Malheur County Information
When looking for farm or ranch property in Eastern Oregon, Malheur or Baker or Harney County or Western Idaho in Payette or Washington County. In Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Adrian, Baker City, Sumpter, in Oregon or in Fruitland, Payette, New Plymouth, Weiser or Parma in Idaho let one of the Real Estate experts at Tom Phillips Agency help you with all of your farm or Ranch needs.
The Phillips Family has been in the Real Estate business helping folks with their Real Estate needs since the 1940's in and around Malheur and Baker and Harney County in Oregon and And Payette and Washington County in Idaho and is a name you can trust for honesty and integrity.
We at Tom Phillips Agency do our best to keep up on the latest in both legal and tax issues having to do with Real Estate transfers and Real Estate 1031 Exchanges. We do not advise in these areas and always recommend that our buyers and sellers seek competent professional guidance when dealing with Real Estate Transfer.
Buyers and Sellers also are advised to go to the Oregon Buyers Advisory found at www.rea.state.or.us important information regarding Real Estate can be found at this web site.
Malheur County is the Second largest County in the State of Oregon and is the 12th largest County in the nation. Malheur County has 9926 square miles and is larger than 12 individual States. The population of Malheur County is approximately 35,000 people. The name Malheur was first given to the Malheur River by a party of French fur trappers who referred to the river riviere-au-malheur (unfortunate river) because of furs being stolen from a river camp.
Malheur County is 94% Rangeland of which 2/3 is managed by the BLM.
The elevation ranges from approximately 2000 feet at the Snake River to 5000 foot plateaus and even a few peaks to 6000 feet.
The North Eastern corner of Malheur County known as the Western Treasure Valley is known for its intensive and diversified farming. www.malheurco.org
