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.[4]

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

The community is named after Aaron Knapp Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943.[5]

Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.[citation needed]

Education

It is in the Knappa School District 4.[6] Knappa School District comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.[7]

Clatsop County is in the boundary of Clatsop Community College.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,007—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knappa, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge". fws.gov.
  5. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 545. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clatsop County, OR (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2025. - Text list
  7. ^ "Schools". Knappa School District. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knappa,_Oregon
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