Welcome to Saint Helens ...
The city of Saint Helens is located in Columbia County<1> and is the County Seat for Columbia County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Helens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Saint Helens: St. Helens
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Helens has a population of 13,818 people<2> (see below for details).
Saint Helens is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Saint Helens lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Saint Helens: 503 & 971<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Helens had an population of 13,818 people. This is an increase of 7.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.92% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Helens had a population of 12,883 people (which is 26.1% of the total population of Columbia County). This makes Saint Helens the county's most populous community.
The population of Saint Helens represents 0.34% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 12,883 people, the population of Saint Helens increased 28.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,019 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Helens.
Communities Also Named Saint Helens ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Helens - they are located in Kentucky, Ontario and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Helens.
Websites for Saint Helens ...
Official Website: www.ci.st-helens.or.us/
Communities near Saint Helens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Helens.
- Vancouver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Vancouver is located in Clark County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancouver <5>
- Battle Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
- Battle Ground is located in Clark County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <5>
- Scappoose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
- Scappoose is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
- La Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
- La Center is located in Clark County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <5>
- Kalama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
- Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>
- Vernonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
- Vernonia is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
- Rainier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
- Rainier is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <5>
- Yacolt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacolt
- Yacolt is located in Clark County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yacolt <5>
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Ridgefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Clark County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <5>
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 Saint Helens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Helens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Helens. 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 Saint Helens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Helens. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Helens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Helens ...
Looking for more information about Saint Helens? 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 Saint Helens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Helens.
Adding Saint Helens to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint Helens 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 Saint Helens was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Saint Helens on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Helens.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Helens: www.ci.st-helens.or.us/
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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 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 Saint Helens. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Helens - 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 Saint Helens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Helens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |