Asotin County
Sign in to savecounty 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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