Орегон штатының Сент-Хеленс қаласы

City in and county seat of Columbia County, Oregon

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 39 mile (63 km) away in Washington. The city is about 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Portland. Its population was 12,883 at the 2010 census.

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. In 1853, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company tried to make the city their only stop on the Columbia River. Portland's merchants boycotted this effort, and the San Francisco steamship Peytona helped break the impasse. 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".

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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.51 square miles (14 km2), of which 4.53 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.98 square miles (3 km2) is covered by water.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, St. Helens has a warm summer Mediterranean climate Csb.

Columbia Heights is a formerly separate populated place that is within the city limits of St. Helens.

According to the Portland State University Population Research Center, the estimated 2017 population of St. Helens is 13,240.

As of the census of 2010, there were 12,883 people, 4,847 households, and 3,243 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 5,154 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 0.6% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

As of the census The film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight also filmed in the town.

Public schools in St. Helens are served by the St. Helens School District.

The Chronicle is St. Helens' weekly newspaper, published since 1881. KOHI (AM) is St. Helens' local AM radio station.