- Klickitat County, Washington (data.census.gov)
Klickitat County, Washington has 1,871.6 square miles of land area and is the 16th largest county in Washington by total area. Klickitat County, Washington is bordered by Gilliam County, Oregon, Hood River County, Oregon, Wasco County, Oregon, Morrow County, Oregon, Sherman County, Oregon, Yakima County, Washington, Skamania County, Washington, and Benton County, Washington.
- Klickitat County — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
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.
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- Klickitat County, Washington (Wikipedia)
Klickitat County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,735. The county seat and largest city is Goldendale. The county is named after the Klickitat tribe.
