The Dalles, formally the City of the Dalles and also called Dalles City, is an inland port, the county seat of and the largest city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,010 at the 2020 census, and it is the largest city in Oregon along the Columbia River outside the Portland Metropolitan Area. The Dalles is 75 miles (121 km) east of Portland, within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
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The Dalles
Wasco County, OR
Population
15,988
Walk Score
78 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$925
Median home value
$284,100
[[Municipal corporation
1857
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- The Dalles Commercial Historic District · listed 1986
- Trevitt's Addition Historic District · listed 1995
Notable landmarks
- Anderson, Lewis, House, Barn and Granary · listed 1980
- Bennett-Williams House · listed 1986
- Dalles Carnegie Library · listed 1978
- Fivemile Rapids Site (35 WS 4) · listed 1974
- Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters · listed 1971
- French, Edward, House · listed 1992
- Fulton-Taylor House · listed 1993
- Glenn, Hugh, House · listed 1991
- Heimrich-Seufert House · listed 1990
- Humason, Orlando, House · listed 1991
- Indian Shaker Church and Gulick Homestead · listed 1978
- Kelly, Joseph D. and Margaret, House · listed 1999
- Moody, Malcolm A., House · listed 1980
- Reuter, Dr. J. A., House · listed 1997
- Rock Fort Campsite · listed 1980
- Sharp, Edward F., Residential Ensemble · listed 1991
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church · listed 1974
- The Dalles Civic Auditorium · listed 1978
- Thompson, John L., House · listed 1980
- US Post Office · listed 1985
- Van Dellen, John and Murta, House · listed 1991
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