Nyssa
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city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Malheur
- Total
- 1.55 sq mi (4.01 km )
- Land
- 1.55 sq mi (4.01 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,192 ft (668 m)
- Density
- 2,063.8/sq mi (796.84/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC-6 (Mountain)
- Fips code
- 41-53750
- Website
- www .nyssacity .org
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Encyclopedic overview
Nyssa (/ˈnɪsə/ NISS-ə) is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,198 at the 2020 census. The city is located along the Snake River on the Idaho border, in the region of far eastern Oregon known as the "Treasure Valley". It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The primary industry in the region is agriculture, including the cultivation of Russet potatoes, sugar beets, onions, corn, flower seed, mint, and wheat. The city's economy relies on the surrounding agricultural area with its several large onion and potato packaging plants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nyssa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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