Camas, Washington

Camas, Washington
Camas, Washington
City
	Aerial view of Camas and the Columbia River, looking northwest
	Location of Camas in Washington
	Coordinates: 45°36′28″N 122°25′44″W / 45.60778°N 122.42889°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Steve Hogan
Area
• Total	16.24 sq mi (42.06 km2)
• Land	14.07 sq mi (36.45 km2)
• Water	2.17 sq mi (5.61 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	26,065
• Estimate (2021)	27,054
• Density	1,734.85/sq mi (669.84/km2)
Demonym	Camasonian
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98607
Area code	360, 564
FIPS code	53-09480
GNIS feature ID	2409967
Website	cityofcamas.us

Camas /ˈkæməs/ is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 26,065 at the 2020 census.^[5] The east side of town borders the city of Washougal, Washington, and the west side of town borders Vancouver, Washington. Camas lies along the Washington side of the Columbia River, across from Troutdale, Oregon, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

One of the major geographical features of the city is Prune Hill. Prune Hill is an extinct volcanic vent and is part of the Boring Lava Field of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington.^[8]

^ "About the City's Government". City of Camas. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "Mayor Steve Hogan". City of Camas. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas, Washington
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Tweet from City of Camas account". March 6, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^ Boring Lava Field, vulcan.wr.usgs.gov

[1] "About the City's Government". City of Camas. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[2] "Mayor Steve Hogan". City of Camas. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-3] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[gnis-4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas, Washington

[2020_Census_(City)-5] "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[USCensusEst2021-6] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] "Tweet from City of Camas account". March 6, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

[8] Boring Lava Field, vulcan.wr.usgs.gov

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