Columbia County, Oregon

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administrative territorial entity county

Columbia County, Oregon is a largely rural county in northwestern Oregon along the Columbia River, known for its timber industry, small communities, and proximity to the Portland metropolitan area.

Aliases (2)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borders	Columbia River →
containsSettlement	Clatskanie, Oregon → Columbia City, Oregon → Prescott, Oregon → Rainier, Oregon → Scappoose, Oregon → St. Helens, Oregon → Vernonia, Oregon →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	St. Helens, Oregon →
economyIncludes	agriculture → commuting to Portland metropolitan jobs → forestry → wood products manufacturing →
followsLegalSystem	Oregon law →
governingBody	Columbia County Board of Commissioners →
hasBorderWith	Clatsop County, Oregon → Cowlitz County, Washington → Multnomah County, Oregon → Tillamook County, Oregon → Washington County, Oregon →
hasClimate	temperate oceanic climate →
hasFeature	forested hills → riverfront communities → rural farmland →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
isCoextensiveWith	Columbia County (Oregon local government jurisdiction) →
isRural	true →
knownFor	rural character → small communities → timber industry →
largestCity	St. Helens, Oregon →
locatedIn	Oregon → Pacific Northwest →
locatedInRegion	northwestern Oregon →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedOn	west bank of the Columbia River →
namedAfter	Columbia River →
partOf	Portland metropolitan area → State of Oregon local government system → United States West Coast region →
state	Oregon →
subdivisionType	county of Oregon →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clark County, Washington → Multnomah County → Washington County, Oregon →	borderedBy
Rainier, Oregon → St. Helens, Oregon →	county
Clatsop County, Oregon →	borders
Portland metropolitan area →	containsCounty
St. Helens, Oregon →	countySeatOf
Columbia County, Oregon ("Columbia County Board of Commissioners") →	governingBody
Cowlitz County, Washington →	hasBorderWith
Columbia County, Oregon ("Columbia County (Oregon local government jurisdiction)") →	isCoextensiveWith
Rainier, Oregon →	isPartOf