Asotin County

Also known as Asotin County, Washington, Asotin County, WA

county in the state of Washington, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Washington
Founded: October 27, 1883
Named after: Asotin Creek
Seat: Asotin
Largest city: Clarkston
Total: 641 sq mi (1,660 km )
Land: 636 sq mi (1,650 km )
Water: 4.4 sq mi (11 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 22,545
Density: 35/sq mi (14/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 5th
Website: www .co .asotin .wa .us

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Wikidata facts

Population: 22285
Area: 1659
Official website: www.co.asotin.wa.us
Image: 03-42-09, grande ronde gorge - panoramio.jpg
Households: 9286

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water as percent of area: 0.7
Commons category: Asotin County, Washington
native label: Asotin County
inception: 1883-00-00
per capita income: 30397

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Article

Asotin County (/əˈsoʊtən/) is a county in the far southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,285. The county seat is at Asotin, and its largest city is Clarkston. The county was created out of Garfield County in 1883 and derives its name from a Nez Perce word meaning "Eel Creek." Asotin County is part of the Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area, which includes Nez Perce County, Idaho, and Asotin County.

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