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 Click Image to Enlarge Washington CountiesThere are 39 counties in the state of Washington. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. The first counties were created from unorganized territory in 1845. |
Klickitat County, WashingtonKlickitat County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThe Klickitat tribe of the Yakama Nation. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryKlickitat County was created 20 December 1859 from Skamania County Klickitat County, located in south central Washington, has a geographic area of 1,880 square miles and ranks 16th in
size among Washington's 39 counties. The area was once home to the Klickitat and Wishram tribes, both of which ceded the
land to the U.S. government in 1855. Bordering Klickitat County are Skamania County to the west, Yakima County to the
north, and Benton County to the east. The Columbia River forms the southern border. The southernmost portion of the
Yakama Indian Reservation extends into northern Klickitat County. The Klickitat and White Salmon rivers, both
tributaries of the Columbia, flow through Klickitat County. The county's economy has been based on sheep and cattle
raising, wheat, orchards, timber, and aluminum, and the county is home to the Maryhill Museum. Goldendale, population
3,760, is the largest town and county seat. As of 2000, Klickitat County's population is 19,161, two-thirds of whom live
in unincorporated portions of the county. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,904 square miles (4,932 kmē), of which,
1,872 square miles (4,849 kmē) of it is land and 32 square miles (82 kmē) of it (1.67%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
