Asotin County, Washington

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Asotin County, Washington is a rural county in the southeastern corner of the state, known for its rugged terrain along the Snake River and its county seat, the city of Asotin.

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Asotin County, Washington canonical 4
Asotin County 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Washington State
adjacentTo Latah County, Idaho NERFINISHED
Nez Perce County, Idaho NERFINISHED
areaLand approximately 635 square miles
areaTotal approximately 636 square miles
areaWater approximately 1 square mile
borderFeature Snake River forms eastern boundary
borders Garfield County, Washington NERFINISHED
Idaho NERFINISHED
Wallowa County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Whitman County, Washington NERFINISHED
characteristic predominantly rural
climate semi-arid to Mediterranean-influenced
congressionalDistrict Washington's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED
country United States of America
countySeat Asotin, Washington NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 1883-10-27
elevationRange from Snake River canyon floor to surrounding plateaus
feature Hells Canyon NERFINISHED
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (part) NERFINISHED
FIPSCode 53003
formedFrom Garfield County, Washington NERFINISHED
GNISID 1530705
governmentType county government
hasCity Asotin, Washington NERFINISHED
Clarkston, Washington NERFINISHED
hasTown Anatone, Washington NERFINISHED
includedIn Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area NERFINISHED
largestCity Clarkston, Washington NERFINISHED
locatedIn Palouse region (partly) NERFINISHED
Washington NERFINISHED
southeastern Washington NERFINISHED
namedAfter Asotin Creek NERFINISHED
nameEtymology derived from a Nez Perce word meaning "place of the eel"
officialWebsite https://www.co.asotin.wa.us/
partOf Inland Northwest NERFINISHED
population approximately 22,000 (2020 census)
populationDensity low
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
outdoor recreation
tourism
river Grande Ronde River NERFINISHED
Snake River NERFINISHED
stateLegislativeDistrict Washington's 9th legislative district NERFINISHED
terrain canyons
rugged
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Nez Perce County borders Asotin County, Washington
Whitman County, Washington borders Asotin County, Washington
Clarkston, Washington county Asotin County, Washington
this entity surface form: Asotin County
Lower Granite Dam locatedInCounty Asotin County, Washington
Grande Ronde River flowsThrough Asotin County, Washington