Clallam County | |
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Coordinates: 48°06′45″N 123°26′27″W / 48.1125°N 123.44083333333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Founded | April 26, 1854 |
Seat | Port Angeles |
Largest city | Port Angeles |
Area | |
• Total | 2,671 sq mi (6,920 km2) |
• Land | 1,738 sq mi (4,500 km2) |
• Water | 932 sq mi (2,410 km2) 35% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 77,155 |
• Estimate (2022) | 77,805 |
• Density | 44.4/sq mi (17.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 77,155,[1] with an estimated population of 77,805 in 2022. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles; the county as a whole comprises the Port Angeles, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area.[2] The name is a Klallam word for "the strong people". The county was formed on April 26, 1854.[3] Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which forms the Canada–US border, as British Columbia's Vancouver Island is across the strait.