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Garfield County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- November 29, 1881
- Named after
- James A. Garfield
- Seat
- Pomeroy
- Largest city
- Pomeroy
- Total
- 718 sq mi (1,860 km )
- Land
- 711 sq mi (1,840 km )
- Water
- 7.5 sq mi (19 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,416
- Density
- 3.1/sq mi (1.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .co .garfield .wa .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,286, making it the least populous county in Washington; with about 3.2 inhabitants per square mile (1.2/km), it is also the least densely populated county in Washington. The county seat and only city is Pomeroy.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garfield County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.