Oregon coast at Brookings, Oregon.

Lincoln Beach, Oregon, Fishing Rock with Rabbit Rock in background

The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from Astoria to the California border, the Oregon Coast is unique in that the whole coastline is public land. Oregon law prohibits private ownership of coastline property. [1] Image File history File links The Beautiful Oregon Coast File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The Beautiful Oregon Coast File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Brookings is a city located in Curry County, Oregon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 793 KB) Summary Lincoln Beach, Oregon, Fishing Rock with Rabbit Rock in background. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 793 KB) Summary Lincoln Beach, Oregon, Fishing Rock with Rabbit Rock in background. ... Lincoln Beach is a census-designated place located in Lincoln County, Oregon. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... The Astoria Column Astoria. ...

The Oregon Coast is often divided into three regions: [2]

• The 'North' Coast - from Astoria to Lincoln City
• The 'Central' Coast - from Lincoln City to Reedsport
• The 'Southern' Coast - from Reedsport to the California border.

There are no large cities on the coast, mainly due to the lack of deep harbors with access to the inland agricultural areas. The largest metro area is Coos Bay/North Bend on the South Coast, which together make up a population of 25,000. The relative isolation of the coast from nearby large population centers has given the coast a reputation for being somewhat rustic, being a mixture of old fishing villages, seasonal resorts, and artists colonies. Tourism is the major industry on the coast, and its popularity, combined with the fact that there is only one major route along the coastline (US 101) contributes to the fact that traffic along the coast was named the worst tourist traffic in the United States. [3] The Astoria Column Astoria. ... Lincoln City is a city located in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. It is named after the county. ... Lincoln City is a city located in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. It is named after the county. ... Reedsport is a city located in Douglas County, Oregon. ... Reedsport is a city located in Douglas County, Oregon. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ...

Human History

Native Americans first came to the Oregon Coast 12,000 years ago to hunt, fish, and gather foods in the coast's bountiful forests and waters.[4]It was largely substinence based living and the archaelogical evidence left behind is limited. This was the lifestyle for thousands of years and as history progressed tribal communities would form. The major tribes of the Oregon Coast included: An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Native Americans in the United States (also known as Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States and their descendants in... It has been suggested that List of Native American tribes be merged into this article or section. ...

• the Tillamook and Siletz on the Northern Oregon Coast.
• the Siuslaw and Alsea on the Central Oregon Coast.
• the Coos and Coquille on the Southern Oregon Coast.

The lifestyles of these tribes were very similar, as they built canoes to travel along the coastline, estuaries, and rivers where they fished, hunted seals, ducks, and game, and gathered fruits such as berries and seafood such as clams.[5] Tillamook may refer to: Tillamook, Oregon, United States Tillamook County, Oregon, United States the Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook River, United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Siletz can refer to: The town of Siletz, Oregon The Siletz River in Oregon The Siletz, Coast Salish tribe of Native Americans The Confederated Tribes of Siletz This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Siuslaw can refer to many things; did you mean: Siuslaw River Siuslaw Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Alsea were a Native American tribe of Western Oregon. ... Coos refers to several things; did you mean: Coos County, Oregon Coos County, New Hampshire Coos River Coos Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Coquille, Oregon Coquille River Coquille Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Aluminum canoe, Upper Klamath Lake A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. ... An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ... Seal or SEAL can refer to: Seal, a device used to produce an official stamp as a symbol of authority. ... The word duck was also used as slang for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKW. It is also a cricketing term denoting a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero; see golden duck. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ... Categories: Pages needing attention | Animal stubs ...

European exploration of the Oregon Coast would begin in the 18th century as Spanish explorers sailed northward from Mexico to explore, and, later, stake claims to the region. The British soon followed, and 1774-1795 would be a time of intense rivalry between the Spanish and the British for claims to the Northwest Coast. [6] However, neither side was ever able to successfully claim the area. Meanwhile, American Robert Gray would visit the Oregon Coast via sea in 1788 and 1792 and came back with furs. After the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark would visit the Oregon Coast in 1804 and stake the United States' claim to the territory. They would also return with furs, and this led John Jacob Astor to set up the first permanent white settlement in Oregon. The post, called Astoria was at the mouth of the Columbia River.[7] However, the venture was not as profitable as Astor had hoped and Astoria was bought out by the British North West Company. Britain and the United States would continue to jointly claim the territory. In 1838, Charles Wilkes, on a voyage commissioned by the United States Congress, would land on the Oregon Coast and raise the American flag. [8] The large scale movement of Americans on the Oregon Trail would cement the United States' claim to the land. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Captain Robert Gray Robert Gray is also an Australian poet, see Robert Gray (poet) Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 - Summer, 1806). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For alternative meanings, see Fur (disambiguation). ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) made a fortune in fur trading and real estate. ... The Astoria Column Astoria. ... Columbia River Gorge, Washington or North side The Columbia River (French: fleuve Columbia) is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) made a fortune in fur trading and real estate. ... The Astoria Column Astoria. ... Today, the North West Company is a grocery vendor in remote communities across northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Wilkes Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ...

Geography

The Oregon Coast is known for its cliffs and rocky shores.

Ecology

There Oregon Coast is a region rich with hundreds of species of plants and animals. The Coast is home to a complex of National Wildlife Refuges.

Several species of mammals exist on the Oregon Coast. There are several varities of pinnipeds along the coast, including the California Sea Lion on the Southern Coast and Steller's Sea Lions throughout, as well as Northern Elephant and Harbor Seals. [9] Sea Lion Caves near Florence, and the Newport Harbor in Yaquina Bay are the best places to see pinnipeds, though they can be observed in many other places. Whales can also be seen in the area, especially during migration in late December and late March. Among the species of Whales passing through are Gray, Orca, and Humpback Whales. Harbor Porposies are also relatively common. [10] Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... subfamilies Otariidae Phocidae Odobenidae Pinnipeds are large marine mammals belonging to the Pinnipedia, a family (sometimes a suborder or superfamily, depending on the classification scheme) of the order Carnivora. ... Binomial name Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) The California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) is a coastal sea lion of the eastern Pacific often associated with marinas and wharves. ... Binomial name Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber, 1776) The Stellers sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), also known as the Northern Sea Lion, is a sea lion of the temperate eastern Pacific, named by Georg Steller. ... Binomial name Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866) The Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Southern Elephant Seal). ... Binomial name Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 Common or Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) are true seals of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... Binomial name Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg, 1861 Gray Whale range The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus, now called the Eastern Pacific Gray Whale, is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. ... Binomial name Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 Orca range (in blue) The orca (Orcinus orca) is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. ... Binomial name Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Humpback Whale range The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder. ... Binomial name Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 Harbour Porpoise range The Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise, and so one of about eighty cetacean species. ...

Many varities of birds make their home on the Oregon Coast. Birds along the Oregon Coast can be divided into four categories: For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...

• Seabirds spend most of their lives at sea and are adapted to ocean life. Some even sleep in the water, though they must all return to land to lay their eggs. Their diets consist mostly of small fish, squid, shellfish, and crustaceans. Species of seabirds on the Oregon Coast include the Common Murre, Tufted Puffin, Marbled Murrelet, and Western Gull.
• Shorebirds, unlike seabirds, do not have webbed feet and spend their lives on the shore foraging for food, eating worms, insect larvae, amphipods, copepods, crustaceans, and mollusks. Among the types of shorebirds on the Coast are the Western and Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, and Killdeer.
• Many birds of prey live on the coast, eating small birds, rodents, and small mammals. These include the Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, and Osprey.
• Waterfowl also make thier homes in the freshwater areas around the Coast. These are the many varities of ducks and geese in the area. [11]

Tidepools are unique, contained ecosystems that are plentiful on the Oregon Coast. Red, green, and brown algae are common in tidepools. There are also several species of invertebrates. These include sponges, sea anemones, mussels, sea stars, limpets, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. [12] Sunset Bay State Park, near Coos Bay, and Strawberry Hill near Seal Rock are among the largest collections of tidepools and are popular places for tidepooling. Seabirds are birds that spend much of their lives, outside the breeding season at least, at sea. ... Suborders Myopsina Oegopsina Squids are the large, diverse group of marine cephalopods popular as food in cuisines as widely separated as Korean and Italian. ... Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Binomial name Uria aalge (Pontopiddan, 1763) The Common Guillemot, known as the Common Murre in North America, Uria aalge, is a large alcid. ... Binomial name Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769) The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a medium-sized pelagic seabird about 30 cm in length and weighing about three quarters of a kilogram. ... Binomial name Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789) The Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus is a small seabird from the North Pacific. ... Binomial name Larus occidentalis (Audubon, 1839) The Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, is a large white-headed gull that lives on the western coast of North America. ... Families Charadridae Jacanidae Rostratulidae Ibidorhynchidae Recurvirostridae Haematopodidae Scolopacidae Dromadidae Burhinidae Glareolidae Thinocoridae Waders, called Shorebirds in North America (where wader is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. ... Worm can refer to: The worm, a collection of animal phyla. ... Larvae are the plural of larva, juvenile form of animals with indirect development. ... Families about 200 partial list Alpheidae Ampeliscidae Amphilochidae Ampithoidae Anisogammaridae Aoridae Artesiidae Bogideillidae Bosminidae Caprellidae Corophiidae Crangonyctidae Eusiridae Gammaridae Hadziidae Haustoriidae Iphimediidae Ischyroceridae Leucothoidae Liljeborgiidae Lysianassidae Melitidae Phoxocephalidae Sebidae Talitridae Amphipoda (amphipods) include about 4600 different species of small, shrimp_like crustaceans. ... Orders Calanoida Cyclopoida Gelyelloida Harpacticoida Misophrioida Monstrilloida Mormonilloida Platycopioida Poecilostomatoida Siphonostomatoida Copepods are small, aquatic animals living in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat, a form of plankton, specifically zooplankton, some copepods are parasitic. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... Binomial name Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857) The Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri, is a very small shorebird. ... Binomial name Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) The Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, is the smallest shorebird. ... Binomial name Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) The Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader. ... Binomial name Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 The Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, is a medium-sized plover. ... If you are looking for other meanings of the term, refer to Bird of prey (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey originating in North America, most recognizable as the national bird of the United States. ... Binomial name Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) For the place in Siberia, see Barnaul. ... Binomial name Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ... The word duck was also used as slang for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKW. It is also a cricketing term denoting a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero; see golden duck. ... Other uses: Goose (disambiguation) Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ... Tide pools at a beach Closeup of a tide pool with some algae and barnacles Tide pools (also tidal pools or rock pools) are rocky pools by the ocean that are filled with seawater. ... A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ... 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Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Procaridoidea Procarididae Processoidea... Orders Ascothoracica Acrothoracica Thoracica Rhizocephala A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and is hence distantly related to crabs and lobsters. ... Slate pencil urchin (cidaroid) Group of black, long-spined Caribbean sea urchins, Diadema antillarum (Philippi) Sea urchin roe. ... Orders Subclass Apodacea  Apodida  Molpadiida Subclass Aspidochirotacea  Aspidochirotida  Elasipodida Subclass Dendrochirotacea  Dactylochirotida  Dendrochirotida The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin. ...

Tourism

References

1. ^  Oregon Parks and Recreation: Ocean Shores. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
2. ^  Oregon Coast FAQs. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
3. ^  A Tourist Traffic Jam in Oregon. URL accessed on March 3, 2006.
4. ^  Walking Through Time on the Oregon Coast. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
5. ^  Native Americans of the Oregon Coast. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
6. ^  European Rivalry for the Pacific Northwest. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
7. ^  America Enters the Rivalry. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.
8. ^  Exploration. URL accessed on March 3, 2006.
9. ^  Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. URL accessed on March 18, 2006.
10. ^  Whale Watching on the Oregon Coast. URL accessed on March 18, 2006.
11. ^  Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. URL accessed on March 18, 2006.
12. ^  Oregon Coast Tidepools. URL accessed on March 18, 2006.

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Major metros:	Eugene | Medford | Portland | Salem (capital) Eugene is the third largest city [1] and boasts the second largest metropolitan population [2] in the state of Oregon, and is also the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, USA. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie River and... Medford is a city located in Jackson County, Oregon. ... The Portland metropolitan area is the urban area centered around Portland, Oregon and the Willamette River. ... State Capitol building in Salem Salem (IPA: ) is the capital of the state of Oregon in the United States of America, and county seat of Marion County. ...
Smaller cities:	Albany | Ashland | Astoria | Beaverton | Bend | Brookings | City of The Dalles | Coos Bay | Corvallis | Dallas | Florence | Grants Pass | Gresham | Hermiston | Hood River | Klamath Falls | La Grande | Lebanon | McMinnville | Monmouth | Newberg | Newport | Ontario | Pendleton | Prineville | Redmond | Roseburg | Saint Helens | Silverton | Tigard | Tualatin | Woodburn This List of cities in Oregon includes all incorporated towns and many unincorporated communities, arranged in alphabetical order. ... Albany is a city in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. ... The Plaza Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and nestled in the south end of the Rogue Valley. ... The Astoria Column Astoria. ... Beaverton is a city located in Washington County, Oregon, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. ... Bend is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ... Brookings is a city located in Curry County, Oregon. ... Disamb: For the German rock group The Dalles, see The Dalles (band) The Dalles is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon. ... Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon. ... Benton County Courthouse Corvallis (IPA: ) is a city located in central western Oregon, USA. Originally called Marysville, (probably for the nearby Marys River), the legislative assembly changed the citys name to Corvallis in 1853, from the Latin phrase cor vallis, meaning heart of the valley. ... Dallas is the county seat of Polk County, Oregon. ... Florence is a city located in Lane County, Oregon. ... Grants Pass (sometimes humorously referred as Grass Pants) is a city and the county seat of Josephine County, OregonGR6. ... Downtown Gresham at NE Roberts St and Powell Blvd. ... Hermiston is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon, at the junction of I-82 and I-84. ... Location of Hood River in Oregon. ... Klamath Falls is a city located in Klamath County, Oregon. ... La Grande is a city located in Union County, Oregon. ... McMinnville is a city located in Yamhill County, Oregon. ... Monmouth is a city located in Polk County, Oregon. ... Newberg is a city located in Yamhill County, Oregon. ... Newport is a city located in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868. ... Downtown Ontario. ... Pendleton is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ... Prineville is a city located in, and the county seat of Crook County6. ... Redmond is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon. ... Roseburg is a city in state of Oregon GR6, USA. This city was named for Aaron Rose, who settled within the current city limits September 23, 1851, and managed a tavern. ... St. ... Silverton is a city located in Marion County, Oregon. ... Tigard (IPA: ) is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Tualatin (IPA: ) is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Woodburn is a city located in Marion County, Oregon. ...
Counties:	Baker | Benton | Clackamas | Clatsop | Columbia | Coos | Crook | Curry | Deschutes | Douglas | Gilliam | Grant | Harney | Hood River | Jackson | Jefferson | Josephine | Klamath | Lake | Lane | Lincoln | Linn | Malheur | Marion | Morrow | Multnomah | Polk | Sherman | Tillamook | Umatilla | Union | Wallowa | Wasco | Washington | Wheeler | Yamhill Map of the counties of Oregon List of Oregon counties: Baker County Benton County Clackamas County Clatsop County Columbia County Coos County Crook County Curry County Deschutes County Douglas County Gilliam County Grant County Harney County Hood River County Jackson County Jefferson County Josephine County Klamath County Lake County Lane... Baker County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Benton County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Clackamas County (IPA: ) is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Location in the state of Oregon Formed 1844 Seat Astoria Area  - Total  - Water 2,809 km² (1,085 mi²) 667 km² (18 mi²) 23. ... Coos County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Crook County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Curry County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Deschutes County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Gilliam County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Grant County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Harney County is a county created in the state of Oregon in 1889. ... Hood River County is a county created in the state of Oregon in 1908. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Klamath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Lake County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Lane County is a county in the state of Oregon. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Linn County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Malheur County is a county located in the southeast corner of the state of Oregon. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Morrow County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Multnomah County (IPA: ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon, the smallest in area but the largest in population due to Portland, the county seat and largest city in Oregon. ... Polk County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Sherman County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Tillamook County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Umatilla County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Wallowa County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Wasco County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Wheeler County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Yamhill County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...