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| Name | Clark |
| Alt names | Clark | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Vancouver | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 45.8°N 122.483°W |
| Located in | Washington, United States (1845 - ) |
| See also | Cowlitz, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Island, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | King, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Klickitat, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pierce, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Skamania, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Thurston, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Whatcom, Washington, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 503,311, making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Vancouver. It was the first county in Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was created by the provisional government of Oregon Territory on August 20, 1845, and at that time covered the entire present-day state. Clark County is the third-most-populous county in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is across the Columbia River from Portland.
History
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Clark County began as the District of Vancouver on July 27, 1844. It included all the land north of the Columbia River, west of the Rocky Mountains, and south of Alaska. In 1845 the provisional government changed its name to Vancouver County. At that time it stretched from the Columbia River to 54 degrees 40 minutes North Latitude in what is now British Columbia. On June 15, 1846, the United States Senate approved the present boundary between the U.S. and Canada at the 49th Parallel.
On August 13, 1848, President James K. Polk signed an act creating the entire region as the Oregon Territory. On September 3, 1849, the Oregon Territorial Legislature modified the borders again and changed its name to Clarke County in honor of explorer William Clark. At this time it included all of present-day Washington and continued to be divided and subdivided until reaching its present area in 1880. It was not until 1925 that the spelling was corrected to its present form.
In September 1902 the Yacolt Burn, the largest fire in state history, began in neighboring Skamania County and swept west along a 12-mile front to Yacolt, nearly engulfing the town. Salvaging the remaining timber was a lucrative industry for a time.
Timeline
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| 1845 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 643
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| 1860 | 2,384
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| 1870 | 3,081
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| 1880 | 5,490
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| 1890 | 11,709
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| 1900 | 13,419
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| 1910 | 26,115
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| 1920 | 32,805
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| 1930 | 40,316
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| 1940 | 49,852
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| 1950 | 85,307
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| 1960 | 93,809
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| 1970 | 128,454
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| 1980 | 192,227
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| 1990 | 238,053
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Clark County, Washington, United States
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