Back كيلسو (واشنطن) Arabic كيلسو ARZ کلسو، واشینقتون AZB Келсо Bulgarian Kelso (Washington) Catalan Келсо (Вашингтон) CE Kelso (kapital sa kondado) CEB Kelso, Washington Welsh Kelso DAG Kelso (Washington) German
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Kelso, Washington | |
|---|---|
 Main Post Office in Kelso in 2009 | |
| Motto: "City of Friendly People" | |
 Location of Kelso, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′31″N 122°54′22″W / 46.14194°N 122.90611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Cowlitz |
| Platted | 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • City manager | Andrew O. Hamilton |
| • Mayor | Mike Karnofski[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.89 km2) |
| • Land | 8.13 sq mi (21.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,720 |
| • Density | 1,526.37/sq mi (589.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98626 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-35065 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512343[4] |
| Website | kelso.gov |
Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County.[5] At the 2020 census, the population was 12,720.[3] Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 110,730. Kelso shares its long western border with Longview. It is near Mount St. Helens.
- ^ "Kelso City Council". City of Kelso. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.