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Welcome to Malheur County ...

Time Zone: The communities of Malheur County are split between two time zones. Some communities are located in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and they observe daylight saving time. The other communities are located in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and they observe daylight saving time.

The community of Vale is the Seat for Malheur County.

Malheur County was founded in 1887 and was created by taking area from Baker County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Malheur had a population of 30,571 people. This is a decrease of 2.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,349 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malheur represented 0.82% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Malheur County:

  • Adrian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
  • Jordan Valley
    (45 miles [72.4 km] to the south)
  • Nyssa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <2>
  • Ontario
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
  • Vale
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <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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