Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Oregon's City of Sunshine | |
| Motto: "Working For You" | |
Location in Oregon | |
| 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 | 20.96 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 | 1,086.30/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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411554 |
| Website | City Website |
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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. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake, and is home to the Oregon Institute of Technology.
Logging was Klamath Falls's first major industry.