Crook County, Oregon

Crook County
Crook County Courthouse in Prineville
Map of Oregon highlighting Crook County
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Map of the United States highlighting Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°08′N 120°22′W / 44.13°N 120.36°W / 44.13; -120.36
Country United States
State Oregon
FoundedOctober 24, 1882
Named forGeorge Crook
SeatPrineville
Largest cityPrineville
Area
 • Total
2,987 sq mi (7,740 km2)
 • Land2,979 sq mi (7,720 km2)
 • Water8.2 sq mi (21 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
24,738
 • Estimate 
(2023)
26,952 Increase
 • Density7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websiteco.crook.or.us

Crook County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,738.[1] The county seat is Prineville.[2] The county is named after George Crook, a U.S. Army officer who served in the American Civil War and various Indian Wars.

Crook County comprises the Prineville, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Bend—Prineville, OR Combined Statistical Area.[3]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2013.