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Pend Oreille County, WashingtonPend Oreille County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThe Pend d'Oreille Native American tribe. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryPend Oreille County was created 1 March 1911 from Stevens County Pend Oreille County, in the extreme northeast corner of Washington, was the last county created in the state. The
long narrow strip of land bordering the Idaho Panhandle comprised the easternmost part of Stevens County until
designated a separate county in 1911. In 1912, Newport, the largest town, defeated three other contenders to become
county seat. The name Pend Oreille derives from a French-Canadian fur trade moniker for local Indians who probably wore
large ear pendants. The area that became the small, sparsely populated county was in many ways the last frontier in the
state. Its inhabitants were first the indigenous peoples, then fur traders and explorers, followed by missionaries, then
miners, loggers, and homesteaders. Industries such as timber, mining, and cement manufacture provided employment, but
most of the profits flowed to outside investors, leaving little for local development. Today the county is working to
upgrade its economy, while its scenic beauty and recreational opportunities are attracting tourism and settlement. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,425 square miles (3,692 kmē), of which,
1,400 square miles (3,627 kmē) of it is land and 25 square miles (65 kmē) of it (1.76%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
It also shares its northern border with British Columbia, Canada.
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
