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Chelan County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- March 13, 1899
- Seat
- Wenatchee
- Largest city
- Wenatchee
- Total
- 2,994 sq mi (7,750 km )
- Land
- 2,921 sq mi (7,570 km )
- Water
- 73 sq mi (190 km ) 2.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 81,941
- Density
- 26/sq mi (10/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- co.chelan.wa.us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 79074
- Area
- 7754
- Official website
- www.co.chelan.wa.us
- Image
- Chelan County Courthouse 02.jpg
- Households
- 29383
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- water as percent of area
- 2.5
- Commons category
- Chelan County, Washington
- native label
- Chelan County
- inception
- 1899-00-00
- per capita income
- 32249
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Chelan County (/ʃəˈlæn/, shə-LAN) is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79,074. The county seat and largest city is Wenatchee. The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55-mile (89 km)-long Lake Chelan, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet (453 m).
Chelan County is part of the Wenatchee, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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