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Washington CountiesThere are 39 counties in the state of Washington. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. The first counties were created from unorganized territory in 1845. |
Stevens County, WashingtonStevens County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameIsaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor of the Washington Territory. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryStevens County was created 20 January 1863 from Walla Walla County. Named after Washington Territory's first governor, Stevens County stretches 100 miles along the east bank of Lake
Roosevelt (once the left bank of the Columbia) above the Spokane River in the Selkirk Mountains. The Hudson's Bay
Company founded the first European community in the county at Fort Colvile near Kettle Falls. Americans were first
attracted by mineral riches in the 1850s and within 60 years, the county was one of the state's top silver and copper
producers. Approximately 41,000 people make their homes there and work in forest products, agriculture, tourism and
recreation, and public services. The character of the county is decidedly rural, but increasingly, commuters are making
the southern end of the county a bedroom community of Spokane. The largest municipalities are Chewelah, Colville, Kettle
Falls, Marcus, Northport, and Springdale, but only 7 percent of the population live within their limits. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,541 square miles (6,580 kmē), of which,
2,478 square miles (6,419 kmē) of it is land and 62 square miles (161 kmē) of it (2.45%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
It also shares its northern border with the Kootenay Boundary Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Cities and Towns:
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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." |