Svensen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, named after early settler Peter Svensen. As of the 2020 census, Svensen had a population of 853. There was a post office in Svensen from 1895 to 1944.Helbock, Richard W. (1998) United States Post Offices, Volume 1 - The West, p. 193, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications Since the closure of the Svensen Post Office, mail service has been provided by rural carriers of the Astoria, Oregon post office. Svensen is within the Knappa School District. Demographics
History
Svensen and Svensen Island are separated by Svensen Slough on the south side of the Columbia River at River Mile 24, between Settler's Point (downstream) and Knappa (upstream). The Lewis and Clark Expedition encamped in this area on November 26, 1805, en route to winter camp at Fort Clatsop.The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=1805-11-26.xml&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl Retrieved: 19 October 2015 The Corps of Discovery again passed through the area on March 24, 1806 on their return journey.The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=1806-03-24&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl Retrieved: 19 October 2015The Columbia River "A Photographic Journey" Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Svensen and Svensen Island, Oregon" http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/svensen_island.html Retrieved: 19 October 2015
Education It is in the Knappa School District 4. - Text list The comprehensive high school of that district is Knappa High School.
Clatsop County is in the boundary of Clatsop Community College.
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References
External links at ColumbiaRiverImages.com Oregon State Grange http://orgrange.org/find-a-grange/#Clatsop