Ferry County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- February 21, 1899
- Named after
- Elisha P. Ferry
- Seat
- Republic
- Largest city
- Republic
- Total
- 2,257 sq mi (5,850 km )
- Land
- 2,203 sq mi (5,710 km )
- Water
- 54 sq mi (140 km ) 2.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,517
- Density
- 3.5/sq mi (1.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .ferry-county .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferry County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,178, making it the fourth-least populous county in Washington. The county seat and largest city is Republic. The county was created out of Stevens County in February 1899 and is named for Elisha P. Ferry, the state's first governor.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ferry County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.