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Forks
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city in Clallam County, Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Clallam
- Incorporated
- August 7, 1945
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Tim Fletcher
- Total
- 4.12 sq mi (10.67 km )
- Land
- 4.12 sq mi (10.67 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 305 ft (93 m)
- Density
- 810/sq mi (312.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 ( PDT )
- Fips code
- 53-24810
- Website
- forkswashington .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Forks
- Population
- 3335
- Area
- 10.673566
- Elevation
- 93
- Official website
- forkswashington.org
- Image
- Forks WA.jpg
- Households
- 1520
- Dialing code
- 360
Show 6 more facts
- inception
- 1945-00-00
- Commons category
- Forks, Washington
- postal code
- 98331
- P8168
- Syzh
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 23642
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Article
Forks, also previously known as the unincorporated town of Quillayute, is a town in southwest Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2020 census. It is named after the forks in the nearby Bogachiel, Calawah, and Sol Duc rivers which join to form the Quillayute River.
For much of the 20th century, the city's economy was fueled by the local timber industry. Forks later became a tourism destination for visitors to Olympic National Park, recreational sport fishing in nearby rivers, and fans of the novel series Twilight and films, which are set in Forks. The town is also near the Clallam Bay Corrections Center and Olympic Corrections Center.