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Map of Clatsop County. Clatsop County (/ ˈ k l æ t s ə p /) is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,072. [1] The county seat is Astoria. [2] The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement
He rented a log cabin on Clatsop Plains. At that time, other farmers had already settled primarily on the northern Plains. The first farmer to settle there was Solomon Smith. In 1851, Gearhart bought a squatter's right in the south Plains for $1,000. He used it to create a 640-acre (2.6 km 2) donation land claim; the US patent was granted in 1874.
Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County: Named for Joseph Lane, the first governor of the Oregon Territory. 381,181: 4,554 sq mi (11,795 km 2) Lincoln County: 041: Newport: 1893: Western portion of Benton County and Polk County: Named for President Abraham Lincoln. 50,821: 980 sq mi (2,538 km 2) Linn ...
Sunset Beach State Recreation Site is a state park in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park comprises 120 acres (49 ha) along the Pacific Ocean on the Clatsop Plains. In February 2024, a male fin whale washed onto the beach. The 46 foot (14 metres) endangered mammal was ...
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 62 of those are found in Clatsop County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025. [4]
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. [6]
Warrenton is a small, coastal city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Named for D.K. (Daniel Knight) Warren, an early settler, the town is primarily a fishing and logging community. The population was 6,277 according to the 2020 US Census. Warrenton is a less urbanized area close to the Clatsop County seat, Astoria.
Joshua K. Marquis (born 1952) is an attorney and politician from Astoria, Oregon, in the United States.He served as District Attorney for Clatsop County from March 1994 until December 31, 2018.