Okanogan County
Also known as Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County, WA
county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- February 2, 1888
- Named after
- Fort Okanogan
- Seat
- Okanogan
- Largest city
- Omak
- Total
- 5,312.7 sq mi (13,760 km )
- Land
- 5,266.2 sq mi (13,639 km )
- Water
- 46.5 sq mi (120 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 45,230
- Density
- 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
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Okanogan County (/ˌoʊkəˈnɑːɡən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the most populous city is Omak. It is the largest county by area in the state.
About a fifth of the county's residents live in the Greater Omak Area. The county forms a portion of the Okanogan Country. The first county seat was Ruby, which has now been a ghost town for more than 100 years.
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