Columbia County, Washington Basics:


Columbia County Washington - Government Site

Population: 3,998
Area: 869 square miles
County seat: Dayton
Area code(s) in use: 509
Time zone: PST
High school graduate or higher: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Median household income: $45,417
Persons in poverty: 13.2%
Home ownership rate: 76.1%
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Franklin  Garfield  Umatilla (OR)  Walla Walla  Wallowa (OR)  Whitman  

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Map of the Columbia County area


Our detail map of Columbia County shows the Columbia County, Washington boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Columbia County, Washington

  Airports     show all on map

Dayton Airport, Little Goose Dam Heliport, Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport, Touchet Valley Airport, Weller Canyon Airport

  Areas     show all on map

Rainbow Creek Research Natural Area

  Bars     show all on map

McGuire Shoal, Revere Bar

  Bays     show all on map

Little Goose Bay

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Columbia County Courthouse, Columbia County Fire District 1, Columbia County Fire District 3, Columbia County Fire District 3 Station 2, Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Dayton Railroad Depot, Little Turkey Recreation Residence

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Bundy Hollow Cemetery, Covello Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery, Pioneer Memorial Park, Turner Cemetery

  Cliffs     show all on map

Danger Point, Jumpoff Joe

  Dams     show all on map

Big Four Lake Dam, Blue Lake Dam, Curl Lake Dam, Dayton Lumber Company Mill Dam, Deer Lake Dam, Huckleberry Mountain Reservoir Dam, Rainbow Lake Dam, Spring Lake Dam, Watson Lake Dam

  Falls     show all on map

Hompegg Falls

  Flats     show all on map

Ant Flat, Burnt Flat, Sunflower Flat, Tallow Flat, The Wheatfield

  Hospitals     show all on map

Dayton General Hospital

  Islands     show all on map

New York Island

  Lakes     show all on map

Beaver Lake, Big Four Lake, Blue Lake

  Locales     show all on map

Bluewood Ski Area, Burnt Flat Corral, C Hunt Ranch, Camp Mead, Camp Wooten Environmental Learning Center, Dayton and Columbia County Fairgrounds, E Watts Ranch, Farrell Farm, Fletcher Farm, Godman Campground, Godman Guard Station, Harmony Community Hall, Indian Corral, J Able Ranch, L Greiner Ranch, Lady Camp, Little Goose Launch Area, Lost Springs Ranch, Lyons Ferry Marina, Midway, Mountain Home Camp, Panjab Campground, Panjab Trailhead, Stockade Spring Campground, Table Camp, Teepee Campground, Tepee Campground, Texas Rapids Launch Area, Touchet Sno-Park, Touchet Valley Golf Course, Trudgeon Ranch, Tucannon, Tucannon Campground, Tucannon Guard Station, Tucker Farm, Wooten State Fish Hatchery

  Parks     show all on map

Camp Wooten State Park, Kendall Monument, Lewis, Lewis and Clark Trail State Park, Tucannon Game Reserve, Wooten Game Reserve, Wooten State Wildlife Recreation Area

  Populated Places     show all on map

Alto, Baileysburg, Covello, Dayton, Delaney, Dumas, Grange City (historical), Huntsville, Jackson, Long, Marengo, McKay, Menoken, Mountain Home Park, Mountain Top, Patit, Powers, Relief, Ronan, Starbuck, Tucannon, Turner, Varna, Whetstone, Wild Goose (historical)

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Curl Lake, Dayton Lumber Company Mill Pond, Deer Lake, Rainbow Lake, Spring Lake, Watson Lake

  Ridges     show all on map

Al Williams Ridge, Beaver Ridge, Big Turkey Tail, Buck Ridge, Day Ridge, Dexter Ridge, French Ridge, Green Ridge, Grizzly Bear Ridge, Hopkins Ridge, Horse Ridge, Little Turkey Tail, Middle Point Ridge, Paige Ridge, Paradise Ridge, Patterson Ridge, Rattlesnake Ridge, Sawtooth Ridge, Starvout Ridge, West Butte Ridge, Yearling Ridge

  Schools     show all on map

Columbia School, Dayton Elementary School, Pietrzycki High School, Robinette School

  Springs     show all on map

Alnus Spring, Bear Spring, Berry Spring, Blakely Spring, Bullfrog Spring, Cascara Spring, Cavalier Spring, Choke Cherry Spring, Clayton Springs, Cold Spring, Colville Springs, Coyote Spring, Deer Spring, Dexter Spring, Dunlap Spring, Edmiston Spring, Elwell Spring, Emergency Spring, Fairview Spring, Fountain Springs, Gilbreath Spring, Godman Spring, Hatfield Spring, Homestead Spring, Huckleberry Spring, Lady Spring, Little Turkey Spring, Lizard Spring, Lodgepole Spring, Manilla Spring, Martin Spring, McBain Spring, Mead Spring, Midway Spring, Mill Canyon Spring, Moolack Spring, Oregon Butte Spring, Panther Spring, Patrick Spring, Pearson Spring, Red Fir Spring, Rettkowski Spring, Ruth Spring, San Sousi Spring, Stayawhile Spring, Stockade Spring, Switchback Spring, Tablecamp Spring, Taylor Spring, Teepee Spring, Tucannon Spring, Twin Buttes Spring, Twin Spring, Wildcat Spring, Willow Spring, Zuger Spring

  Streams     show all on map

Burnt Fork, Coates Creek, Cold Creek, Cougar Creek, Coyote Creek, Cummings Creek, Deadman Creek, Deep Saddle Creek, Dickinson Creek, East Fork Butte Creek, Fairview Creek, Green Fork, Griffin Fork, Jim Creek, Kellogg Creek, King Creek, Lewis Creek, Little Tucannon River, Meadow Creek, North Fork Touchet River, North Patit Creek, Panjab Creek, Pataha Creek, Patit Creek, Preacher Creek, Rainbow Creek, Robinson Fork, Second Creek, Sheep Creek, South Fork Touchet River, Spangler Creek, Third Creek, Trout Creek, Tucannon River, Turkey Creek, West Fork Butte Creek, West Patit Creek, Whisky Creek, Whitney Creek, Willow Creek, Wolf Fork

  Summits     show all on map

Bald Butte, Bear Wallow, Cahill Mountain, Chase Mountain, Deadman Peak, Eckler Mountain, Fuzzy Butte, Green Peak, Griffin Peak, Maloney Mountain, Milk Shakes, Newby Mountain, Oregon Butte, Robinette Mountain, Squaw Peak, Sugarloaf, Table Rock, Twin Buttes, Weller Butte, West Butte

  Towers     show all on map

KZHR-FM (Dayton), Thorn Lookout Tower

  Trails     show all on map

Dexter Ridge Trail, East Butte Creek Trail, Grizzly Bear Trail, Intake Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Mount Misery Trail, Panjab Trail, Rattlesnake Trail, Salter Trail, Sawtooth Trail, Slick Ear Trail, Smooth Ridge Trail, Turkey Creek Trail, West Butte Creek Trail

  Valleys     show all on map

Big Four Canyon, Billups Gulch, Box Canyon, Bundy Hollow, Carvers Gulch, Chard Gulch, Choke Cherry Canyon, Connors Gulch, Cougar Canyon, Cow Canyon, Crall Hollow, Davis Hollow, Dry Gulch, Dry Hollow, Dustin Hollow, Gates Gulch, Green Fly Canyon, Grub Canyon, Hanger Gulch, Happy Valley, Hatley Gulch, Hixon Canyon, Hogeye Hollow, Ireland Gulch, Johnson Hollow, Lewis Hollow, McKay Hollow, Mill Canyon, Miller Gulch, Mustard Hollow, Pataha Valley, Payne Hollow, Phalen Gulch, Rabbit Hollow, Rodgers Gulch, Rose Gulch, School Canyon, Smith Hollow, Sorghum Hollow, Spoonamore Canyon, Thorn Hollow, Waterman Gulch, Weidman Gulch, Weller Canyon,

Columbia County, Washington Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteColumbia County White population 3,7863,786  
MixedColumbia County Mixed population 8483
American IndianColumbia County American Indian population 6059
AsianColumbia County Asian population 3231
BlackColumbia County Black population 2019
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderColumbia County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1615

Additional population tables :
State population table
Washington population by county