- Ilwaco — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
Ilwaco is located on Baker Bay in Pacific County, at the confluence of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean – the south end of the Long Beach Peninsula. Ilwaco owed its early development to its location – it was a transportation hub for travelers arriving by ferry and making their way on up the Long Beach Peninsula, which was (and is) a popular vacation destination. Fishing is another major industry. Ilwaco incorporated in 1890, and became a city on July 13, 1987. The population of about 1,000 swells to 3,000 during the summer months, when vacationers arrive for swimming, boating, fishing, and other recreation.
- Ilwaco, Washington (Wikipedia)
Ilwaco (/ɪlˈwɑːkoʊ/ il-WAH-koh) is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1890, the city was home to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company along the Long Beach Peninsula, with its core economy based on logging and timber rafting. The city is located on the southern edge of the Long Beach Peninsula, on Baker Bay on the north side of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean. It is near the city of Astoria, Oregon, which lies to the southeast on the southern bank of the Columbia.
- Ilwaco (Wikivoyage)
Ilwaco is a city of about 1000 people in southwestern Washington State. It is on Baker Bay, at the mouth of the Wallacut and Chinook Rivers, behind Cape Disappointment.
