Klamath County, Oregon

Klamath County
Klamath County
County
	Klamath County Courthouse in Klamath Falls
	Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
	Oregon's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°41′N 121°39′W / 42.68°N 121.65°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	October 17, 1882
Named for	Klamath Indians
Seat	Klamath Falls
Largest city	Klamath Falls
Area
• Total	6,136 sq mi (15,890 km2)
• Land	5,941 sq mi (15,390 km2)
• Water	194 sq mi (500 km2) 3.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	69,413
• Estimate (2023)	70,003
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.klamathcounty.org

Klamath County (/ˈklæməθ/ KLAM-əth) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,413.^[1] The county seat is Klamath Falls.^[2] The county was named for the Klamath,^[3] the tribe of Native Americans living in the area at the time the first European explorers entered the region. Klamath County comprises the Klamath Falls, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 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. Government Printing Office. pp. 177.