Statehood: Nov. 11, 1889 Living in WA Today Population
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Douglas Co. Chelan Co. Kittitas Co. King Co. Pierce Co. Thurston Co. Mason Co. Kitsap Co. Jefferson Co. Grays Harbor Co. Pacific Co. Lewis Co. Wahkiakum Co. Cowlitz Co. Clark Co. Skamania Co. Klickitat Co. Yakima Co. Benton Co. Grant Co. Franklin Co. Walla Walla Co. Garfield Co. Columbia Co. Lincoln Co. Adams Co. Asotin Co. Whitman Co. Spokane Co. Pend Oreille Co. Stevens Co. Ferry Co. Okanogan Co. Clallam Co. Snohomish Co. Skagit Co. Island Co. San Juan Co. Whatcom Co.
Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Washington has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 1,201 1860 11,594
1870 23,955 1880 75,116 1890 357,232 1900 518,103 1910 1,141,990 1920 1,356,621 1930 1,563,396 1940 1,736,191


Helpful Links
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BYU Idaho - Western States Marriages Searchable Database
Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 LDS Searchable Database
Washington State County Marriages 1858-1950 LDS Searchable Database
State of Washington Vital Statistics Official State of Washington Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in Washington today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma or Vancouver. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, England, Norway or Sweden. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Washington, like Amazon.com, Costco, Microsoft, Tacoma General Hospital or Weyerhaeuser. Some of them may enjoy eating a Walla Walla Sweet or Dutch Babies. They probably root for the Seattle Mariners or Seahawks, Seattle Supersonics, Washington Huskies or the Washington State Cougars. You might find them hanging out at the coffee shop or visiting North Cascades National Park.

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