Mason County, Washington

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Mason County, Washington is a largely rural county on the Olympic Peninsula known for its forests, waterways, and the county seat of Shelton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
containsProtectedArea Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Park
Theler Wetlands
containsSettlement Allyn, Washington
Belfair, Washington
Grapeview, Washington
Hoodsport, Washington
Matlock, Washington
Shelton, Washington
Shelton, Washington
surface form: Tahuya, Washington

Union, Washington
containsWaterBody Hood Canal
Lake Cushman
Mason Lake
Puget Sound
Skokomish River
country United States of America
countySeat Shelton, Washington
FIPSCode 53045
GNISID 1533224
governmentType county government
hasAreaType land and water
hasBorderWith Grays Harbor County, Washington
Jefferson County, Washington
Kitsap County
surface form: Kitsap County, Washington

Pacific County, Washington
Pierce County
surface form: Pierce County, Washington

Thurston County, Washington
hasCharacteristic heavily forested
largely rural
rich in waterways
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.masoncountywa.gov/
largestCity Shelton, Washington
legislativeDistrict Washington's 6th congressional district
locatedIn Olympic Peninsula
Washington
locatedOn Hood Canal
southern Olympic Peninsula
namedAfter Charles H. Mason
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Puget Sound region
primaryIndustry forestry
shellfish aquaculture
timber
tourism
stateFIPSCode 53
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Jefferson County adjacentTo Mason County, Washington
subject surface form: Jefferson County, Washington
Jefferson County, Washington borderedBy Mason County, Washington
Olympic Peninsula partlyWithin Mason County, Washington
U.S. Route 101 (nearby) passesThrough Mason County, Washington
subject surface form: U.S. Route 101