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Walla Walla County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- April 25, 1854
- Named after
- Walla Walla people
- Seat
- Walla Walla
- Largest city
- Walla Walla
- Total
- 1,299 sq mi (3,360 km )
- Land
- 1,270 sq mi (3,300 km )
- Water
- 29 sq mi (75 km ) 2.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 62,361
- Density
- 46/sq mi (17.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- co.walla-walla.wa.us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Walla Walla County (/ˌwɑːlə ˈwɑːlə/ WAH-lə WAH-lə) is a county located in the southeast of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 62,584. The county seat and most populous city is Walla Walla. The county was formed on April 25, 1854 and is named after the Walla Walla tribe of Native Americans.
Walla Walla County is included in the Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, the Walla Walla MSA is the third smallest metropolitan area in the United States, after the Carson City, Nevada MSA and Eagle Pass, Texas MSA.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walla Walla County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.