Halsey is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

The city was founded in 1872, and legally incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 20, 1876.

[6] The city takes its name from William L. Halsey, who was at the time vice-president of Oregon & California Railroad.

On July 31, 1903 most of the city's downtown core burned to the ground, after a fire started at the J. L. Bishur Creamery.

[7] The city's iconic grain elevator was built in 1955 [8] and stood at a height of 180 feet.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), all land.

[11] Climate As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 904 people, 305 households, and 244 families living in the city.