Morrow County, Oregon
| Morrow County, Oregon | |
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Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner
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 Location in the U.S. state of Oregon |
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 Oregon's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 16, 1885 |
| Seat | Heppner |
| Largest city | Boardman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,049 sq mi (5,307 km2) |
| • Land | 2,032 sq mi (5,263 km2) |
| • Water | 17 sq mi (44 km2), 0.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 11,190 |
| • Density | 5.5/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website | www |
Morrow County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,173. The county seat is Heppner. The county is named for one of its first white settlers, Jackson L. Morrow, who was a member of the state legislature when the county was created. Half of the Umatilla Chemical Depot, which includes the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, is within the county.
Morrow County is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston, OR, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the south side of the Columbia River and is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon.
Morrow County was created in 1885 from the western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County.Heppner was designated the temporary county seat at the time the county was created and narrowly defeated Lexington in the election held in 1887 to determine the permanent county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,049 square miles (5,310 km2), of which 2,032 square miles (5,260 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (0.8%) is covered by water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,995 people, 3,776 households, and 2,718 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 4,296 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.27% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 19.54% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. 24.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.6% were of German, 12.8% American, 8.3% Irish and 8.0% English ancestry. 77.3% spoke English and 22.3% Spanish as their first language.
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