Clallam
Communities
The Olympic Communities of Clallam County lie protected by the pristine Pacific Ocean Coastline and the Olympic National Forest. You will be beckoned by the scenic Dungeness Valley and tempted with easy access to the majestic mountains, the breathtaking rainforests and the pacific north coast seas.
Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim
Charm, Character and Culture describe our three distinct and complementing cities. You'll want to experience the Charm of Sequim, the Character of Port Angeles and the Culture of Forks all provide an Olympic Community to live, work and play.
For the Olympic Quality of your life
- Nearly a million acres of Olympic National Park to play in at the nation's only World Heritage Park.
- Olympic Medical Center (126 beds) serves central and east Clallam County, while Forks Community Hospital (53 beds) serves the western part of the county.
- The school districts of Clallam County are among the best in the state. Forks High School was named one of the "Top 100 Wired High Schools in America" in Family PC Magazine.
- Peninsula College, distinguished as a Centers of Excellence offers academic, professional, vocational and technical associate degrees, as well as opportunities for four-year degrees. Marine Services COE Environmental Science COE
- Crime rates are some of the lowest in the nation, in Clallam County averaged 1.0 per 1,000 in the first half of 2005 (violent crimes).
- The North Olympic Peninsula is home to the Olympic National Park, the Olympic National Forest, the Dungeness National Wildlife Preserve, the Hoh Rain Forest and over 158 miles of coastline. These magnificent photogenic playgrounds provide rest and recreation opportunities for any pursuit - from snowboarding to sail boarding - from bird watching on the Dungeness Spit to napping on Shi Shi Beach, recently featured on the Travel Channel's Best Beaches.
- Peninsula College, offers academic, professional, vocational and technical associate degrees, as well as opportunities for four-year degrees.
Clallam County - For naturally clear business thinking
Clallam County covers a geographic area of 1,754 square miles, with a population density of 38/square mile. Situated on the northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula, Clallam County is bordered on the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca and on the south by the Olympic National Park.
- Competitive utility rates and rents make Clallam County an excellent place for expanding or relocating a business.
- DSL is available and the completion of a fiber optic loop on the Peninsula will provide the redundant high speed access required for many businesses.
- The best of Bill Gates' High Tech High teenagers are found googling in Forks, Washington
- Clallam County hosts a dependable, skilled civilian labor force of 29,700, with an ancillary labor pool of community college students and retirees.
- State tax advantages are available to eligible businesses that locate in Clallam County.
- The Lincoln Center gives your future employees the targeted skills you need to be globally competitive. Investing in our children and business has a positive and well balanced approach to community and economic development.
- No personal income tax
- No corporate tax
- No inventory tax
- No unitary tax
- A straightforward division between property taxes and excise tax
Resource Links
- Clallam County
- Clallam County Historical Society
- North Olympic Peninsula Library System
- City of Forks
- City of Sequim
- City of Port Angeles
