Grant County
The Depot Museum in Prairie City. (Oregon State Archives Photo No. graD0049)
Contact
County Seat: Courthouse, 201 S Humbolt, Suite 290, Canyon City 97820
Phone: 541-575-1675 (General); 541-575-1438 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-575-2248
E-mail: McKinnonK@grantcounty-or.gov
Web: www.gcoregonlive2.com
About
Population: 7,580
Established: Oct. 14, 1864
Elev. at Canyon City: 3,194'
Area: 4,528 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 30.7° July 68.4°
Assessed Value: $405,222,530
Real Market Value: $1,117,328,790
Annual Precipitation: 14.28"
Economy: Forest products, agriculture, hunting, livestock and recreation
Related resources
History
Historical
Records Inventory
Scenic
Image
Economic
Information (from OECDD)
"County
Quick Facts" (from U.S.
Census Bureau)
County
Seat Map (from Yahoo!
Maps)
County
Map (from ODOT)
Incorporated cities
Canyon
City | Dayville | Granite | John
Day | Long
Creek | Monument | Mt. Vernon | Prairie City | Seneca
Points of interest
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Veteran’s Memorial, Kam Wah Chung Museum, Joaquin Miller Cabin, Grant County Historical Museum, Sacred Totem Pole, Grant County Historical Mural, Dewitt Museum, Depot Park, Sumpter Valley Railroad, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and North Fork John Day River Wilderness.
History and general information
Grant County was created in 1864 from Wasco and Umatilla Counties and was named for General Ulysses S. Grant. It shares boundaries with more counties (eight) than any other county in Oregon.
Grant County contains the headwaters of the John Day River, which has more miles of Wild and Scenic designation than any other river in the United States. More than 60 percent of the land in the county is in public ownership.
County officials
Commissioners—Boyd Britton (R) 2011, Scott Myers (R) 2013, Judge Mark Webb, chair (I) 2013; Dist. Atty. Ryan Joslin (NP) 2011; Assess. Lane Burton (D) 2013; Clerk Kathy McKinnon (R) 2013; Justice of the Peace Terry Farrell (NP) 2013; Sheriff Glenn Palmer (NP) 2013; Surv. Mike Springer (D) 2013; Treas. Kathy Smith (R) 2013.