Asotin County, Washington
| Asotin County, Washington | |
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Asotin County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Washington |
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 Washington's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | October 27, 1883 |
| Seat | Asotin |
| Largest city | Clarkston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 641 sq mi (1,660 km2) |
| • Land | 636 sq mi (1,647 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2), 0.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 22,105 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website | www |
Asotin County /əˈsoʊtən/ is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,623. The county seat is at Asotin, and its largest city is Clarkston. The county was created out of Garfield County on October 27, 1883 and derives its name from a Nez Perce word meaning "Eel Creek".
Asotin County is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Nez Perce County, Idaho, and Asotin County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 641 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 636 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.7%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Washington by area. It is part of the Palouse, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle Columbia basin.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,551 people, 8,364 households, and 5,654 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 9,111 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.62% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 1.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.9% were of German, 12.4% English, 11.9% Irish and 11.0% United States or American ancestry. 97.9% spoke English and 1.6% Spanish as their first language.
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