Island County
Founded: January 6, 1853 |
Island County
Sheriff's Office
101 NE 6th Street
Coupeville, WA 98277
Phone: 360.678.4422
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Island County name reflects the fact that it consists of
two large islands, Whidbey and Camano, and seven smaller
islands (Baby, Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith,
and Strawberry). In 2007, the estimated population was 78,400. Its
county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak
Harbor.
Island County was created out of Thurston County on December
22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, and
officially founded on January 6, 1853. It is the
eighth-oldest county in Washington. It originally
encompassed what are now Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and San
Juan Counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 517 square miles, of which, 208 square miles of it
is land and 309 square miles of it (59.71%) is water. The
population density is 344 per square mile.
| Principal Communities: |
- Coupeville (County Seat)
- Langley
- Oak Harbor
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- Camano
- Clinton
- Freeland
- Ault Field (Whidbey NAS)
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