Profile for Seaside, Oregon, OR

Seaside is on the Pacific Ocean

Former and merged names include:
· Seaside House
· Summer House

Members of the Lewis and Clark expedition stopped here to boil seawater for salt

Developed as a beach resort in the late 1800s

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 28. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.7 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Nearby parks & recreation: Ecola State Park, Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site

Historic sites and museums: Seaside Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Seaside

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (8)

Libraries (1)

Parks (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Seaside
• School enrollment & education levels in Seaside
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• Clatsop County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Oregon
• State data - Oregon
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Seaside demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Clatsop County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 97138 ZIP code.

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• Seaside city government
• Clatsop County government
• Downtown Seaside
• Seaside Chamber of Commerce
• Seaside tourism

17% of Seaside residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Seaside ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Seaside
• Cemeteries in Clatsop County
• Libraries in or near Seaside

Post a query on a message board:

• Clatsop County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OR data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Seaside museums
• Seaside historic sites
• Seaside area parks
• Wineries near Seaside

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Seaside area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Clatsop County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Oregon cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Seaside
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Clatsop County

• Seaside business guide
• Seaside Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Oregon

• Crime in Clatsop County
• Arrests in Clatsop County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oregon
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Seaside was $17,893, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Clatsop County economic census
• Clatsop County economic summary
• Clatsop County employment growth
• Clatsop County unemployment rate
• Oregon economic data

18% of Seaside residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Seaside
• Colleges in Oregon
• Learning Disabilities Association in Oregon
• Schools in or near Seaside
• School districts in or near Seaside
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Oregon high schools

• Movies playing in or near Seaside
• YouTube videos about Seaside

• Air pollution in Clatsop County
• Diesel soot in Clatsop County
• Land contamination in Clatsop County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Oregon
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Clatsop County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Oregon

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• Oregon county fairs
• Oregon festivals (Oregon tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Seaside

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Seaside
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• Seaside items now on sale

• Seaside local government Web site
• Clatsop County government
• Oregon state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Seaside medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Seaside
• Historic sites in Oregon
• Museums in or near Seaside
• Museums in Oregon
• Oregon state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Clatsop County genealogy forum

Median rent in Seaside, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $493.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,125.

• Find Foreclosure in Seaside
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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Oregon
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Libraries in Seaside include Seaside Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Seaside

• Oregon library

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• Census map of Seaside area
• Historic maps of OR cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Oregon
• Topographic map of Seaside

Newspapers in Seaside include Seaside Signal

• Daily newspapers in or near Seaside
• AM radio stations in or near Seaside
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• Media ownership in the Seaside area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Oregon

• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Seaside
• Search obituaries in Oregon
• Recent death notices - selected OR newspapers

• Seaside Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Oregon
• Lions clubs in Oregon
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Seaside
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Seaside

• Parks near Seaside
• National forests in Oregon
• Ski areas near Seaside
• Ski areas in Oregon
• State parks in Oregon

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• Aerial photo of Seaside
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Clatsop County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Seaside political report.

• Oregon Democratic party
• Oregon Republican party
• Clatsop County elections board
• Oregon elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Seaside
• Total membership by faith, in Clatsop County

• Chowhound message boards for OR

The average commute time for Seaside workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Seaside include Best Western Ocean View Resort, Comfort Inn Boardwalk, Holiday Inn, Microtel Inn, Resort at Seaside Condo, Seaside Convention Center Inn, Shilo Inn Seaside East, Shilo Inn Seaside Oceanfront.

• Seaside travel guide
• Airports near Seaside
• Amtrak station in Seaside
• Hotels near Seaside
• Oregon tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Oregon coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Oregon
• Wildlife refuges in Oregon

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