ABOUT

The city of Hood River is the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,167.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.35 square miles (8.68 km²), of which, 2.55 square miles (6.60 km²) is land and 0.80 square miles (2.07 km²) is water.

History
Hood River (Originally called Dog River) post office was established (named by Mary Coe) at the site of the present city on September 30, 1858, and the city itself was incorporated in 1895.Originally, the city was part of Wasco County, but it became the seat of Hood River County when the county was first established in 1908.