114 years in pictures
Census counts: 150 in 1880, 767 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1961 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
- 1912Chiloquin is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A town of 770, settled in 1912.
Chiloquin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 150 in 1880, 767 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1961 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chiloquin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Chiloquin.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Chiloquin, 62% come from inland flooding and 17% from avalanches. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Chiloquin once, in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its two schools are below. Public schools: Klamath County SD. Also worth knowing: 2 public schools serve Chiloquin, with 407 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiloquin Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 227 | C |
| Chiloquin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 180 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
In Chiloquin, three in five households own their home. Typical home values rose 1.2% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most people who work leave Chiloquin to do it: just 2% work in town. Of the 143 Oregon towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Chiloquin. Its average commute stands at 20 minutes, below both the Oregon town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs in Chiloquin grew by 39 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 74.
| Chiloquin | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 61 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Chiloquin, the share who binge drink is 14%. In Chiloquin, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, against 33% in Oregon’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Chiloquin.
| Chiloquin | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Chiloquin | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.6% | 12.5% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 12% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 0.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Chiloquin: one, of 3 acres. The density of trails for Chiloquin comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chiloquin City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chiloquin. Close and well known come first.
16 mi National ParkCrater Lake National Park632K visitors a year
26 mi MountainMount Mazama
2 mi MuseumTrain Mountain Railroad
5 mi MuseumCollier Memorial State ParkCrater Lake National Park: Zainubrazvi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Mazama: Semionk (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Train Mountain Railroad: Tom703, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Collier Memorial State Park: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution
None within 15 miles of Chiloquin; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Chiloquin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Where Chiloquin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Oregon, United States
Chiloquin ( CHIL-ə-kwin) (Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name Chaloquin, which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time of the treaty of 1864. Southern Pacific records also show that a woman named Bessie Chiloquin deeded a right-of-way through the area to the railroad on February 14, 1914. As of the 2020 census, Chiloquin had a population of 767.
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Chiloquin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.