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Welcome to Cascade Locks ...

The city of Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County<1>.


The location of Cascade Locks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cascade Locks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cascade Locks has a population of 1,160 people<3> (see below for details).

Cascade Locks is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cascade Locks lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Cascade Locks: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for Cascade Locks ...

Official Website:   www.cascade-locks.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hoodriver.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cascade Locks had an population of 1,160 people. This is an increase of 1.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cascade Locks had a population of 1,144 people (or 5.12% of the total population of Hood River County). This makes Cascade Locks the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cascade Locks represents 0.03% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,144 people, the population of Cascade Locks increased 2.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,115 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cascade Locks.

Communities Also Named Cascade Locks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Cascade Locks: This one is located in Hood River County and the other is located in Wasco County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cascade Locks.

Communities near Cascade Locks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cascade Locks.

  • Hood River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • White Salmon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • North Bonneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <6>
  • Bonneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
    • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
  • Carson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moffetts Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
  • Warrendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
    • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
  • Dodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
  • Skamania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cascade Locks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cascade Locks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cascade Locks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cascade Locks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascade Locks. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cascade Locks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cascade Locks ...

Looking for more information about Cascade Locks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cascade Locks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cascade Locks.

Adding Cascade Locks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cascade Locks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cascade Locks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cascade Locks post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cascade Locks.

The official website for Cascade Locks: www.cascade-locks.or.us/

The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Hood River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cascade Locks.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cascade Locks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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