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River Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, River Point had a population of 397. The CDP is in northwestern Clatsop County, 4 miles (6 km) south of Astoria along Oregon Route 202, the Nehalem Highway. It sits on the land between two rivers, the Youngs River to the west and the Wallooskee River to the north, extending to their confluence. The Youngs River is a tidal waterway leading to Youngs Bay at Astoria and thence the Columbia River.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
