Dufur is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 604 at the 2010 census. It is a farming community where wheat, tree fruit, and grapes are important crops.
The Balch Hotel in Dufur
Dufur Historical Society's Living History Museum
Aerial view of the city
Namesake, Enoch Dufur
Wasco County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,213. Its county seat is The Dalles. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who live on the south side of the Columbia River. It is near the Washington state line. Wasco County comprises The Dalles Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Wasco County Courthouse in The Dalles
The Wasco County courthouse was shown on this postcard mailed on August 12, 1916.
An aerial view of the county
Boyd Loop Road grain elevator on Fifteenmile Creek, Wasco County