Knappa, Oregon

Knappa, Oregon
Census-designated place
Motto: 
Amazing Place
Knappa is located in Oregon
Knappa
Knappa
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 46°10′10″N 123°34′56″W / 46.16944°N 123.58222°W / 46.16944; -123.58222
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClatsop
Area
[1]
 • Total2.11 sq mi (5.46 km2)
 • Land2.07 sq mi (5.35 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
[2]
121 ft (37 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,007
 • Density487.42/sq mi (188.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97103
Area code(s)503 and 971
FIPS code41-39850
GNIS feature ID2812875[2]

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.[4]

Big Creek baseball team, Big Creek Logging Company, Knappa, c. 1918

The community is named after Aaron Knapp Jr., an early settler. There was a post office in Knappa from 1872 to 1943.[5]

Logging and fishing are the primary economic activities in Knappa.[citation needed] Knappa School District comprises Hilda Lahti Elementary School and Knappa High School.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knappa, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge". fws.gov.
  5. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 545. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. ^ "Schools". Knappa School District. Retrieved June 5, 2016.