Kelso, Washington

Kelso is a ceety in soothwast Washington State, Unitit States, an is the coonty seat o Cowlitz Coonty.^[5] The population o the 2008 estimate wis 11,895. Kelso is pairt o the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Aurie, which haes a population o 101,254.^[6] Kelso shares its lang wastren border wi Longview, Washington. It is locatit near Mount St. Helens.

Kelso, Washington
Ceety
Motto(s):  "Ceety o Friendly Fowk"
Location o Kelso, Washington
Coordinates: 46°8′31″N 122°54′22″W / 46.14194°N 122.90611°W / 46.14194; -122.90611 122°54′22″W / 46.14194°N 122.90611°W / 46.14194; -122.90611
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Washington
Coonty	Cowlitz
Plattit	1884
Govrenment
• Teep	Cooncil/Manager
• Ceety manager	Steve Taylor
• Mayor	David Futcher
Area
• Ceety	22.01 km2 (8.50 sq mi)
• Laund	21.08 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
• Water	0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Ceety	11,925
• Estimate  (2012[1])	11,832
• Density	565.6/km2 (1465.0/sq mi)
• Metro	102,410
Time zone	UTC-8 (Paceefic (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98626
Area code(s)	360
FIPS code	53-35065[2]
GNIS featur ID	1512343[3]
Website	http://www.kelso.gov
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