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Welcome to Tillamook County ...

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

The community of Tillamook is the Seat for Tillamook County.

Tillamook County was founded in 1853. Tillamook was created by taking area from Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tillamook had a population of 27,036 people. This is an increase of 7.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,254 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tillamook represented 0.66% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Tillamook County:

  • Bay City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay City is located in Tillamook County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
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  • Garibaldi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Manzanita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Nehalem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nehalem is located in Tillamook County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
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  • Rockaway Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tillamook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillamook is located in Tillamook County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillamook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
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  • Wheeler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County (OR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <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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