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The county was formed out of Thurston County on March 13, 1854. [3] Originally named Sawamish County, it took its present name in 1864 in honor of Charles H. Mason, the first Secretary of Washington Territory. [3] [4] Mason County comprises the Shelton micropolitan statistical area and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma combined statistical area.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 18 of those are found in Mason County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025.
Shelton is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Washington, United States. [6] Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census. Shelton has a council–manager form of government and was the last city in Washington to use a mayor–commission form of government.
Matlock is the primary population center for the western part of Mason County, a sporadically populated logging area. The most notable sites are the church, food bank, general store, post office, local grange hall, and the Mary M. Knight school, grades kindergarten through senior high school.
Allyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,194 as of the 2020 census. It was part of the former Allyn-Grapeview CDP that was broken up into Allyn and Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of the North Bay region of the Case Inlet of Puget Sound.
Unincorporated communities in Mason County, Washington (10 P) Pages in category "Populated places in Mason County, Washington" This category contains only the following page.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Washington" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre (23 ha) Washington state park located on Hood Canal near the town of Potlatch in Mason County.The park offers camping, hiking, boating, fishing, shellfish harvesting, beachcombing, and sailboarding.