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Skagit County

county in the state of Washington, United States

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Country: United States
State: Washington
Founded: November 28, 1883
Named after: Upper and Lower Skagit tribes
Seat: Mount Vernon
Largest city: Mount Vernon
Total: 1,920 sq mi (5,000 km )
Land: 1,731 sq mi (4,480 km )
Water: 189 sq mi (490 km ) 9.8%
Estimate 2025: 132,975
Density: 71/sq mi (27/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: skagitcounty .net

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Skagit County /ˈskædʒɪt/ is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,523. The county seat and largest city is Mount Vernon. The county was formed in 1883 from the southern part of Whatcom County and is named for the Upper and Lower Skagit Indian tribes, which have been indigenous to the area prior to European-American settlement.

Skagit County comprises the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Puget Sound region, and it is known for its strong agricultural sector and annual tulip festival.