Okanogan County
Founded: February 2, 1888 |
Okanogan County
Sheriff's Office
123 5th Avenue North,
Room 200
Okanogan, WA 98840
Phone: 509.422.7200
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Okanogan County is a name derives from a Salish Indian
word meaning "rendezvous." The name Okanogan (Okanagan) also
refers to the region that also encompasses part of southern
British Columbia. In area, it is the largest county in the
state. As of 2007, the estimated population was 39,800. The county
seat is at Okanogan, and its largest city is Omak. The first
county seat was in Ruby, which has now been a ghost town for
more than 100 years.
Okanogan County was formed out of Stevens County on February
2, 1888
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 5,315 square miles, of which, 5,268 square miles of
it is land and 47 square miles of it (0.89%) is water. The
population density is 8 per square mile.
| Principal Communities: |
- Brewster
- Conconully
- Coulee Dam (partial)
- Elmer City
- Nespelem
- North Omak
- Okanogan (County Seat)
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- Omak
- Oroville
- Pateros
- Riverside
- Tonasket
- Twisp
- Winthrop
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