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Gilliam County, Oregon

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Founding:  1885 Parent counties:  Umatilla and Wasco Namesake:  Cornelius Gilliam, Oregon pioneer Seat:  Arlington (1885–1890); Condon (1890–) Land area:  1,205 square miles Population (2020):  1,995 Population (historic):  3,600 (1890); 3,701 (1910); 3,467 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890; 1900–1920; 1950s; 1990s; 2010s Subdivisions:  Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  373 (33%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  36.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,487 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,828 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  454 Average farm size (1920):  570.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Condon   Namesake:  Harvey Condon, surveyor Founding:  1883 (platting); 1884 (post office); ...