Facts about Skamania County, Washington
Skamania County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,066. The county seat and largest incorporated city is Stevenson, although the Carson River Valley CDP is more populous. The county was founded in 1854 and derives its name from the Cascades Chinook word sk'mániak, meaning "swift waters".
Skamania County is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Skamania County was formed on March 9, 1854. An early county seat was Fort Cascades, built to protect the Columbia River, but the county seat has been in Stevenson since 1893.
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,684 square miles (4,360 km²), of which 1,656 square miles (4,290 km²) is land and 28 square miles (73 km²) (1.7%) is water. 90% of Skamania is forested and 80% is a part of Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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