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Counties in Washington that I have Visited

There are 39 counties in Washington
The Evergreen State

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Washington County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 16 Counties = 41.0% of Counties in Washington

Washington Map

Quick facts about Washington

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 66,544 square miles. Washington is the 20th largest state. The next larger state is Oklahoma and the next smaller state is Georgia.
  • Population(2): 6,287,759 people. Washington is the 14th most populous state. The next more populous state is Massachusetts and the next less populous state is Indiana.
  • Population Density: 94.49 people per square mile. Washington is the 25th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Wisconsin and the next less densely populated state is Louisiana.
  • Bordering States: Washington shares a border with 2 states: Oregon and Idaho.
  • Admission to the Union: November 11, 1889. Washington was the 42nd state admitted to the Union, after Montana and before Idaho.
  • Capital: Olympia.
  • Highest Point: 14,411 feet at Mount Rainier. See SummitPost's Mount Rainier page.
  • Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Pacific Ocean.
  • Government website: Access Washington - Official State Government Website.
  • Official Tourism website: The Official Site of Washington State Tourism: Home Page.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Washington page.

Pacific Northwest Coastline
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Cape Disappointment,
Mouth of the Columbia River

Interesting Washington county trivia

  • There are 30 states that have a county named Washington. Washington State, however, is not one of them.

Counties in Washington

Below are the 39 counties in Washington. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Adams
  2. Asotin
  3. Benton
  4. Chelan
  5. Clallam: West Coast Sunrises over Water
  6. Clarke
  7. Columbia
  8. Cowlitz
  9. Douglas
  10. Ferry
  11. Franklin
  12. Garfield: Smallest county population in Washington (2,397 people in 2000 Census).
  13. Grant
  14. Grays Harbor
  15. Island
  16. Jefferson
  17. King: Largest county population in Washington (1,737,034 people in 2000 Census); Seattle Harbor; Pike Brewing Co.
  18. Kitsap
  19. Kittitas
  20. Klickitat
  21. Lewis
  22. Lincoln
  23. Mason
  24. Okanogan: Largest county in Washington (5,268 square miles).
  25. Pacific: Cape Disappointment, Mouth of the Columbia River
  26. Pend Oreille
  27. Pierce: Fort Nisqually Historic Site; Bighorn Brewing Company; Harmon Brewery & Restaurant
  28. San Juan: Smallest county in Washington (175 square miles); English Camp - where the Union Jack over the USA.
  29. Skagit: La Conner; La Conner Brewing Company
  30. Skamania
  31. Snohomish: Everett Sunset; Scuttlebutt Brewing Co.
  32. Spokane
  33. Stevens
  34. Thurston: Fish Brewing Co. / Fishbowl Pub
  35. Wahkiakum
  36. Walla Walla
  37. Whatcom: Orchard Street Brewing Co.
  38. Whitman
  39. Yakima


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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