Editing St. Helens, Oregon

{{Short description|City in and county seat of Columbia County, Oregon}}
{{Redirect|Columbia Heights, Oregon|the mountain in Umatilla County|Columbia Heights (Oregon)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = St. Helens, Oregon
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
| image_skyline                   = Columbia County Courthouse (Columbia County, Oregon scenic images) (colD0018).jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = The Columbia County Courthouse with [[Mount St. Helens]] in the background
| image_seal                      = seal of st helens OR.png
| image_map                       = Columbia_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_St._Helens_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Oregon]]
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| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Oregon]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Columbia County, Oregon|Columbia]]
| government_type                 = [[Mayor-council government]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Jennifer Massey{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = 1889
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_sq_mi                = 5.95
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 15.41
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 4.83
| area_land_km2                   = 12.51
| area_water_sq_mi                = 1.12
| area_water_km2                  = 2.90
| area_urban_sq_mi                = 
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| area_metro_km2                  = 
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 
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| population_note                 = 
| population_total                = 13817
| population_metro                = 
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| population_density_km2          = 1104.33
| population_density_sq_mi        = 2860.07
| timezone                        = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset                      = &minus;8
| timezone_DST                    = Pacific
| utc_offset_DST                  = &minus;7
| coordinates                     = {{coord|45|51|34|N|122|48|50|W|type:city_region:US-OR_source:gnis|display=it}}
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 89
| website                         = [https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/ https://www.sthelensoregon.gov]
| postal_code_type                = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code                     = 97051
| area_code                       = 
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 41-64600<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2411759<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411759}}</ref>
| footnotes                       = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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'''St. Helens''' is the county seat of [[Columbia County, Oregon]]. It was founded by Captain Henry Montgomery Knighton, a native of [[New England]], in 1845, as "Plymouth". The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of [[Mount St. Helens]], roughly {{convert|39|mi|km}} away in [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. The city is about 28 miles (45&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. Its population was 12,883 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4164600.html |title= State & County QuickFacts: St. Helens (city), Oregon |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= September 11, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] passed through and camped in the area that is now St. Helens on the night of November 5, 1805, while on their way to the Pacific Ocean.  While there, the party encountered Native Americans and Clark observed "low rockey clifts".<ref name=ONPA>{{cite web |url= http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=1805-11-05.xml&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl |title= Journals of Lewis & Clark |publisher= [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]] |access-date= October 6, 2014}}</ref>

St. Helens was established as a river port on the Columbia River in the 1840s. The original town was surveyed and platted by Scottish-born [[Peter Crawford (land surveyor)|Peter Crawford]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dahp.wa.gov/sites/default/files/glosurveyorsnotes_0.pdf| title= GLO Surveyor Personal Notes| publisher=Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation| author= Olson, Jerry| date=30 March 2014| access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>  In 1853, the [[Pacific Mail Steamship Company]] tried to make the city their only stop on the Columbia River.<ref name="establishment">{{cite book|last=MacColl|first=E. Kimbark|title=The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915-1950|year=1979|publisher=[[The Georgian Press]]|location=[[Portland, Oregon]]|isbn=0-9603408-1-5}}</ref> Portland's merchants boycotted this effort, and the San Francisco steamship ''Peytona'' helped break the impasse.<ref name="establishment" /> St. Helens was incorporated as a city in 1889.<ref name=bluebook>{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/s-y/saint-helens.aspx|title=Incorporated Cities: St. Helens|work=Oregon Blue Book|publisher=Oregon State Archives|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> St. Helens and the adjacent town of Houlton merged in 1914.<ref>[https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/about/page/history-st-helens History of St. Helens]. City of St. Helens, Oregon. Accessed 29 Nov 2024.</ref> Houlton is now a part of the West St. Helens neighborhood.

==Geography==
[[U.S. Route 30 in Oregon|U.S. Route 30]] passes through the city. It is located along the west bank of the [[Columbia River]] north of where [[Multnomah Channel]] enters it. [[Milton Creek]] flows through the town, entering Multnomah Channel via [[Scappoose Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.S.+Route+30,+St.+Helens,+Oregon&hl=en&sll=45.525388,-122.662316&sspn=69.206505,150.46875&t=h&hnear=U.S.+30,+St+Helens,+Columbia,+Oregon+97051&z=13|title=U.S. 30|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is covered by water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, St. Helens has a warm-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ''Csb''.
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{{Weather box
|location = St. Helens, Oregon
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 63
| Feb record high F = 71
| Mar record high F = 82
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 117
| Jul record high F = 106
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 106
| Oct record high F = 94
| Nov record high F = 72
| Dec record high F = 62
| year record high F = 117
| Jan high F = 46.5
| Feb high F = 50.5
| Mar high F = 55.4
| Apr high F = 60.7
| May high F = 67.8
| Jun high F = 72.6
| Jul high F = 80.4
| Aug high F = 81.6
| Sep high F = 75.7
| Oct high F = 63.4
| Nov high F = 52.4
| Dec high F = 45.7
| year high F = 62.7
| Jan mean F = 40.6
| Feb mean F = 42.6
| Mar mean F = 46.5
| Apr mean F = 50.7
| May mean F = 57.1
| Jun mean F = 61.5
| Jul mean F = 67.6
| Aug mean F = 68.2
| Sep mean F = 62.9
| Oct mean F = 53.5
| Nov mean F = 45.4
| Dec mean F = 40.2
| year mean F = 53.0
| Jan low F = 34.7
| Feb low F = 34.7
| Mar low F = 37.5
| Apr low F = 40.6
| May low F = 46.3
| Jun low F = 50.4
| Jul low F = 54.8
| Aug low F = 54.7
| Sep low F = 50.1
| Oct low F = 43.5
| Nov low F = 38.3
| Dec low F = 34.6
| year low F = 43.3
| Jan record low F = 9
| Feb record low F = 4
| Mar record low F = 18
| Apr record low F = 20
| May record low F = 21
| Jun record low F = 34
| Jul record low F = 38
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 34
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 10
| Dec record low F = 1
| year record low F = 1 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 6.33
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.76
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.76
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.81
| May precipitation inch = 2.77
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.85
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.39
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.78
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.84
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.94
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.68
| Dec precipitation inch = 7.56
| year precipitation inch = 45.45
| Jan precipitation days = 18
| Feb precipitation days = 15
| Mar precipitation days = 17
| Apr precipitation days = 15
| May precipitation days = 12
| Jun precipitation days = 9
| Jul precipitation days = 4
| Aug precipitation days = 5
| Sep precipitation days = 7
| Oct precipitation days = 12
| Nov precipitation days = 18
| Dec precipitation days = 18
| Jan snow inch = 1.3
| Feb snow inch = 0.4
| Mar snow inch = 0
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 0.4
| Dec snow inch = 0.8
| year snow inch = 3

|source 1 = Temperature and precip averages <ref name=prism>{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|website=www.prism.oregonstate.edu|access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> 
|source 2 = Record highs, lows, and snowfall averages,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or7466 |title=ST HELENS RFD, OREGON (357466) |access-date=November 18, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref> June 2021 record high <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?&zoom=12&scroll_zoom=false&center=45.865269702969904,-122.83813476562501&boundaries=false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false&tab=observation&obs=true&obs_type=air_temp_high_24_hour&obs_popup=false&obs_density=10&obs_provider=ALL |title=NWS Weather & Hazards Viewer |accessdate=January 12, 2022 |publisher=[[National Weather Service]]}}</ref>
}}
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===Neighborhoods===
'''Columbia Heights''' is a formerly separate [[populated place]] that is within the city limits of St. Helens.<ref>{{cite gnis|id=1163989|name=Columbia Heights|entrydate=1994-05-01|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Columbia+Heights,+St.+Helens,+Oregon&hl=en&sll=45.552525,-122.398682&sspn=4.369797,9.404297&t=h&gl=us&hnear=Columbia+Heights,+St+Helens,+Oregon+97051&z=15|title=Columbia Heights|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:  TheOldeSchoolStHelens.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Olde School in St. Helens]]

==Demographics==
=== 2017 population estimate ===
According to the Portland State University Population Research Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdx.edu/prc/population-reports-estimates|title=Portland State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Population Research Center {{!}} Population Estimates and Reports|website=www.pdx.edu|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919002943/https://www.pdx.edu/prc/population-reports-estimates|url-status=dead}}</ref> the estimated 2017 population of St. Helens is 13,240. {{US Census population
|1880= 209
|1890= 220
|1900= 258
|1910= 743
|1920= 2220
|1930= 3994
|1940= 4304
|1950= 4711
|1960= 5022
|1970= 6212
|1980= 7064
|1990= 7535
|2000= 10019
|2010= 12883
|2020= 13817
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1910">{{cite web|title=Population-Oregon|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch4.pdf|work=U.S. Census 1910|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1930">{{cite web|title=Population-Oregon|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=15th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Oregon|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749197v1p39ch2.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Oregon: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-39.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 12,883 people, 4,847 households, and 3,243 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2843.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1137.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.1% of the population.

There were 4,847 households, of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the city was 34 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,019 people, 3,722 households, and 2,579 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,305.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,032 housing units at an average density of {{convert|927.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.74% White, 0.34% African American, 1.68% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.05% of the population. 21.5% were of [[Germans|German]], 10.9% [[English people|English]], 9.5% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 9.3% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 3,722 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.
[[File:St. Helens City Hall - DPLA - 75bc228e5ae62c83c59bc77bba86188b.jpg|thumb|St. Helens City Hall]]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,648, and the median income for a family was $45,548. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $26,725 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,237. About 8.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Tourism==
In October, the town embraces the Halloween spirit with a month-long celebration of spooky events and decorations geared toward entertaining crowds of families. The Riverfront District in St. Helens, Oregon served as the backdrop for the 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie [[Halloweentown (film)|''Halloweentown'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ci.st-helens.or.us/administration/page/spirit-halloweentown-returns-st-helens-oregon-halloweentown-cromwell-family|title=Spirit of Halloweentown Returns to St. Helens, Oregon with "Halloweentown" Cromwell Family Reunion {{!}} City of St Helens|website=www.ci.st-helens.or.us|language=en|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> The [[Twilight (2008 film)|film adaptation]] of Stephenie Meyer's novel ''[[Twilight (Meyer novel)|Twilight]]'' also filmed in the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=120716424131387500|title='Twilight' descends on St. Helens|date=October 30, 2009|work=South County Spotlight|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|access-date=February 1, 2011|archive-date=May 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505050441/http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=120716424131387500|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
St. Helens is within the [[St. Helens School District]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41009_columbia/DC20SD_C41009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Columbia County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41009_columbia/DC20SD_C41009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Media==
Until ceasing publication in 2024,<ref name="oreg-2024oct">{{cite news |last1=Sparling |first1=Zane |title=Two more Oregon newspapers go dark. This time in Columbia County |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2024/10/two-more-oregon-newspapers-go-dark-this-time-in-columbia-county.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Chronicle (St. Helens)|The Chronicle]]'' was a weekly newspaper covering St. Helens and  published since 1881.<ref name=ONPA2>{{cite web |url= http://www.orenews.com/web/members/details.php?MemberID=67 |title= The Chronicle |publisher= [[Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association]] |access-date= February 20, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110225193838/http://www.orenews.com/web/members/details.php?MemberID=67 |archive-date= February 25, 2011 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

[[KOHI]] (AM) is St. Helens' local AM radio station.<ref name=KOHI>{{cite web |url= http://www.am1600kohi.com/ |title= KOHI 1600 AM |publisher= [[KOHI 1600 AM]] |access-date= October 6, 2014}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Robert Cornthwaite (actor)|Robert Cornthwaite]], actor
*[[Holly Madison]], Playboy model, reality TV personality on ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' and ''[[Holly's World]]''
*[[Rob Mallicoat]], baseball player
*[[David Mayo]], American football player
*[[Frank A. Moore]], Chief Justice of Oregon Supreme Court
*[[Katee Sackhoff]], actress
*[[Chris Wakeland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7FxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3975,4596602&dq=chris+wakeland+st+helens&hl=en|title=Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> baseball player

==Sister city==
St. Helens has one [[Town twinning|sister city]]:
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Bowral]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.econ.state.or.us/oregontrade/sistercities.htm |title=Oregon Sister Relationships-Oregon International Trade |access-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313060419/http://www.econ.state.or.us/oregontrade/sistercities.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2005  }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nob Hill Nature Park]]
* [[Port of St. Helens]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|St. Helens (Oregon)}}
*[https://www.sthelensoregon.gov City of St. Helens] (official website)
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/s-y/saint-helens.aspx Entry for St. Helens] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon|Saint Helens]]
[[Category:Cities in Columbia County, Oregon]]
[[Category:County seats in Oregon]]
[[Category:Port cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Oregon populated places on the Columbia River]]
[[Category:1840s establishments in Oregon Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1845]]