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Whitman County

county in the state of Washington, United States

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Country: United States
State: Washington
Founded: November 29, 1871
Named after: Marcus Whitman
Seat: Colfax
Largest city: Pullman
Total: 2,178 sq mi (5,640 km )
Land: 2,159 sq mi (5,590 km )
Water: 19 sq mi (49 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 48,512
Density: 22/sq mi (8.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 5th
Website: whitmancounty.org

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Whitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,973. The county seat is Colfax, and its largest city is Pullman.

The county was formed from Stevens County in 1871. It is named after Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary who, with his wife Narcissa, was killed in 1847 by members of the Cayuse tribe.