Malheur County
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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
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.
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