Jefferson County

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Jefferson County is a county on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, known for its rugged Pacific coastline, portions of Olympic National Park, and maritime communities such as Port Townsend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Washington State
adjacentTo Clallam County, Washington
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Kitsap County
surface form: Kitsap County, Washington

Mason County, Washington
bordersBodyOfWater Hood Canal
Pacific Ocean
Juan de Fuca Strait
surface form: Strait of Juan de Fuca
contains Brinnon, Washington
surface form: Brinnon

Cape Flattery
surface form: Cape Flattery area (nearby region influence)

Olympic National Forest
surface form: Olympic National Forest (portion)

Olympic National Park
surface form: Olympic National Park (portion)

Port Ludlow, Washington
surface form: Port Ludlow

Port Townsend, Washington
surface form: Port Townsend

Quilcene
containsProtectedArea Olympic National Forest
surface form: Olympic National Forest (portion)

Olympic National Park
surface form: Olympic National Park (portion)
country United States of America
countySeat Port Townsend, Washington
surface form: Port Townsend
FIPSCode 53031
GNISID 1533237
governmentType county government
hasCoastlineOn Hood Canal
Pacific Ocean
Juan de Fuca Strait
surface form: Strait of Juan de Fuca
hasEconomicActivity forestry
maritime industries
outdoor recreation
tourism
hasFeature Pacific beaches
estuaries and inlets
forested mountains
hasHistoricDistrict Port Townsend, Washington
surface form: Port Townsend Historic District
knownFor historic Victorian architecture in Port Townsend
maritime communities
rugged Pacific coastline
largestCity Port Townsend, Washington
surface form: Port Townsend
locatedIn Olympic Peninsula
Puget Sound region
surface form: Western Washington
locatedOn Olympic Peninsula
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
partOf Pacific Northwest
surface form: United States Pacific Northwest
state Washington
subdivisionOf Washington
subdivisionType county
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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High Desert contains Jefferson County
subject surface form: High Desert (Oregon)
this entity surface form: Jefferson County (partial)
Olympic National Park county Jefferson County
Ruby Beach county Jefferson County
Puget Sound region hasCounty Jefferson County
Seattle metropolitan area hasCounty Jefferson County