Multnomah
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Multnomah

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 2
  • partly recorded 4
  • nothing recorded 2
GEOID
41051
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:or/county:multnomah
POP
795,391 (2025)
CENTER
45.5468, -122.4151
SOURCE
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Government of Multnomah

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Multnomah itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 8

Departments

  • The governing body of Multnomah County, consisting of a County Chair elected at-large and four commissioners elected from geographic districts, responsible for county policy, budgets, and ordinances.

  • The executive office of Multnomah County, headed by the County Chair who is elected at-large and exercises executive authority over county departments.

  • County department providing adult and juvenile community corrections, supervision, and rehabilitation services to promote public safety and reduce recidivism.

  • County department managing animal services, elections, land use planning, transportation, and other community-oriented services for Multnomah County.

  • Independently elected office responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon.

  • County health department providing public health services including primary care, immunizations, disease screening, communicable disease control, and environmental health for Multnomah County residents.

  • Public library system operating 19 neighborhood libraries across Multnomah County, providing access to over 2 million books and materials, computer systems, and community programs.

  • Independently elected law enforcement agency providing public safety services including patrol, corrections, civil process, and river patrol for Multnomah County.

Within Multnomah

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
8
agencies
29
bodies
6
officials
20
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Portland 14 1 13
Gresham 9 1 7
Troutdale 3 1 0
Fairview 1 1 0
Wood Village 1 1 0
Maywood Park 1 1 0
Dunthorpe 0 0 0
Orient 0 0 0