Okanogan County

Also known as Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County, WA

county in the state of Washington, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Washington
Founded: February 2, 1888
Named after: Fort Okanogan
Seat: Okanogan
Largest city: Omak
Total: 5,312.7 sq mi (13,760 km )
Land: 5,266.2 sq mi (13,639 km )
Water: 46.5 sq mi (120 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 45,230
Density: 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 4th
Website: okanogancounty.org

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Wikidata facts

Named after: Okanagan people
Country: United States
Located in: Washington
Capital: Conconully
Population: 42104
Area: 13766
Shares border with: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Official website: okanogancounty.org
Image: Okanogan County Courthouse 01.jpg
Households: 17884

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Commons category: Okanogan County, Washington
topic's main category: Category:Okanogan County, Washington
inception: 1888-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.9
native label: Okanogan County
topic has template: Template:Okanogan County, Washington
per capita income: 25216
different from: Okanagan

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Encyclopedic overview

Okanogan County (/ˌoʊkəˈnɑːɡən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest county by area in the state.

About a fifth of the county's residents live in the Greater Omak Area. The county forms a portion of the Okanogan Country. The first county seat was Ruby, which has now been a ghost town for more than 100 years.

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