Jefferson County, Washington

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Jefferson County, Washington is a largely rural county on the Olympic Peninsula known for its rugged Pacific coastline, forests, and inclusion of parts of Olympic National Park.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Washington State
borderedBy Clallam County, Washington
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Island County, Washington (across Admiralty Inlet)
Kitsap County, Washington (across Hood Canal)
Mason County, Washington
bordersBodyOfWater Hood Canal
Pacific Ocean
Strait of Juan de Fuca
climate marine west coast climate
contains Brinnon, Washington
Chimacum, Washington
Dosewallips River
Duckabush River
Hoh Rain Forest
Hoh River
Kalaloch
Lake Crescent (eastern portion vicinity)
Mount Olympus (Washington)
Nordland, Washington
Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Park
Port Ludlow, Washington
Port Townsend, Washington
Quilcene, Washington
Quinault River (upper reaches)
country United States of America
countySeat Port Townsend, Washington
FIPSCode 53031
GNISID 1533237
hasCharacteristic heavily forested
largely rural
rugged coastline
hasGovernmentType county government
hasMajorEconomicSector fishing
forestry
government services
tourism
hasProtectedArea Dosewallips State Park
Fort Flagler Historical State Park
Fort Townsend Historical State Park
Fort Worden Historical State Park
Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Park
largestCity Port Townsend, Washington
locatedIn Olympic Peninsula
locatedOn west coast of Washington
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
partOf Olympic Peninsula region
state Washington
timeZone Pacific Time Zone


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