Place:Morrow, Oregon, United States

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NameMorrow
Alt namesMorrowsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates45.483°N 119.55°W
Located inOregon, United States     (1885 - )
See alsoUmatilla, Oregon, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Wasco, Oregon, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Acton
Alpine
Boardman
Butter Creek Junction
Cecil
Cutsforth Corner
Eightmile
Ella
Ewing
Fairview
Galloway
Gooseberry
Hardman
Heppner
Ione
Irrigon
Lena
Lexington
Messner
Midway
Morgan
Parkers Mill
Paterson Junction
Pine City
Reeds Mill
Ruggs
Sand Hollow
Sinnott
Strawberry
Valby
Willow Forks
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Morrow County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,186. The county seat is Heppner. The county is named for one of its first settlers, Jackson L. Morrow, who was a member of the state legislature when the county was created. Half of the Umatilla Chemical Depot, which includes the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, and the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman are located within the county. Morrow County is part of the Pendleton-Hermiston, OR, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the south side of the Columbia River and is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon.

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History

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Morrow County was created in 1885 from the western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County. It is named for Jackson L. Morrow, a state representative who advocated for the county's formation. Heppner was designated the temporary county seat at the time the county was created and narrowly defeated Lexington in the election held in 1887 to determine the permanent county seat.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1868 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1905 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 4,205
1900 4,151
1910 4,357
1920 5,617
1930 4,941
1940 4,337
1950 4,783
1960 4,871
1970 4,465
1980 7,519
1990 7,625
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External links

www.morrowcounty.oregon.com

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