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   Pend Oreille County, Washington. /  48.53°N 117.28°W  / 48.53; -117.28. Pend Oreille County ( / ˌpɒndəˈreɪ / POND-ə-RAY) is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,401. [1] The county seat and largest city is Newport.

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   Pend Oreille County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,401. The county seat and largest city is Newport. The county was created out of Stevens County on March 1, 1911. It is the most recently formed of the state's 39 counties. It is named after the Pend d'Oreilles tribe, who in ...

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   Where is Pend Oreille County?

   • Pend Oreille County ( / ˌpɒndəˈreɪ / POND-ə-RAY) is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Washington, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,401. The county seat and largest city is Newport. The county was created out of Stevens County on March 1, 1911.

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   How did Pend Oreille get its name?

   • In 1912, Newport, the largest town, defeated three other contenders to become county seat. The name Pend Oreille derives from a French-Canadian fur trade moniker for local Indians who probably wore large ear pendants. The area that became the small, sparsely populated county was in many ways the last frontier in the state.

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   Who inhabited Pend Oreille County?

   • The earliest inhabitants of the land now within Pend Oreille County were Indian tribes: Archaeological evidence shows Native American presence as early as 11,000 years ago. In 1809 the North West Company explorer David Thompson (1770-1857) made his first trip down the Pend Oreille River.

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   What was the Pend Oreille County CCC?

   • In Pend Oreille County major CCC camps were established at Sullivan and Davis lakes. Between them they added a ranger station, an airstrip, part of State Highway 211, trails and other improvements. Many veterans of the program attributed their work ethic to having served in the CCC. Another Depression-era federal program was more controversial.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Pend Oreille County Courthouse 229 South Garden Ave Newport, WA 99156 Phone: 509-447-4110 Pend Oreille Website. County Auditor has birth, marriage and land records from 1911. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1911. Pend Oreille County, Washington Record Dates [edit | edit source]

   • County seat: Newport
   • Parent County (s): Stevens

   • Organized: March 1, 1911

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   Jan 22, 2006 · HistoryLink.org Essay 7618. Share. Pend Oreille County, in the extreme northeast corner of Washington, was the last county created in the state. The long narrow strip of land bordering the Idaho Panhandle comprised the easternmost part of Stevens County until designated a separate county in 1911. In 1912, Newport, the largest town, defeated ...

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   The state of Washington definitely saved the best for last, as Pend Oreille County was the final county created in the state of Washington back in 1911. Pend Oreille County’s unique name is derived from a French-Canadian fur trade moniker for local Indians who likely wore large ear pendants. And Indians were, in fact, the earliest inhabitants ...

7. www.census.gov › quickfacts › factU.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Pend Oreille County, Washington

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   Jul 1, 2022 · Persons per household, 2018-2022. 2.34. Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022. 90.3%. Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022. 1.8%. Computer and Internet Use. Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022. 94.0%.