Lijst van districten in Washington

County

FIPS-code

Provincie zetel

Gevestigd

Oorsprong

Betekenis van de naam

Bevolking

Gebied

Kaart

Adams County

001

Ritzville

1883

Whitman County

John Adams (1735-1826), 2e president van de V.S.

7004187280000000000♠18,728

7003192500000000000♠1,925 sq mi
(7003498600000000000♠4,986 km2)

Asotin County

003

Asotin

1883

Garfield County

De Nez Percé naam voor Eel Creek

7004216230000000000♠21,623

7002636000000000000♠636 sq mi
(7003164700000000000♠1,647 km2)

Benton County

005

Prosser

1905

Yakima en Klickitat Counties

Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), senator in Missouri.

7005175177000000000♠175,177

7003170300000000000♠1,703 sq mi
(7003441100000000000♠4,411 km2)

Chelan County

007

Wenatchee

1899

Okanogan en Kittitas Counties

Een indiaans woord dat "diep water" betekent, waarschijnlijk verwijzend naar Lake Chelan

7004724530000000000♠72,453

7003292200000000000♠2,922 sq mi
(7003756800000000000♠7,568 km2)

Clallam County

009

Port Angeles

1854

Jefferson County

Een Klallam woord dat "het sterke volk" betekent

7004714040000000000♠71,404

7003174500000000000♠1,745 sq mi
(700345200000000♠4,520 km2)

Clark County

011

Vancouver

1845

Oorspronkelijk graafschap

William Clark (1770-1838), de co-kapitein van de Lewis en Clark Expeditie

7005425363000000000♠425,363

700262800000000♠628 sq mi
(7003162700000000000♠1,627 km2)

Columbia County

013

Dayton

1875

Walla Walla County

De Columbia Rivier

7003407800000000000♠4,078

700286900000000♠869 sq mi
(7003225100000000000♠2,251 km2)

Cowlitz County

015

Kelso

1854

Oorspronkelijk graafschap

Cowlitz, een Indiaanse stam

7005102410000000000♠102,410

7003113900000000000♠1,139 sq mi
(7003295000000000000♠2,950 km2)

Douglas County

017

Waterville

1883

Lincoln County

Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), U.S. senator uit Illinois

7004384310000000000♠38,431

7003182100000000000♠1,821 sq mi
(7003471600000000000♠4,716 km2)

Ferry County

019

Republiek

1899

Stevens County

Elisha P. Ferry (1825-1895), 1e gouverneur van de staat Washington

7003755100000000000♠7,551

7003220400000000000♠2,204 sq mi
(7003570800000000000♠5,708 km2)

Franklin County

021

Pasco

1883

Whitman County

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), schrijver, redenaar, uitvinder en stichter van de V.S.

7004781630000000000♠78,163

7003124200000000000♠1,242 sq mi
(7003321700000000000♠3,217 km2)

Garfield County

023

Pomeroy

1881

Columbia County

James A. Garfield (1831-1881), 20e president van de V.S.

7003226600000000000♠2,266

7002710000000000000♠710 sq mi
(7003183900000000000♠1,839 km2)

Grant County

025

Ephrata

1909

Douglas County

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18e president van de V.S.

7004891200000000000♠89,120

7003268100000000000♠2,681 sq mi
(7003694400000000000♠6,944 km2)

Grays Harbor County

027

Montesano

1854

Thurston County

Grays Harbor, een waterlichaam genoemd naar ontdekkingsreiziger en koopman Robert Gray (1755-1806)

7004727970000000000♠72,797

7003191700000000000♠1,917 sq mi
(7003496500000000000♠4,965 km2)

Island County

029

Coupeville

1853

Thurston County

Whidbey en Camano Eilanden

7004785060000000000♠78,506

700220900000000♠209 sq mi
(700254100000000♠541 km2)

JeffersonCounty

031

Port Townsend

1852

Thurston County

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3e president van de V.S. en belangrijkste auteur van de Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring

7004298720000000000♠29,872

7003180900000000000♠1,809 sq mi
(7003468500000000000♠4,685 km2)

King County

033

Seattle

1852

Thurston County

William R. King (1786-1853), vicepresident van de V.S. onder Franklin Pierce; in 1986 officieel hernoemd naar Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)

7006193124900000000♠1,931,249

7003212600000000000♠2,126 sq mi
(7003550600000000000♠5,506 km2)

Kitsap County

035

Port Orchard

1857

King en Jefferson Counties

Opperhoofd Kitsap (ged. 1860), leider van de Suquamish stam

7005251133000000000♠251,133

7002396000000000000♠396 vierkante mijl
(7003102600000000000♠1,026 km2)

KittitasCounty

037

Ellensburg

1883

Yakima County

Woord van de Kittitas-stam van onzekere betekenis, met populaire vertalingen variërend van "wit krijt" tot "land van overvloed".

7004409150000000000♠40,915

7003229700000000000♠2,297 sq mi
(7003594900000000000♠5,949 km2)

Klickitat County

039

Goldendale

1859

Walla Walla County

Klickitat stam

7004203180000000000♠20,318

7003187200000000000♠1,872 sq mi
(7003484800000000000♠4,848 km2)

LewisCounty

041

Chehalis

1845

Oorspronkelijk graafschap

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), de co-kapitein van de Lewis en Clark Expeditie

7004754550000000000♠75,455

7003240800000000000♠2,408 sq mi
(7003623700000000000♠6,237 km2)

Lincoln County

043

Davenport

1883

Whitman County

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16e president van de V.S.

7004105700000000000♠10,570

7003231100000000000♠2,311 sq mi
(7003598500000000000♠5,985 km2)

Mason County

045

Shelton

1854

King County

Charles H. Mason (1830-1859), eerste secretaris van het Washington Territory

7004606990000000000♠60,699

70029610000000000♠961 sq mi
(7003248900000000000♠2,489 km2)

Okanogan County

047

Okanogan

1888

Stevens County

Een Salish indiaans woord dat "rendez-vous" betekent.

7004411200000000000♠41,120

7003526800000000000♠5,268 sq mi
(70041364400000000♠13,644 km2)

Pacific County

049

South Bend

1851

Lewis County

De Stille Oceaan

7004209200000000000♠20,920

700297500000000♠975 sq mi
(7003252500000000000♠2,525 km2)

Pend OreilleCounty

051

Newport

1911

Stevens County

De Pend d'Oreille Indiaanse stam

7004130010000000000♠13,001

7003140000000000000♠1,400 sq mi
(7003362600000000000♠3,626 km2)

Pierce County

053

Tacoma

1852

Thurston County

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14e president van de V.S.

7005795225000000000♠795,225

7003167600000000000♠1,676 sq mi
(7003434100000000000♠4,341 km2)

SanJuan County

055

Friday Harbor

1873

Whatcom County

San Juan Eiland

7004157690000000000♠15,769

700217500000000♠175 vierkante mijl
(7002453000000000000♠453 km2)

Skagit County

057

Mount Vernon

1883

Whatcom County

De Skagit Indiaanse stam

7005116901000000000♠116,901

7003173500000000000♠1,735 sq mi
(7003449400000000000♠4,494 km2)

Skamania County

059

Stevenson

1854

Clark County

Een Chinookan woord dat "snel water" betekent

7004110660000000000♠11,066

7003165600000000000♠1,656 sq mi
(7003428900000000000♠4,289 km2)

Snohomish County

061

Everett

1861

Island County

De Snohomish stam

7005713335000000000♠713,335

700320900000000♠2,090 sq mi
(7003541300000000000♠5,413 km2)

Spokane County

063

Spokane

1879

Stevens County

De Spokane Indiaanse stam

7005471221000000000♠471,221

7003176400000000000♠1,764 sq mi
(7003456900000000000♠4,569 km2)

Stevens County

065

Colville

1863

Walla Walla County

Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), 1e gouverneur van het Washington Territory

7004435310000000000♠43,531

7003247800000000000♠2,478 sq mi
(7003641800000000000♠6,418 km2)

Thurston County

067

Olympia

1852

Lewis County

Samuel Thurston (1815-1851), de eerste afgevaardigde van het Oregon Territory in het Congres van de V.S.

7005252264000000000♠252,264

700272700000000♠727 sq mi
(7003188300000000000♠1,883 km2)

Wahkiakum County

069

Cathlamet

1854

Cowlitz County

Leider van de Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber"), inheemse Amerikaanse stam

7003397800000000000♠3,978

700226400000000♠264 sq mi
(7002684000000000000♠684 km2)

Walla Walla County

071

Walla Walla

1854

Skamania County

De Walla Walla indianenstam, en ook een andere naam voor stromend water

7004587810000000000♠58,781

700312700000000♠1,270 sq mi
(7003328900000000000♠3,289 km2)

Whatcom County

073

Bellingham

1854

Island County

Nooksack woord dat "luidruchtig water" betekent

7005201140000000000♠201,140

7003212000000000000♠2,120 sq mi
(7003549100000000000♠5,491 km2)

Whitman County

075

Colfax

1871

Stevens County

Marcus Whitman (1802-1847), een presbyteriaanse missionaris

7004447760000000000♠44,776

7003215900000000000♠2,159 sq mi
(7003559200000000000♠5,592 km2)

Yakima County

077

Yakima

1865

Ferguson County (ter ziele)

De Yakama inheemse Amerikaanse stam

7005243231000000000♠243,231

7003429600000000000♠4,296 sq mi
(70041112700000000♠11,127 km2)