Astoria
A city in Clatsop County, Oregon — population 10,029 as of 2020.
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News in Astoria
Mail mystery: Downtown businesses, city hall report spotty delivery, missing packages
Audrey Long has started sending postcards to herself just to see what makes it back. She slips each postcard into a United States Postal Service collection box only steps away from the coffee shop and ceramics studio she co-owns on Duane Street in downtown Astoria. She sent out…
Public Safety
Report details port’s understanding of ICE incident
New details have emerged about a June 7 incident at Port of Astoria property that involved federal immigration officers and triggered concerns about a possible violation of Oregon’s sanctuary law. On June 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained two people,…
Public Safety
Leaders say $14.5M in federal money will be released for Astoria hospital project
The federal government is releasing more than $14.5 million for a hospital expansion project in Astoria after the money sat in limbo for more than a year. On Monday, local leaders announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency was finally releasing funding awarded to Columbia…
Real Estate & Development
Wind storm knocks down power for some on North Coast
A coastal storm knocked out power for over 1,000 residents on Oregon’s North Coast as winds hit Thursday night and continued through Friday morning. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state Friday morning that, for…
Public Safety
Elections officials seek to educate voters after Supreme Court rejects mail ballot regulations
Elections officials on Oregon’s North Coast are trying something new. When the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions this week, it cleared the way for states like Oregon to proceed with midterm elections as usual. But that doesn’t mean the…
Government & Civic
Cascade PBS
September 18An Astoria printer layers paper and ink to tell stories of place
Native Hawaiian artist Miki’ala Souza’s collaged works evoke waterways, winds and migration.
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Astoria by the numbers
- Area
- 6.11 sq mi (15.82 km²), 3.84 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.3
- Households
- 4,463
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $68,007
- Median house value
- $444,800
- Office
- PLANNER
- Address
- 1095 DUANE ST, ASTORIA, OR 97103