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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: List of counties in Oregon, Washington County, Oregon, Jackson County, Oregon, Clackamas County, Oregon, Baker County, Oregon, Multnomah County, Oregon, Marion County, Oregon, Lane County, Oregon, Umatilla County, Oregon, Douglas County, Oregon, Linn County, Oregon, Yamhill County, Oregon, Coos County, Oregon, Wallowa County, Oregon, Gilliam County, Oregon, Columbia County, Oregon, Polk County, Oregon, Tillamook County, Oregon, Wasco County, Oregon, Wheeler County, Oregon, Josephine County, Oregon, Benton County, Oregon, Sherman County, Oregon, Morrow County, Oregon, Grant County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Oregon, Klamath County, Oregon, Hood River County, Oregon, Lincoln County, Oregon, Jefferson County, Oregon, Curry County, Oregon, Malheur County, Oregon, Union County, Oregon, Clatsop County, Oregon, Harney County, Oregon, Lake County, Oregon, Crook County, Oregon, Oregon locations by per capita income. Excerpt: Lake County is a county in the high desert south central region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named for the many lakes found within its boundaries, including Lake Abert, Hart Lake Reservoir, and Goose Lake. While Lake is among Oregon's largest counties, it is sparsely populated with 7,895 residents in 2010. Its seat is at Lakeview Lake County is in a high desert region known as Oregon's Outback, on the northwestern edge of the Great Basin. The county is generally divided between the communities around Lakeview and Paisley to the south and the communities around Christmas Valley, Fort Rock, and Silver Lake to the north. Its economy consists largely of agriculture and natural resource management and extraction. It is home to many large cattle ranches, hay farms, and timber holdings (both public and private), as well as several frontier towns and early 20th century homesteads. Although lumber was once a...