page_title: Goldendale, Washington
section_title: Industry
hierarchical_section_title: Goldendale, Washington / Industry
caption_attribution_description: English: The Klickitat County Court House in Goldendale, WA. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 14000613 More images
context_page_description: Goldendale is a city and county seat of Klickitat County, Washington, United States, near the Columbia River Gorge. The population within city limits was 3,760 at the 2000 census and 3,407 at the 2010 census, a 9.4% decrease. It is situated in a primarily agricultural area and is also near Goldendale Observatory State Park. The valley in which Goldendale is located offers views of the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Simcoe Hills to the north.
context_section_description: A lumber mill and logging used to be major industries in the area but have since ceased to exist.
  Timber cutting, ranching, farming, agriculture are still key industries in the area, but have seen some hard times over the years. Many farms are being sold off and developed by local and non-local investors. Once beautiful farmland is now divided up into residential tracts.
caption: The Klickitat County Court House
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