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Welcome to Klickitat County ...

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

The community of Goldendale is the Seat for Klickitat County.

Klickitat County was founded in 1859 and was created by taking area from Walla Walla County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Klickitat had a population of 22,425 people. This is an increase of 10.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,376 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Klickitat represented 0.3% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Klickitat County:

  • Bingen
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <2>
  • Goldendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • White Salmon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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.
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