Liste over amter i Washington

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Adams County

001

Ritzville

1883

Whitman County

John Adams (1735-1826), USA's anden præsident

7004187280000000000♠18,728

70031925000000000000000♠1,925 sq mi
(70034986000000000000000♠4,986 km² )

Asotin County

003

Asotin

1883

Garfield County

Nez Percé-navnet for Eel Creek

7004216230000000000♠21,623

70026360000000000000000♠636 km2
(70031647000000000000000♠1.647 km² )

Benton County

005

Prosser

1905

Yakima og Klickitat amter

Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), en amerikansk senator fra Missouri

7005175177000000000♠175,177

70031703000000000000000♠1,703 sq mi
(70034411000000000000000♠4,411 km² )

Chelan County

007

Wenatchee

1899

Okanogan og Kittitas amter

Et indiansk ord, der betyder "dybt vand", og som sandsynligvis henviser til Chelan-søen

7004724530000000000♠72,453

70032922000000000000000♠2,922 sq mi
(700375680000000000000000000♠7,568 km² )

Clallam County

009

Port Angeles

1854

Jefferson County

Et Klallam-ord, der betyder "det stærke folk"

7004714040000000000♠71,404

70031745000000000000000♠1,745 sq mi
(70034520000000000000000♠4,520 km² )

Clark County

011

Vancouver

1845

Oprindelige amt

William Clark (1770-1838), medkaptajn på Lewis og Clark-ekspeditionen

7005425363000000000♠425,363

70026280000000000000000♠628 km2
(700316270000000000000000000♠1,627 km² )

Columbia County

013

Dayton

1875

Walla Walla County

Columbia-floden

7003407800000000000♠4,078

70028690000000000000000♠869 km2
(70032251000000000000000♠2.251 km² )

Cowlitz County

015

Kelso

1854

Oprindelige amt

Cowlitz, en indianerstamme

7005102410000000000♠102,410

70031139000000000000000♠1.139 km2
(700329500000000000000000000♠2.950 km² )

Douglas County

017

Waterville

1883

Lincoln County

Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), amerikansk senator fra Illinois

7004384310000000000♠38,431

70031821000000000000000♠1,821 sq mi
(70034716000000000000000♠4,716 km² )

Ferry County

019

Republikken

1899

Stevens County

Elisha P. Ferry (1825-1895), 1. guvernør i staten Washington

7003755100000000000♠7,551

70032204000000000000000♠2,204 sq mi
(70035708000000000000000♠5,708 km² )

Franklin County

021

Pasco

1883

Whitman County

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), forfatter, taler, opfinder og USA's grundlægger

7004781630000000000♠78,163

7003124200000000000♠1.242 km2
(70033217000000000000000♠3.217 km² )

Garfield County

023

Pomeroy

1881

Columbia County

James A. Garfield (1831-1881), USA's 20. præsident

7003226600000000000♠2,266

70027100000000000000000♠710 sq mi
(70031839000000000000000♠1,839 km² )

Grant County

025

Ephrata

1909

Douglas County

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), USA's 18. præsident

7004891200000000000♠89,120

70032681000000000000000♠2,681 sq mi
(70036944000000000000000♠6,944 km² )

Grays Harbor County

027

Montesano

1854

Thurston County

Grays Harbor, en vandmasse opkaldt efter opdagelsesrejsende og handelsmand Robert Gray (1755-1806)

7004727970000000000♠72,797

70031917000000000000000♠1,917 sq mi
(700349650000000000000000000♠4,965 km² )

Island County

029

Coupeville

1853

Thurston County

Whidbey og Camano Islands

7004785060000000000♠78,506

70022090000000000000000♠209 sq mi
(700254100000000000000000000♠541 km² )

Jefferson County

031

Port Townsend

1852

Thurston County

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), USA's tredje præsident og hovedforfatter af uafhængighedserklæringen

7004298720000000000♠29,872

70031809000000000000000♠1,809 sq mi
(70034685000000000000000♠4,685 km² )

King County

033

Seattle

1852

Thurston County

William R. King (1786-1853), amerikansk vicepræsident under Franklin Pierce; officielt omdøbt i 1986 efter Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

7006193124900000000♠1,931,249

70032126000000000000000♠2,126 sq mi
(70035506000000000000000♠5,506 km² )

Kitsap County

035

Port Orchard

1857

King og Jefferson Counties

Høvding Kitsap (død 1860), leder af Suquamish-stammen

7005251133000000000♠251,133

700239600000000000000000000♠396 km2
(700310260000000000000000000♠1,026 km² )

Kittitas County

037

Ellensburg

1883

Yakima County

Kittitas-stammens ord af usikker betydning, med populære oversættelser, der spænder fra "hvidt kridt" til "land med overflod"

7004409150000000000♠40,915

70032297000000000000000♠2,297 sq mi
(700359490000000000000000000♠5,949 km² )

Klickitat County

039

Goldendale

1859

Walla Walla County

Klickitat-stammen

7004203180000000000♠20,318

70031872000000000000000♠1,872 sq mi
(70034848000000000000000♠4,848 km² )

Lewis County

041

Chehalis

1845

Oprindelige amt

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), medkaptajn på Lewis og Clark-ekspeditionen

7004754550000000000♠75,455

70032408000000000000000♠2,408 sq mi
(70036237000000000000000♠6,237 km² )

Lincoln County

043

Davenport

1883

Whitman County

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16. præsident i USA

7004105700000000000♠10,570

70032311000000000000000♠2,311 sq mi
(700359850000000000000000000♠5,985 km² )

Mason County

045

Shelton

1854

King County

Charles H. Mason (1830-1859), 1. sekretær for Washington Territory

7004606990000000000♠60,699

70029610000000000000000♠961 sq mi
(700324890000000000000000000♠2,489 km² )

Okanogan County

047

Okanogan

1888

Stevens County

Et salish-amerikansk ord, der betyder "rendezvous"

7004411200000000000♠41,120

70035268000000000000000♠5,268 sq mi
(70041364400000000000000♠13,644 km² )

Pacific County

049

South Bend

1851

Lewis County

Stillehavet

7004209200000000000♠20,920

70029750000000000000000♠975 sq mi
(70032525250000000000000000000♠2,525 km² )

Pend Oreille County

051

Newport

1911

Stevens County

Den amerikanske indianerstamme Pend d'Oreille

7004130010000000000♠13,001

70031400000000000000000♠1,400 sq mi
(70033626000000000000000♠3,626 km² )

Pierce County

053

Tacoma

1852

Thurston County

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14. præsident i USA

7005795225000000000♠795,225

70031676000000000000000♠1,676 sq mi
(70034341000000000000000♠4,341 km² )

San Juan County

055

Fredag Harbor

1873

Whatcom County

San Juan Island

7004157690000000000♠15,769

70021750000000000000000♠175 sq mi
(700245300000000000000000000♠453 km² )

Skagit County

057

Mount Vernon

1883

Whatcom County

Den amerikanske indianerstamme Skagit

7005116901000000000♠116,901

70031735000000000000000♠1,735 sq mi
(70034494000000000000000♠4,494 km² )

Skamania County

059

Stevenson

1854

Clark County

Et chinookansk ord, der betyder "hurtigt vand"

7004110660000000000♠11,066

70031656000000000000000♠1,656 sq mi
(700342890000000000000000000♠4,289 km² )

Snohomish County

061

Everett

1861

Island County

Snohomish-stammen

7005713335000000000♠713,335

70032090000000000000000♠2,090 sq mi
(700354130000000000000000000♠5,413 km² )

Spokane County

063

Spokane

1879

Stevens County

Den amerikanske indianerstamme Spokane

7005471221000000000♠471,221

70031764000000000000000♠1,764 sq mi
(70034569000000000000000♠4,569 km² )

Stevens County

065

Colville

1863

Walla Walla County

Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), 1. guvernør for Washington Territory

7004435310000000000♠43,531

70032478000000000000000♠2,478 sq mi
(70036418000000000000000♠6,418 km² )

Thurston County

067

Olympia

1852

Lewis County

Samuel Thurston (1815-1851), Oregon-territoriets første delegerede til USA's kongres

7005252264000000000♠252,264

70027270000000000000000♠727 sq mi
(700318830000000000000000000♠1,883 km² )

Wahkiakum County

069

Cathlamet

1854

Cowlitz County

Leder af Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber"), indiansk stamme

7003397800000000000♠3,978

70022640000000000000000♠264 sq mi
(700268400000000000000000000♠684 km² )

Walla Walla County

071

Walla Walla

1854

Skamania County

Den amerikanske indianerstamme Walla Walla, og også et andet navn for rindende vand

7004587810000000000♠58,781

70031270000000000000000♠1,270 sq mi
(700332890000000000000000000♠3,289 km² )

Whatcom County

073

Bellingham

1854

Island County

Nooksack-ord, der betyder "larmende vand"

7005201140000000000♠201,140

70032120000000000000000♠2,120 sq mi
(70035491000000000000000♠5,491 km² )

Whitman County

075

Colfax

1871

Stevens County

Marcus Whitman (1802-1847), en presbyteriansk missionær

7004447760000000000♠44,776

70032159000000000000000♠2,159 sq mi
(70035592000000000000000♠5,592 km² )

Yakima County

077

Yakima

1865

Ferguson County (nedlagt)

Den amerikanske indianerstamme Yakama

7005243231000000000♠243,231

70034296000000000000000♠4,296 sq mi
(70041112700000000000000♠11,127 km² )