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Welcome to Union County ...

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

The community of La Grande is the Seat for Union County.

Union County was founded in 1864 and was created by taking area from Baker County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Union had a population of 26,835 people. This is an increase of 4.29% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,731 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union represented 0.67% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Union County:

  • Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cove is located in Union County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <2>
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Elgin is located in Union County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
  • Imbler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Imbler is located in Union County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <2>
  • Island City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Island City is located in Union County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • La Grande
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Powder
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Summerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Union County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <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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