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Welcome to Grant County ...

Time Zone: Grant County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Canyon City is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1864. Grant was created by taking area from and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 7,199 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,464 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.19% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Canyon City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dayville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Granite
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite is located in Grant County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • John Day
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Long Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Monument
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Seneca
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Seneca is located in Grant County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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