Knappa,_Oregon

Knappa, Oregon

Knappa, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Knappa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[2] located on the south bank of the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, approximately 12 miles (19 km) directly east of Astoria. Knappa faces the Columbia River, where several islands comprise the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge.[citation needed]

Big Creek baseball team, Big Creek Logging Company, Knappa, c. 1918

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The community is named after Aaron Knapp Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943.[4]

Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.[citation needed] Knappa School District comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.[5]

Demographics

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References

  1. [1]
    "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knappa, Oregon
  3. [3]
    "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. [4]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 545. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. [5]
    "Schools". Knappa School District. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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