Coordinates: 46°11′20″N 123°49′16″W / 46.188825, -123.821007

Astoria, Oregon
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Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 46°11′20″N 123°49′16″W / 46.18889, -123.82111
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Clatsop
Incorporated	1876
Government
- Mayor	Willis L. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The following is a list of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Clatsop County (ˈklætsəp is a county located in the US state of Oregon. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Van Dusen
Area
- Total	10. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 6 sq mi (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (15. 9 km²)
- Water	4. 5 sq mi (11. 6 km²)
Elevation	23 ft (7. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 01 m)
Population (2007)
- Total	10,045
- Density	1,597. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (617. 1/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97103
Area code(s)	503
FIPS code	41-03150[1]
GNIS feature ID	1117076[2]
Website: www.astoria.or.us

The Astoria Column

The city of Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American Telephone area codes 503 and 971 service several locations in Oregon, including Portland, Salem, McMinnville Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The Astoria Column is a Tower overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in the city of Astoria in the U A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Clatsop County (ˈklætsəp is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[3] Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor (and first millionaire) John Jacob Astor. The Columbia River (known as The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July His fur trading company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1810. Fort Astoria (also named Fort George) was the Pacific Fur Company 's primary Fur trading post in the Northwest and was the first American-owned Astoria was incorporated in 1876.

Located on the south shore of the Columbia, the city is served by the Port of Astoria with a deep water port. Transportation includes the Astoria Regional Airport with U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 101 as the main highways, and the Astoria-Megler Bridge connecting to neighboring Washington across the river. Astoria Regional Airport, is a public Airport located three miles (4 US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country The Astoria-Megler Bridge is a Continuous truss bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria Oregon and Point Ellice near Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The population was 9,813 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the state estimate raises it to 10,045 residents. ^[4]

History

The Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop, a small log structure south and west of modern day Astoria. Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805-1806 The expedition had hoped a ship would come by to take them back east, but instead endured a torturous winter of rain and cold, then returned east the way they came. Today the fort has been recreated and is now a national monument.

Several years later, in 1810, John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company sent the Astor Expedition that founded Fort Astoria as its primary fur-trading post in the Northwest, and in fact the first permanent U. The Pacific Fur Company was founded June 23, 1810, in New York City The Astor Expedition of 1810-1812 was the next overland expedition from St Fort Astoria (also named Fort George) was the Pacific Fur Company 's primary Fur trading post in the Northwest and was the first American-owned S. settlement on the Pacific coast. It was an extremely important post for American exploration of the continent and was influential in establishing American claims to the land. The company failed, however, and the fort and fur trade were sold to the British in 1813. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The house was restored to the U. S. in 1818, though the fur trade would remain under British control until American pioneers following the Oregon Trail began filtering into the port town in the mid-1840s. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pioneers traveled across the Oregon Trail, one of the main overland migration routes on the North American Continent, in wagons in order to settle new parts of the

Washington Irving, a prominent American writer with a European reputation, was approached by John Jacob Astor to mythologize the three-year reign of his Pacific Fur Company. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th Astoria (1835), written while Irving was Astor's guest, cemented the importance of the region in the American psyche. ^[5] In Irving's words, the fur traders were "Sinbads of the wilderness", and their venture was a staging point for the spread of American economic power into both the continental interior and into the Pacific.

As the Oregon Territory grew and became increasingly more settled, Astoria likewise grew as a port city at the mouth of the great river that provided the easiest access to the interior. The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The first U. S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains was established in Astoria in 1847. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1876, the community was legally incorporated. It attracted a host of Scandinavian settlers, and the area still holds a high concentration of descendants of these original settlers. The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,

In 1883, and again in 1922, downtown Astoria was devastated by fire, but the city economy was strong enough in both cases to rebuild and thrive. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Astoria has served as a port of entry for over a century and remains the trading center for the lower Columbia basin.

Eclipsed by Portland and other ports further inland along the Columbia, Astoria's economy centered around fishing, fish processing, and lumber. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers In 1945, about 30 canneries could be found along the Columbia; however, in 1974 Bumblebee Seafood moved its headquarters out of Astoria, and gradually reduced its presence until 1980 when the company closed its last Astoria cannery. The timber industry likewise declined; Astoria Plywood Mill, the city's largest employer, closed in 1989, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway discontinued service in 1996. Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in

In 1966 the Astoria-Megler Bridge was opened; it completed U.S. Route 101 and linked Astoria with Washington State on the opposite shore of the Columbia. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Astoria-Megler Bridge is a Continuous truss bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria Oregon and Point Ellice near Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Today, tourism, Astoria's growing art scene, and light manufacturing are the main economic activities of the city. It is a port of call for cruise ships, with many docking in 2004, 2005, 13 in 2006, and 14 already scheduled for 2007. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience

In addition to the replicated Fort Clatsop, a popular point of interest is the Astoria Column, a tower 125 feet high built atop the hill above the town, with an inner circular staircase allowing visitors to climb to see a breathtaking view of the town, the surrounding lands, and the mighty Columbia flowing into the Pacific. The Astoria Column is a Tower overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in the city of Astoria in the U The column was built by the Astor family in 1926 to commemorate the region's early history. The Astor family is a significant Anglo - American family of German descent notable for their prominence in Business, society, and

Astoria is also the western terminus of the TransAmerica Trail, a bicycle touring route created by the American Cycling Association. The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail is a 42475 mile (6836 km long transcontinental Bicycle touring route which crosses ten American states from Astoria Oregon Bicycle touring is a Leisure Travel activity which involves touring exploring or Sightseeing by Bicycle.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 9,813 people, 4,235 households, and 2,469 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,597. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (617. 1/km²). There were 4,858 housing units at an average density of 790. 9/sq mi (305. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91. 08% White, 0. 52% Black or African American, 1. 14% Native American, 1. 94% Asian, 0. 19% Pacific Islander, 2. 67% from other races, and 2. 46% from two or more races. 5. 98% of the population were Hispanic American or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America 14. 2% were of German, 11. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 4% Irish, 10. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 2% English, 8. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 3% United States or American, 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1% Finnish, 5. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to 6% Norwegian, and 5. Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. 4% Scottish ancestry according to Census 2000. Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in Scotland.

There were 4,235 households out of which 28. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 5% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41. 7% were non-families. 35. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 26 and the average family size was 2. 93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 0% under the age of 18, 9. 1% from 18 to 24, 26. 4% from 25 to 44, 24. 5% from 45 to 64, and 15. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,011, and the median income for a family was $41,446. Males had a median income of $29,813 versus $22,121 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,759. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 11. 6% of families and 15. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 9. 6% of those age 65 or over.

Geography and climate

Astoria is located above the equator 46.188825° N 123.821007° W^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 square miles (15. 9 km²) of it is land and 4. 5 square miles (11. 6 km²) of it (42. 18%) is water.

Climate

Astoria lies within the Marine west coast climate zone, with very mild temperatures year-round, some of the most consistent in the continental United States; normal winters are mild for Astoria's latitude, generally above freezing, and wet. An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Summers are cool, although short heat waves can occur. Rainfall is most abundant in late fall and winter, and lightest in late summer. Snowfall is relatively rare but does accumulate in small amounts in winter.

Education

John Jacob Astor Elementary

The Astoria School District has five schools, each of which serves a different age group of students:

• Captain Robert Gray Elementary School
• John Jacob Astor Elementary School
• Lewis & Clark Elementary School
• Astoria Middle School
• Astoria High School

Media

• The Daily Astorian
• KMUN
• KAST AM/FM

Astoria in popular culture

See also: List of fiction set in Oregon

Shanghaied In Astoria is a musical about Astoria's history, that has been performed in Astoria every year since 1984. The Astoria School District is a School district in the US state of Oregon that serves the city of Astoria. The Daily Astorian is a daily Newspaper, published in Astoria Oregon. KMUN (919 FM is a National Public Radio member station in Astoria Oregon. The following are authors filmmakers musicians and other performers and their products associated with Oregon. Shanghaied In Astoria is a musical Melodrama that is performed by the Astor Street Opry Company every summer in Astoria, Oregon, United

Astoria was the setting of the 1985 movie The Goonies, which was filmed on location. "Goonies" redirects here For other uses see Goonies (disambiguation. Other movies filmed in Astoria include Overboard, Short Circuit, The Black Stallion, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Benji the Hunted, The Ring,^[7] The Ring Two, and Into the Wild. Overboard is a movie starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell that was released in the fall of 1987 Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy Science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by The Black Stallion is a 1979 film based on the 1941 classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 Comedy-drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Free Willy is a 1993 Family film directed by Simon Wincer, and released by Warner Bros Free Willy 2 The Adventure Home is a 1995 Family film, directed Dwight H This is the article on the movie For other interpretations see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (disambiguation. Benji the Hunted is a 1987 children's film about a dog trying to survive in the wilderness The Ring is a 2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film of the same name (also known as Ringu) The Ring Two is a 2005 American Horror film, and a Sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which Into the Wild is a 2007 Film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures

The early 1960s television series Route 66 filmed the episode entitled "One Tiger to a Hill" [1] in Astoria; it was broadcast on September 21, 1962. Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

An album by the rock band The Ataris, So Long, Astoria, has cover art and a title song depicting the city. The Ataris are a Pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. So Long Astoria is the fourth full-length album released by The Ataris on March 4, 2003.

Astoria is mentioned in Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash as the best place at that point in the novel to get to the USS Enterprise. Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known primarily for his Science fiction works in the Postcyberpunk genre Snow Crash is Neal Stephenson 's third Novel, published in 1992 Design Enterprise was intended to be the first of a class of six but construction costs ballooned and the remaining vessels were never laid down resulting in her

Astoria was also mentioned in the movie Eight Below; it was the current hometown of character Jerry Shepherd. Eight Below is a Walt Disney Pictures Film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio which was released on February 17 Most recently it was mentioned in the movie about the Coast Guard "The Guardian" with Kevin Costner.

Other points of interest

Suomi Hall, the meeting hall of Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants, under the Astoria-Megler Bridge

• Columbia River Maritime Museum
• Peter Iredale shipwreck
• Astoria Scandinavian Festival
• Astoria Regional Airport
• Clatsop Spit
• CGAS Astoria

Sister city

Astoria has one sister city^[8], as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Walldorf, Germany

Notable residents

• Brian Bruney, New York Yankees reliever. Finnish Americans are Americans of Finnish descent who currently number about 700000 The Astoria-Megler Bridge is a Continuous truss bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria Oregon and Point Ellice near The Columbia River Maritime Museum is a Museum of Maritime history located about ten miles (16 km from the mouth of the Columbia River in Astoria The Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel Barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the Oregon coast en route to Astoria Regional Airport, is a public Airport located three miles (4 Clatsop Spit is a giant sand spit on the Pacific coast along U Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was established August 14 1964 at Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, Oregon. Sister Cities International is a Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering Town twinning, especially between cities in the United States Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Brian Anthony Bruney (born on February 17, 1982 in Astoria Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the
• Holly Madison, one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, born in Astoria but left before 2nd birthday. Holly Madison (born December 23 1979 is an American glamour model and Television personality, best known for appearing as Hugh Hefner 's
• Ranald MacDonald, first man to teach the English language in Japan. Ranald MacDonald ( 3 February, 1824 &ndash August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including
• Donald Malarkey, World War II U. Donald Malarkey (b 1921 is a former American soldier who fought in World War II. S. Army soldier, portrayed in TV series Band of Brothers.

Further reading

• MacGibbon, Elma (1904). Leaves of knowledge. Shaw & Borden Co.   Elma MacGibbons reminiscences about her travels in the United States starting in 1898, which were mainly in Oregon and Washington. Includes chapter "Astoria and the Columbia River. "

References

External links

• City of Astoria - official site
• Old Oregon.com - Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce - official site
• Astoria Downtown.com historic district association's website
• Oregon Blue Book - Astoria
• Astoria USA.com