In 2021, it accounted for over 88.5 percent of all nonfarm employment. The service sector has been experiencing growth over the past decade. The Jamestown S’Klallam tribe won federal recognition in 1981, and received trust land at Blyn on Sequim Bay, which now houses a tribal center and casino. In the 1960s, Clallam County tribes reclaimed traditions and reasserted tribal rights to shares of the fish harvests. Commercial and sport fishing activities became increasingly important.
In the 1920s, pulp production took off in Port Angeles, providing the growing need for newsprint and cellulose.Īfter World War II, growth continued in timber and agriculture. World War I fueled the need for spruce, which was vital to building the first airplanes. The “Big Mill” was the largest employer in the county for the next 25 years. Hydroelectric power from the Elwha River dam spurred the first large sawmill in the area. Logging was the primary industry, and benefitted greatly when railroads made it possible to reach further and further into the great conifer stands. Sequim and Forks are the other two incorporated cities in the county. In 1890, Port Angeles was named the county seat. The county’s name is derived from the Klallam or S’Klallam people who continue to play a significant role in the county. Clallam County was created in 1854 from bordering Jefferson County. The labor market continues to develop, benefiting from the region’s natural resources.Īround 1851, the first white settlers staked their claims in the area. As demand has declined for some of the goods-producing and agricultural products in the county, the service sector, including leisure and tourism has grown in their place. Traditionally, much of the economy of the county has reflected this natural abundance with jobs in forestry, wood products and fisheries. The region’s 200 miles of coastline have fostered the maritime and fishing industries. Clallam County is full of natural wonders and many tourists and locals visit the Olympic National Park, which attracted over 2.7 million visitors in 2021.
Encompassing part of the Olympic Peninsula, the county includes 1,738 square miles of mostly forested and mountainous land. Clallam County occupies a long and narrow area in the most northwestern corner of Washington state.
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