Wasco County, Oregon

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Wasco County, Oregon is a largely rural county in north-central Oregon along the Columbia River, known for its historic role in the Oregon Trail and its county seat, The Dalles.

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Wasco County, Oregon canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Oregon
adjacentTo Clackamas County, Oregon
Gilliam County, Oregon
Hood River County, Oregon
Jefferson County, Oregon
Klickitat County, Washington
Sherman County, Oregon
Skamania County, Washington
Wheeler County, Oregon
borders Columbia River
contains Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
surface form: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (part)

Mount Hood National Forest (part)
The Dalles Dam
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 84
U.S. Route 197
U.S. Route 26
dateEstablished 1854-01-11
FIPSCode 41-065
GNISID 1127074
governingBody Wasco County Board of Commissioners
hasArea approximately 2,400 square miles
approximately 6,200 square kilometers
hasAreaCode 458
541
hasClimate semi-arid
hasCountySeat The Dalles, Oregon
hasHistoricRole key resupply and transit point on the Oregon Trail
hasHistoricSite Fort Dalles
The Dalles Dam
surface form: The Dalles Lock and Dam Historic District
hasLargestCity The Dalles, Oregon
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.co.wasco.or.us/
hasPopulation approximately 26,000
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
hydropower
tourism
hasZIPCodeRange 97058 (The Dalles and vicinity)
isRural true
locatedIn Oregon
Pacific Northwest
locatedInCongressionalDistrict Oregon's 2nd congressional district
locatedInRegion north-central Oregon
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedOnHistoricRoute Oregon Trail
namedAfter Wasco people
surface form: Wasco (tribe)
partOf Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
populationAsOf 2020 census

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Clackamas County, Oregon borders Wasco County, Oregon
Hood River County, Oregon borders Wasco County, Oregon
Skamania County, Washington borders Wasco County, Oregon
Interstate 84 passesThrough Wasco County, Oregon
subject surface form: Interstate 84 (Oregon–Idaho)
Marion County, Oregon borderedBy Wasco County, Oregon
Barlow Ranger District locatedIn Wasco County, Oregon
Badger Creek Wilderness locatedIn Wasco County, Oregon
Klickitat County, Washington borders Wasco County, Oregon
Deschutes River flowsThrough Wasco County, Oregon
Hood River drainageBasinLocatedIn Wasco County, Oregon
eastern Oregon hasCounty Wasco County, Oregon
subject surface form: Eastern Oregon
Warm Springs Reservation (partial) locatedInAdministrativeEntity Wasco County, Oregon
subject surface form: Warm Springs Reservation
White River Glacier region Wasco County, Oregon
Wasco County Board of Commissioners meetsIn Wasco County, Oregon
Fort Dalles locatedIn Wasco County, Oregon
Oregon Route 97 passesThrough Wasco County, Oregon
Mosier, Oregon county Wasco County, Oregon
Sherman County, Oregon formedFrom Wasco County, Oregon
Sherman County, Oregon hasBorderWith Wasco County, Oregon
Jefferson County, Oregon borders Wasco County, Oregon
Gilliam County, Oregon hasBorderWith Wasco County, Oregon
Wheeler County, Oregon borders Wasco County, Oregon
Barlow Road (historic Oregon Trail route) locatedIn Wasco County, Oregon
subject surface form: Barlow Road
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon locatedIn Wasco County, Oregon