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Welcome to Wallowa County ...

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

The community of Enterprise is the Seat for Wallowa County.

Wallowa County was founded in 1887 and was created by taking area from Union County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wallowa had a population of 7,208 people. This is an increase of 2.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,012 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallowa represented 0.18% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Wallowa County:

  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Joseph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Joseph is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph <2>
  • Lostine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lostine is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostine <2>
  • Wallowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <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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