Resources

Population

There's lots of elbow room in in the Lower Columbia Region and there are no stoplights anywhere in Wahkiakum County! 

The majority of people in the Lower Columbia EDC area live in rural and unincorporated areas. The Town of Cathlamet, county seat of Wahkiakum County, is the only incorporated entity, although other communities with small concentrations of population include Puget Island, Elochoman Valley, Skamokawa, Grays River, Rosburg, Deep River, Altoona, and Naselle.

According to the 2000 US Census, 3,824 people live in Wahkiakum County and the estimated population for 2008 is 4,100. Of those, 565 live in thes Town of Cathlamet and about 798 live on Puget Island. Within the LCEDC area, an additional 377 people live in the town of Naselle. For more detailed information, try this this link: 

WA State Office of Financial Management: Wahkiakum County

Selected Links

• Wahkiakum County Government
• Wahkiakum County Building & Planning Dept
• Access: Washington State Government
• ChooseWashington.com for Businesses
• WA Office of Regulatory Assistance
• WA Department of Revenue
• Wahkiakum County Government
• Dept of Licensing: Business Licenses
• Town of Cathlamet
• Columbia-Pacific Region Comprehensive Plan
• SCORE: Resources for Business
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Washington Manufacturers Association
• Lower Columbia College: Workforce Job Skills Program
• SBDC: Small Business Development Center

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