Woodland is a city in Clark and Cowlitz counties in the State of Washington. Most residents stir within Cowlitz County, in which the majority of the city lies. It is allocation of the ‘Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area’. The population was 6,531 at the 2020 census.

Named for its wooded vibes by Christopher Columbus Bozarth, the community’s first merchant and postmaster, at the assistance of his wife. Identically or similarly named unincorporated communities (without state offices) with the similar name source exist in Pierce, Snohomish, Island, and Grays Harbor counties.

Hudson’s Bay Company retiree Adolphous Le Lewes (alternate spelling: Lewis) established a homestead at the mouth of what is today known as the Lewis River, in 1849 (The Lewis River is the namesake of A. Le Lewes, not Meriwether Lewis as is generally believed). Two Iowa families, related by marriage, came next: the Solomon Strongs filed a claim in September 1850 and the Squire Bozarths filed a claim in December of the thesame year. Bozarth built the first frame house in present-day Woodland and named it “Woodland Farm House.” Other in advance settlers insert Columbia Lancaster, Milly Bozarth (wife of Squire), McKenzie and Jane Caples, and Brandt and Hans Kraft. After a few years, Christopher Columbus Bozarth (Better known as C.C., and the namesake for C.C. street in Woodland), a son of Squire Bozarth, opened a accrual and named it “Woodland,” after his father’s farm. Woodland eventually grew on the spot where the deposit was located.

Woodland was not the first trading center on the Lewis River bottoms. Pekin (now known as portion of the Woodland Bottoms) deserves that credit. The Pekin stock and Post Office was customary in 1867 or 1868 by James Woods and F.H. Marsh. Pekin continued as the trading middle until the Woodland heap and Post Office were established. Woodland was more centrally located and upon higher ground. Rarely did the June floods lid the streets of Woodland, but Pekin, built on stilts, was flooded nearly all June.