Fort Klamath, Oregon
CDP
About Fort Klamath
Fort Klamath is a small unincorporated community in southern Oregon.
Fort Klamath holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.24 square miles.
📰 Fort Klamath News Today
- Fort Klamath Museum's Living History Days allows visitors to experience Civil War-era life up close Herald and News · Aug 17
- Meet the engineer turned cattle rancher, now producing sturgeon and caviar in Oregon Jefferson Public Radio · Jul 14
- A Brief History of the Klamath Irrigation District ArcGIS StoryMaps · Apr 23
- Efforts planned to rebuild 1860s Fort Klamath blacksmith shop Herald and News · Jun 4
- 150 years ago, the US military executed Modoc war leaders in Fort Klamath, Oregon - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Oct 3
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What Makes Fort Klamath Unique
- The only place in America named Fort Klamath — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateOregon
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.24 sq mi
Coordinates42.7050, -121.9943