Klamath Falls is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was sited. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893. The population was 21,813 at the 2020 census. With its suburb Altamont, a census-designated place, the combined population of the towns is 42,046 residents. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake, at the foothills of the Cascade Range, and is home to the Oregon Institute of Technology.
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Klamath Falls
Klamath County, OR
Population
21,806
Walk Score
78 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$923
Median home value
$237,800
[[Municipal corporation
1905
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Linkville Pioneer Cemetery · listed 2014
Notable landmarks
- Baldwin Hotel · listed 1973
- Benson, Judge Henry L., House · listed 1981
- Bisbee Hotel · listed 2006
- Blackburn Sanitarium · listed 1996
- Crater Lake Lodge · listed 1981
- Goeller, Fred, House · listed 1998
- Klamath County Armory & Auditorium · listed 2011
- Klamath Falls City Hall · listed 1989
- Klamath Falls City Library, Old · listed 1989
- Lake of the Woods Ranger Station-Work Center · listed 1986
- Mills, Warren, House · listed 1993
- Oregon Bank Building · listed 1987
- Point Comfort Lodge · listed 1979
- Richardson-Ulrich House · listed 1988
- Valley Hospital · listed 1988
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