Astoria is a port city in and the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The population was 10,181 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. It is located on the south shore of the Columbia River in the northwest corner of Oregon, near where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific
Astoria
Clatsop County, OR
Population
10,184
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,074
Median home value
$383,600
Founded
1811
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Astoria Downtown Historic District · listed 1998
- Astoria Marine Construction Company Historic District · listed 2014
- Shively-McClure Historic District · listed 2005
- Uniontown-Alameda Historic District · listed 1988
Notable landmarks
- Astor Building · listed 1984
- Astor, John Jacob, Hotel · listed 1979
- Astoria City Hall · listed 1984
- Astoria Column · listed 1974
- Astoria Elks Building · listed 1990
- Astoria Fire House No. 2 · listed 1984
- Astoria Victory Monument · listed 1984
- Astoria Wharf and Warehouse Company · listed 1984
- Bartlett, Robert Rensselaer, House · listed 1986
- Cherry, Peter L., House · listed 1984
- Clatsop County Courthouse · listed 1984
- Clatsop County Jail (Old) · listed 1983
- Erickson-Larsen Ensemble · listed 1991
- Ferguson, Albert W., House · listed 1984
- Fisher, Ferdinand, House · listed 1987
- Flavel, Capt. George, House and Carriage House · listed 1980
- Flavel, Captain George Conrad, House · listed 1986
- Flavel, George C. and Winona, House · listed 1991
- Foard, Martin, House · listed 1986
- Fort Astoria · listed 1966
- Fort Clatsop National Memorial · listed 1966
- Gilbert, Rev. William S., House · listed 1993
- Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory · listed 1984
- Grace Episcopal Church Rectory, Old · listed 1990
- Gray, Capt. J. H. D., House · listed 1984
- …and 17 more
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