Editing Clatsop County, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Haystack Rock, Oregon (drone photograph).jpg|thumb|[[Haystack Rock]] in [[Cannon Beach, Oregon|Cannon Beach]] is a popular tourist destination in Oregon.]]

The principal industries of Clatsop County are manufacturing, travel (primarily tourism), and trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qualityinfo.org|title=Welcome - QualityInfo|website=www.qualityinfo.org|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bea.gov|title=Bureau of Economic Analysis|first=US Department of Commerce, BEA, Bureau of Economic|last=Analysis|website=www.bea.gov|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Fishing and timber are still important but contribute proportionally less to the county's employment and income than they used to.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} The county's average nonfarm employment was 17,480 in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} About 30% of the lands within the county boundaries belong to the state of Oregon, as part of the [[List of Oregon state forests|state forests]]. The [[Port of Astoria]] was created in 1914 to support trade and commerce.

===Tourism===
[[Astoria, Oregon]], the county seat, has multiple tourist attractions including the [[Astoria Riverfront Trolley]], [[Fort Clatsop]], the [[Uppertown Firefighters Museum]], and [[Columbia River Maritime Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astoria-or.worldweb.com/ |title=Astoria Travel Guide |work=WorldWeb |publisher=astoria-or.worldweb.com |access-date=March 21, 2010}}</ref> [[Seaside, Oregon]], noted as Oregon's oldest ocean resort community,<ref name="about"/> also has multiple tourist attractions, including the [[Seaside Aquarium]], and the [[Seaside Historical Society Museum]]. Tourism is noted as one of the major forces in Clatsop County's economy.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/default.asp?pageid=443&deptid=6|title=About Clatsop County|publisher=co.clatsop.or.us|access-date=March 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223094749/http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/default.asp?pageid=443&deptid=6|archive-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref>