Wheeler County, Oregon
6 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,485
- Median household income
- $55,284
- ±4,440
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 16 of 606 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.5%
- 573 of 703 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wheeler | 1,451 (2021) | Po Box 447, Fossil | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fossil | 445 (2021) | Po Box 467, Fossil | — |
| City of Mitchell | 137 (2021) | Po Box 97, Mitchell | — |
| Town of Spray | 145 (2021) | Po Box 83, Spray | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Wheeler County Health District | Health | Po Box 545, Fossil | — |
| Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 40535 Highway 19, Fossil | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Fossil SD 21J
Independent charter district1 schools
404 Main St, Fossil, OR, 97830
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mitchell SD 55
School district4 schools
340 SE High St, Mitchell, OR, 97750
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Spray SD 1
School district1 schools
303 Park Ave, Spray, OR, 97874
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
CROP Farmers Market (Prineville)
Irrigon Farmers Market (Irrigon)
Mosier Farmers Market (Mosier) · The Dalles Farmers Market (The Dalles)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.