Official website (http://www.pendoreilleco.org/)
Pend Oreille County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- March 1, 1911
- Named after
- Pend d'Oreilles people
- Seat
- Newport
- Largest city
- Newport
- Total
- 1,425 sq mi (3,690 km )
- Land
- 1,400 sq mi (3,600 km )
- Water
- 25 sq mi (65 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,457
- Density
- 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- pendoreille.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home Page | Pend Oreille County WA
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Encyclopedic overview
Pend Oreille County (/ˌpɒndəˈreɪ/ POND-ə-RAY) is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,401. The county seat and largest city is Newport.
The county was created out of Stevens County on March 1, 1911. It is the most recently formed of the state's 39 counties. It is named after the Pend d'Oreilles tribe, who in turn were ostensibly named for large shell earrings that members wore. ("Pend d'oreille", while awkward in French, could be translated as "hangs from the ear".)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pend Oreille County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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