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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 77,155, with an estimated population of 78,209 in 2021. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles; the county as a whole comprises the Port Angeles, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area. 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.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1854 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1889 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1895 | 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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| 1860 | 149
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| 1870 | 408
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| 1880 | 638
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| 1890 | 2,771
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| 1900 | 5,603
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| 1910 | 6,755
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| 1920 | 11,368
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| 1930 | 20,449
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| 1940 | 21,848
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| 1950 | 26,396
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| 1960 | 30,022
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| 1970 | 34,770
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| 1980 | 51,648
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| 1990 | 56,464
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