Clallam County
| Clallam County, Washington | ||
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Clallam 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 | April 26, 1854 | |
| Seat | Port Angeles | |
| Largest city | Port Angeles | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,671 sq mi (6,918 km2) | |
| • Land | 1,738 sq mi (4,501 km2) | |
| • Water | 932 sq mi (2,414 km2), 35% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2016) | 74,570 | |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) | |
| Congressional district | 6th | |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC−8/−7 | |
| Website | www |
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Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,404. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles. The name is a Klallam word for "the strong people". The county was formed on April 26, 1854. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which forms the Canada–US border, as British Columbia's Vancouver Island is across the strait.
Clallam County comprises the Port Angeles, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,671 square miles (6,920 km2), of which 1,738 square miles (4,500 km2) is land and 932 square miles (2,410 km2) (35%) is water.
Located in Clallam County is Cape Alava, the westernmost point in both Washington and the continental United States, with a longitude of 124 degrees, 43 minutes and 59 seconds West (−124.733). Near Cape Alava is Ozette, the westernmost town in the continental United States (see Extreme points of the United States for more information).
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,525 people, 27,164 households, and 18,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 30,683 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.12% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 5.12% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. 3.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.2% were of German, 13.1% English, 9.3% Irish, 8.3% United States or American and 6.0% Norwegian ancestry. 95% spoke English and 3.2% Spanish as their first language.
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