Wahkiakum County, Washington
15 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,658
- Median household income
- $62,653
- ±10,138
- Unemployed
- 3.5%
- 57 of 1,640 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 1,788 of 2,100 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wahkiakum | 4,582 (2021) | Po Box 586, Cathlamet | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Cathlamet | 575 (2021) | 375 2nd St, Cathlamet | Website |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahkiakum County Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 186, Cathlamet | — |
| Wahkiakum County Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | 865 E Valley Rd, Skamokawa | — |
| Wahkiakum County Consolidated Diking District 1 | Drainage | 152 E Sunny Sands Rd, Cathlamet | — |
| Wahkiakum County Public Utility District 1 | Electric power utility | Po Box 248, Cathlamet | Website |
| Grays River Habitat Enhancement District | Flood control | 4491 State Rt 4W, Rosburg | — |
| Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization | Health | Po Box 217, Cathlamet | Website |
| Wahkiakum County (cathlamet) Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | Po Box 766, Cathlamet | — |
| Wahkiakum County (grays River) Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 10, Grays River | — |
| Wahkiakum County (puget Island) Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 672, Cathlamet | — |
| Wahkiakum County (skamokawa) Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 145, Skamokawa | — |
| Wahkiakum County Port District 1 | Parks and recreation | 500 2nd St, Cathlamet | — |
| Wahkiakum County Port District 2 | Parks and recreation | Po Box 220, Skamokawa | — |
| Skamokawa Water and Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 5, Skamokawa | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Wahkiakum School District
School district2 schools
500 S. Third St, Cathlamet, WA, 98612
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Small Farms Market Day (577 18th St Astoria) · Astoria Sunday Market (Astoria) · North Coast Online Farmers Market (Astoria) · and 2 more
Goble Community Market () · Scappoose Farmers' Market () · Clatskanie Farmers Market (Clatskanie)
Kelso Bridge Market (Kelso) · Woodland Farmers' Market (Woodland)
Toledo Thursday Market (100 Front Street Toledo) · Packwood Farmers' Market (105 Main St. E Packwood) · Lewis County Farmers' Market (Centralia) · and 1 more
Saturday Market at The Port Of... (Ilwaco) · Public Market On The Willapa (Raymond)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.