Klamath Falls, Oregon
| Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
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Downtown Klamath Falls
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| Nickname(s): Oregon's City of Sunshine | |
| Motto: "Working For You" | |
 Location in Oregon |
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 Klamath Falls, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 42°13′24″N 121°46′39″W / 42.22333°N 121.77750°WCoordinates: 42°13′24″N 121°46′39″W / 42.22333°N 121.77750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carol Westfall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.66 sq mi (53.51 km2) |
| • Land | 19.81 sq mi (51.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,099 ft (1,249.4 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 20,840 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 21,207 |
| • Density | 1,052.0/sq mi (406.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 97601, 97603 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-39700 |
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| Website | City Website |
Klamath Falls (/ˈklæməθ/ KLAM-əth) (Klamath: ) 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. The population was 20,840 at the 2010 census. The city is situated on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake and about 25 miles (40 km) north of the California-Oregon border.
The Klamath Falls area had been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first European settlers. The Klamath Basin became part of the Oregon Trail with the opening of the Applegate Trail. Logging was Klamath Falls's first major industry.
After its founding in 1867, Klamath Falls was originally named Linkville. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892–93. The name Klamath /ˈklæməθ/, may be a variation of the descriptive native for "people" [in Chinookan] used by the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau to refer to the region. Several locatives derived from the Modoc or Achomawi: lutuami, lit: "lake dwellers", móatakni, "tule lake dwellers", respectively, could have also led to spelling variations that ultimately made the word what it is today. No evidence suggests that the name is from Klamath origin. The Klamath themselves called the region Yulalona or Iwauna, which referred to the phenomenon of the Link River flowing upstream when the south wind blew hard.
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