Moro, Oregon

Moro, Oregon
Moro, Oregon
City
	Moro, viewed looking down U.S. Highway 97, the town's main street
	Location in Oregon
	Coordinates: 45°29′02″N 120°44′00″W / 45.48389°N 120.73333°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Sherman
Incorporated	1899
Government
• Mayor	Robert Perisho[citation needed]
Area
• Total	0.50 sq mi (1.28 km2)
• Land	0.50 sq mi (1.28 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,850 ft (560 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	367
• Density	739.92/sq mi (285.69/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97039
Area code	541
FIPS code	41-50000
GNIS feature ID	2411166
Website	www.cityofmoro.net

Moro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sherman County.^[5] It’s currently the least-populous county seat in Oregon. Moro was incorporated on February 17, 1899, by the Oregon Legislative Assembly.^[6] It was named for Moro, Illinois.^[7]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moro, Oregon
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^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Leeds, W. H. (1899). "Special Laws". The State of Oregon General and Special Laws and Joint Resolutions and Memorials Enacted and Adopted by the Twentieth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly. Salem, Oregon: State Printer: 1008.
^ Church, Foster (October 2, 2009). "Moro, an Oregon town living large". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 10, 2021.