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Wahkiakum County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- April 24, 1854
- Named after
- Chief Wahkiakum
- Seat
- Cathlamet
- Largest town
- Puget Island
- Total
- 287 sq mi (740 km )
- Land
- 263 sq mi (680 km )
- Water
- 24 sq mi (62 km ) 8.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,873
- Density
- 16.8/sq mi (6.49/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .co .wahkiakum .wa .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Washington
- Contains
- Cathlamet
- Capital
- Cathlamet
- Population
- 4422
- Area
- 743
- Shares border with
- Clatsop County
- Official website
- www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us
- Image
- Cathlamet, WA - Wahkiakum County Courthouse 01.jpg
- Households
- 1900
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- water as percent of area
- 8.3
- native label
- Wahkiakum County
- Commons category
- Wahkiakum County, Washington
- topic's main category
- Category:Wahkiakum County, Washington
- inception
- 1854-00-00
- per capita income
- 28821
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Encyclopedic overview
Wahkiakum County (/wəˈkaɪ.əkʌm/ wə-KY-ə-kum) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,422, making it the third-least populous county in Washington. The county seat and only incorporated town is Cathlamet. The county was formed out of Cowlitz County in April 1854 and is named for Chief Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber") of the Chinook, who is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Cathlamet.
The county operates the Wahkiakum County Ferry, which connects Cathlamet to Westport, Oregon, across the Columbia River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wahkiakum County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.