Wahkiakum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,978, making it the second-least populous county in Washington. The county seat and only incorporated town is Cathlamet.
History[]
The county was formed out of Cowlitz County on April 25, 1854 and is named for Chief Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber") of the Chinook.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 287 square miles (740 km2), of which 263 square miles (680 km2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2) (8.3%) is water. It is the smallest county of Washington by total area and the third-smallest by land area, ahead of San Juan County and Island County, which are mostly water by area.
Communities[]
Town[]
- Cathlamet (county seat)
Census-designated places[]
- Altoona
- Deep River
- East Cathlamet
- Grays River
- Lower Elochoman
- Puget Island
- Rosburg
- Skamokawa Valley
- Upper Elochoman
Unincorporated communities[]
- Brookfield
- Eagle Cliff
- Flandersville
- Skamokawa
- Waterford