About Astoria

column.jpgAstoria, Oregon is a great place to work and live! Walking downtown, shopping, galleries and museums, Astoria’s unique atmosphere has something to offer for everyone. Astoria offers a wonderful quality.

Astoria, Warrenton, Hammond, Gearhart, Seaside, Cannon Beach

All the communities above are within a thirty mile drive of Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Short History of Astoria:

Astoria is for explorers! As the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies, Astoria offers a rich history for your exploration. Captain Robert Gray first visited Astoria in 1792, and by the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery in 1805 that stayed through 1806. In 1811, five years after the departure of Lewis & Clark, John Jacob Astor, a New York financier, sent fur traders aboard the ship Tonquin to establish a trading post. They build Fort Astoria on a site now preserved as a monument in the downtown area.

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Within a 20-mile radius, one can see dozens of exciting attractions including the Fort Clatsop national memorial, Fort Stevens State Park, Fort Astoria, the Heritage Center Museum, The Astor Column, and the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The Museum is very interesting as the Columbia River has been the site of 200 shipwrecks and is known as “the Graveyard of the Pacific”. One ship, the Peter Iredale of 1906, is still visible on the beach at Fort Stevens State Park.

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As you reach further out into Oregon there is world class skiing, class five white water rapids, over 100 golf courses, fly fishing, deep sea fishing, elk, deer, and fowl hunting, mountain climbing, bike trails, hiking trails, and panoramic views of the ocean.

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Statistics:
Population Clatsop County: 36,000
Astoria: 10,000

Housing Prices
Average Price: $180,000 – $250,000
Sales Range: $160,000 – $550,000 +

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Weather / Temperature
Climate — Mild Year Round
Mean Temperature Range: 41 – 61° F
Average Wind Speed: 8.5 MPH

Normal Annual Precipitation (in inches)
January: 10.29 February: 6.81 March: 6.26
April: 4.60 May: 2.84 June: 2.43
July: 1.04 August: 1.56 September: 2.11
October: 5.21 November: 8.88 December: 10.57

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Astoria Schools - Public:

  • Astoria High School: Grades 9 - 12 503.325.3911
  • Astoria Middle School: Grades 5 - 8 503.325.4331
  • Astor Elementary: Grades 1 - 5 503.325.6672
  • Gray Elementary: Grades 1 - 5 503.325.6431
  • Lewis & Clark Elementary: Grades 1 - 5 503.325.2032
  • Clatsop Community College: 503.325.0910

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Schools - Private:

  • North Coast Christian School: K - 8 503.861.3334
  • Star of the Sea (Catholic): K - 8 503.325-3771
  • Pleasant View (SDA): 1 - 8 503.861.1633
  • New Beginnings: K - 12 503.338.6222
  • Sunset Academy: K - 8 503.325.8462

Home School Programs:
There is a large population of home-schooled children in the area.

Churches:
The following denominations have churches within a thirty (30) minute drive of Astoria:

  • Adventist
  • Baha’I
  • Baptist Conservative
  • Christian Science
  • Christian – Southern
  • Church of Christ
  • Episcopal
  • Gospel
  • Jehovah Witness
  • Latter Day Saints
  • Lutheran
  • Metaphysical
  • Mormon
  • Nazarene
  • Pentecostal
  • Presbyterian
  • Roman Catholic
  • SDA
  • United methodist
  • Non-Denominational Unitarian
  • Non-Denominational Fellowships

Chamber of Commerce
Astoria – Warrenton 503.325.6311

Web Sites with additional information

http://www.oldoregon.com
http://www.clatsop.com
http://www.cityofastoria.com