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Tillamook County

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Pacific Ocean with Twin Rocks in background
Sunset at Twin Rocks near Rockaway Beach. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images collection​)
County Seat: Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Tillamook 97141
Phone: 503-842-2034 (General); 503-842-2596, ext. 124 (Court Administrator) 

About 

Established: Dec. 15, 1853
Elev. at Tillamook: 22'
Area: 1,125 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 42.2° July 58.2°
Assessed Value: $6,296,186,142
Real Market Value: $12,245,459,086
(includes the value of non-taxed properties)
Annual Precipitation: 90.90"
Economy: Agriculture, forest products, tourism, fishing and recreation

Related Resources

Oregon county map with Tillamook County shaded
"County QuickFacts"​ (population and economic data from U.S. Census Bureau)
County Seat Map (from Google Maps)
County Map (from ODOT) 

Incorporated Cities

Points of Interest

Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain; Tillamook, Nehalem, Netarts and Nestucca bays; Oswald West, Nehalem Bay, Bob Straub, Cape Lookout and Whalen Island state parks; Pioneer Museum; Blue Heron French Cheese Company; Tillamook Creamery; Naval Air Station Museum; Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda

History and General Information 

Outline of the state of Oregon with "Oregon Heritage Tradition" listed under.
Designation for Pacific Dory Days.
Tillamook County was formed in 1853 from Yamhill and Clatsop counties. The name “Tillamook” comes from the Tillamook people, a tribe of Salish-speaking people who lived in villages south of Tillamook Head. 

Dairy farms dominate the county’s fertile valley. It is the home of the world-famous Tillamook Creamery. The reforested 355,000-acre Tillamook Burn area continues to mature after its last catastrophic fire in 1951. 

With 75 miles of scenic coastline, four bays and nine rivers, Tillamook County offers the finest deep-sea and stream fishing, charter and dory boats, clamming, crabbing, beachcombing and hiking. Its forests also offer excellent hunting.

County Officials

Commissioners: Chair Erin Skaar (2029); Mary Faith Bell (2027), Paul Foumier (2029); Dist. Atty. Aubrey Olson (2027); Assess. KaSandra Larson (2029); Clerk Christy Nyseth (2029); Justice of the Peace Ryan Connell (2029); Sheriff Josh Brown (2029); Surv. Michael Rice; Treas. Shawn Blanchard (2027)