Knappa, Oregon
Knappa, Oregon | |
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Motto(s): Amazing Place | |
![]() ![]() Knappa Location within the state of Oregon | |
Coordinates: 46°11′6″N 123°35′09″W / 46.18500°N 123.58583°WCoordinates: 46°11′6″N 123°35′09″W / 46.18500°N 123.58583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Clatsop |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97103 |
Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
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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.[citation needed]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Big_Creek_baseball_team%2C_Big_Creek_Logging_Company%2C_Knappa%2C_ca_1918_%28KINSEY_2103%29.jpeg/220px-Big_Creek_baseball_team%2C_Big_Creek_Logging_Company%2C_Knappa%2C_ca_1918_%28KINSEY_2103%29.jpeg)
Big Creek baseball team, Big Creek Logging Company, Knappa, circa 1918
The community is named after Aaron Knapp, Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943.[3] It is vulnerable to a Cascadia Subduction Zone tsunami.[citation needed]
Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.[citation needed] comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Knappa, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ "Knappa Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 545. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Schools". Knappa School District. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Clatsop County, Oregon
- Unincorporated communities in Oregon
- Census-designated places in Clatsop County, Oregon
- Census-designated places in Oregon
- 1872 establishments in Oregon
- Populated places established in 1872
- Oregon populated places on the Columbia River
- Oregon geography stubs