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Welcome to Clark County ...

Time Zone: Clark County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Vancouver is the Seat for Clark County.

Clark County is one of the original counties of Washington and was founded in 1845.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clark had a population of 488,241 people. This is an increase of 14.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 426,704 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clark represented 6.35% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Clark County:

  • Battle Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Camas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
  • La Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vancouver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washougal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yacolt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacolt
    • Yacolt is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yacolt <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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