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Wasco County
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county in Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- Founded
- January 11, 1854
- Named after
- Wasco people
- Seat
- The Dalles
- Largest city
- The Dalles
- Total
- 2,395 sq mi (6,200 km )
- Land
- 2,382 sq mi (6,170 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,310
- Density
- 11.20/sq mi (4.323/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- co .wasco .or .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 26670
- Area
- 6203
- Official website
- co.wasco.or.us
- Image
- WascoCountyCourthouse.jpg
- Households
- 10333
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- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- Commons category
- Wasco County, Oregon
- native label
- Wasco County
- inception
- 1854-00-00
- per capita income
- 31088
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Wasco County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,670. Its county seat is The Dalles. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who live on the south side of the Columbia River. It is near the Washington state line. Wasco County comprises The Dalles Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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