Columbia City, OR, Website

This city in Columbia County, just north of St Helens, was founded in 1867 by Jacob and Joseph Caples. The citizens of Columbia City hoped that it would become the terminus of a major railway, but they were disappointed .Mount St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Jefferson are all visible from Columbia City. Come the first Saturday after Labor Day to the Columbia City Celebration and watch the parade and other entertainment.

Columbia City has a temperate climate with dry, moderately warm summers and wet, mild winters. Average annual precipitation in the County is slightly less than 50 inches. Prevailing winds up and down the Columbia River provide some circulation in local air sheds and assist in dilution of air pollutants. Snow or freezing weather is rare, and 100° F. is seldom reached in the summer.