Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
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| Nickname: Oregon's City of Sunshine | |
| Motto: "Working For You" | |
 Location in Oregon | |
  Klamath Falls Location in the United States  Klamath Falls Klamath Falls (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′30″N 121°46′54″W / 42.22500°N 121.78167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carol Westfall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.96 sq mi (54.27 km2) |
| • Land | 20.08 sq mi (52.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,094 ft (1,248 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,813 |
| • Density | 1,086.30/sq mi (419.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP codes | 97601, 97603 |
| Area code | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-39700[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411554[2] |
| Website | City 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.
Logging was Klamath Falls's first major industry.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klamath Falls, Oregon
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- ^ "History of Klamath Falls". City of Klamath Falls. Retrieved May 4, 2021.