Union County

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Union County is a county in northeastern Oregon known for its agricultural landscape, outdoor recreation, and the city of La Grande as its largest community and economic center.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Union County canonical 5

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county
borders Baker County, Oregon
Grant County, Oregon
Morrow County, Oregon
Umatilla County, Oregon
Wallowa County, Oregon
climate continental climate with cold winters and warm summers
contains Cove, Oregon
Elgin, Oregon
Island City, Oregon
La Grande, Oregon
North Powder, Oregon
Union, Oregon
country United States of America
countySeat La Grande, Oregon
hasAirport La Grande/Union County Airport
hasHigherEducationInstitution Eastern Oregon University (in La Grande)
hasJurisdiction Union County government
hasMajorEconomicSector agriculture
education and public services
forestry
outdoor recreation and tourism
includesProtectedArea Eagle Cap Wilderness (access from county)
Umatilla National Forest (part)
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (part)
knownFor Blue Mountains scenery
Grande Ronde Valley
agricultural landscape
outdoor recreation
largestCity La Grande, Oregon
largestCommunity La Grande, Oregon
locatedIn northeastern Oregon
namedFor Union (support for the Union during the American Civil War)
linked to: Union (North)
partOf Eastern Oregon
linked to: eastern Oregon
primaryCrops barley
cattle and livestock production
hay
wheat
recreationalActivity fishing
hiking
hunting
skiing and snow sports
region Grande Ronde Valley
state Oregon
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportInfrastructure Interstate 84
Oregon Route 203
Oregon Route 237
Oregon Route 82
U.S. Route 30

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Grande county Union County
La Grande isCountySeatOf Union County
Wallowa River county Union County