Grant County, Oregon

Grant County
Grant County
County
	Grant County Courthouse in Canyon City
	Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
	Oregon's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°26′18″N 118°53′30″W / 44.43841°N 118.89173°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	October 14, 1864
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Canyon City
Largest city	John Day
Area
• Total	4,529 sq mi (11,730 km2)
• Land	4,529 sq mi (11,730 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.02%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,233
• Estimate (2023)	7,215
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.gcoregonlive2.com

Grant County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,233,^[1] making it Oregon's fourth-least populous county. The county seat is Canyon City.^[2] It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant,^[3] who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation was a Union general in the American Civil War.

Grant County is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 141.