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Welcome to Clatskanie ...

The city of Clatskanie is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clatskanie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clatskanie has a population of 1,830 people<2> (see below for details).

Clatskanie is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Clatskanie: 503 & 971<4>

The ZIP code for Clatskanie: 97016<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clatskanie had an population of 1,830 people. This is an increase of 5.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clatskanie had a population of 1,737 people. This makes Clatskanie the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Clatskanie represents 0.05% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 128th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,737 people, the population of Clatskanie increased 13.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,528 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clatskanie.

Communities near Clatskanie ...

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

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 Clatskanie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clatskanie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clatskanie. 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 Clatskanie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clatskanie. See our Newspapers Page for Clatskanie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clatskanie ...

Looking for more information about Clatskanie? 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 Clatskanie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clatskanie.

Adding Clatskanie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clatskanie 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 (so far) for Clatskanie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clatskanie post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clatskanie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clatskanie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clatskanie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Clatskanie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Clatskanie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Clatskanie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clatskanie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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