Wasco County, Oregon

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county county of Oregon

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.

Statements (48)

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 (part) → Mount Hood National Forest (part) → The Dalles Dam →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Interstate 84 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 197 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED →
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 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 (tribe) →
partOf	State of Oregon →
populationAsOf	2020 census →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clackamas County, Oregon → Hood River County, Oregon → Skamania County, Washington →	borders
Marion County, Oregon →	borderedBy
Interstate 84 (Oregon–Idaho) →	passesThrough