Klamath Falls, Oregon

Klamath Falls, Oregon
Nickname: 
Oregon's City of Sunshine
Motto: 
"Working For You"
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Klamath Falls is located in Oregon
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls
Location in the United States
Klamath Falls is located in the United States
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°13′30″N 121°46′54″W / 42.22500°N 121.78167°W / 42.22500; -121.78167
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyKlamath
Incorporated1905
Government
 • MayorCarol Westfall
Area
 • Total20.96 sq mi (54.27 km2)
 • Land20.08 sq mi (52.01 km2)
 • Water0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
Elevation4,094 ft (1,248 m)
Population
 • Total21,813
 • Density1,086.30/sq mi (419.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific)
ZIP codes
97601, 97603
Area code541
FIPS code41-39700[4]
GNIS feature ID2411554[2]
WebsiteCity Website

Klamath Falls (/ˈklæməθ/ KLAM-əth) 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.[5] The population was 21,813 at the 2020 census. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake. It is located 80 miles (130 km) east of Medford, 250 miles (400 km) northwest of Reno, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of the California–Oregon border.

Logging was Klamath Falls's first major industry.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klamath Falls, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "History of Klamath Falls". City of Klamath Falls. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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