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Oregon County
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County in Missouri, U.S.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 14, 1845
- Named after
- Oregon Country
- Seat
- Alton
- Largest city
- Thayer
- Total
- 792 sq mi (2,050 km )
- Land
- 790 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Water
- 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,709
- Density
- 11/sq mi (4.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 8635
- Area
- 2050
- Image
- Oregon County MO Courthouse 20151021-020.jpg
- Households
- 4298
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- Commons category
- Oregon County, Missouri
- inception
- 1845-02-14
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Oregon County
- per capita income
- 18775
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Oregon County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,635. Its county seat is Alton. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named for the Oregon Country, a region shared at the time between the United Kingdom and the United States.
Home to a large area of the Mark Twain National Forest, Oregon County contains more national forest acreage than any county in the state of Missouri. It also contains the Irish Wilderness, the largest federally protected wilderness area in the state. Hiking, backpacking, and horseback riding opportunities abound on the Ozark Trail and the White's Creek Trail. Canoeing, kayaking, jonboating, and fishing are popular on the Eleven Point River, which is Missouri's only National Wild and Scenic River.