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Moro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, and the county seat of Sherman County, and it is currently the least-populous county seat in Oregon.

As of the 2020 census, Moro had a population of 367, living in 162 households, up from 324 in 2010.

Moro was incorporated on February 17, 1899, by the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and it was named for Moro, Illinois.

Moro covers 0.49 square miles, all of it land, at an elevation of 1,850 feet, and U.S. Highway 97 runs through town as its main street.

Moro has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and chilly, wetter winters, and its average annual precipitation is only about 11 inches, a result of the rain shadow of the Cascades.

Between June 15 and September 18 of 1932, Moro went ninety-six days without even a trace of rainfall, illustrating how dry its summers can be.

Moro's coldest temperature on record is negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded on January 26 and 27 of 1957, while its average snowfall is about 17 inches per year, though snowfall varies greatly from year to year.

As of the 2020 census, Moro's median age was 43.3 years, with 24.3 percent of residents under the age of 18 and 22.1 percent aged 65 or older, and all of its residents lived in rural areas.

Moro is listed with ZIP code 97039 and area code 541, and the city's official website is www.cityofmoro.net.

Moro's population has stayed in a narrow range for more than a century, from 335 in the 1900 census to 367 in 2020, never exceeding 418 in any census.