Cowlitz County is located in the interior of Southwest Washington. 101,966 people call Cowlitz County home with the largest city being Longview, WA. Roughly 56 percent live in the incorporated cities of Castle Rock, Kelso, Longview, Kalama, and Woodland. The remaining 44 percent live in rural, unincorporated communities such as Ryderwood, Toutle, Yale, Silver Lake, Lexington, Ariel and Cougar. The county covers 1,144 square miles within the southwestern region of Washington.Depending on your location residents in Cowlitz County can typically travel to Portland, Oregon in approximately 30-60 minutes and Seattle, WA between 90-120 minutes. Residents enjoy the close proximity to both cities along with the easy drive to the Pacific Ocean and Cascade Mountain Range.
Cowlitz County US Census Bureau Quick Facts
Schools
- Longview School District
- Kelso School District
- Woodland School District
- Kalama School District
- Toutle Lake School District
- Castle Rock School District
Utilities
- Cowlitz PUD
- Cowlitz County Public Works
- City of Longview Utilities
- City of Kelso Utilities
- City of Woodland Utilities
- City of Kalama Utilities
- City of Castle Rock Utilities
- Cascade Natural Gas
- Cowlitz County Landfill
- Waste Control
Telephone/Cable/Internet
Area/Entertainment Information
- Kelso/Longview Airport
- Mount St Helens
- Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
- CUBS Bus Service
- Port of Longview
- Port of Kalama
- Port of Woodland
- Amtrak Train Service
- Three Rivers Golf Course
- Mint Valley Golf Course
- Lewis River Golf Course
- Longview Country Club
- Skiing Throughout Washington
- The Daily News
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Beaches in Washington
- Washington State Parks and Recreation
- Washington State Rivers, Lakes and Waterfalls
- Washington State Forests
- Washington State Scenic View Points
- Washington State Mountains and Volcanoes
