/sq mi (0.6392/km )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .co .gilliam .or .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Gilliam County
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Oregon
- Contains
- Condon
- Capital
- Condon
- Population
- 1995
- Area
- 3167
- Shares border with
- Sherman County
- Official website
- www.co.gilliam.or.us
- Image
- CondonGilliamcourthouse.jpg
- Households
- 905
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- Commons category
- Gilliam County, Oregon
- topic's main category
- Category:Gilliam County, Oregon
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Gilliam County, Oregon
- inception
- 1885-02-25
- water as percent of area
- 1.5
- native label
- Gilliam County
- different from
- Gilliam
- topic has template
- Template:Gilliam County, Oregon
- per capita income
- 26911
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Encyclopedic overview
Gilliam County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,995, making it the third-least populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Condon. The county was established in 1885 and is named for Cornelius Gilliam, a colonel who commanded the forces of the provisional government of Oregon after the Whitman Massacre.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gilliam County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.