Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| 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°14′30″N 121°46′24″W / 42.24167°N 121.77333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.95 sq mi (54.27 km2) |
| • Land | 20.08 sq mi (52.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,095 ft (1,248 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,813 |
| • Density | 1,086.3/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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411554 |
| 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. The population was 21,813 at the 2020 census. With its suburb Altamont, a census-designated place, the combined population of the towns is 42,046 residents. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake, at the foothills of the Cascade Range, and is home to the Oregon Institute of Technology.
Logging was the first major industry of Klamath Falls.