Stevens County, Washington

Stevens County
U.S. county
Stevens County Courthouse in Colville
Location within the U.S. state of Washington
Washington's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 48°24′N 117°51′W
Country	United States
State	Washington
Founded	January 20, 1863
Named for	Isaac Stevens
Seat	Colville
Largest city	Colville
Area
• Total	2,541 sq mi (6,580 km2)
• Land	2,478 sq mi (6,420 km2)
• Water	63 sq mi (160 km2)  2.5%
Population  (2010)
• Total	43,531
• Estimate  (2019)	45,723
• Density	18/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.co.stevens.wa.us

Stevens County is a county in Washington in the United States. It is along the Canada–US border. The county seat is Colville. 43,531 people lived there at the 2010 census.

History

The county was created on January 20, 1863. It is named after Isaac Stevens, the first governor of Washington Territory.

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 2,541 square miles (6,580 km²). Of that 2,478 square miles (6,420 km²) is land and 63 square miles (160 km²) (2.5%) is water.

Bordering counties

• Pend Oreille County – east
• Spokane County – southeast
• Lincoln County – southwest
• Ferry County – west
• Kootenay Boundary Regional District, British Columbia – northeast
• Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia – north

Communities

Cities

• Chewelah
• Colville (county seat)
• Kettle Falls

Towns

• Marcus
• Northport
• Springdale

Census-designated places

• Addy
• Clayton
• Loon Lake
• Valley

Unincorporated communities

• Arden
• Bluecreek
• Cedonia
• Daisy
• Echo
• Evans
• Ford
• Fruitland
• Gifford
• Grays
• Hunters
• Marble
• Nine Mile Falls
• Rice
• Suncrest
• Tumtum (also known as Tum Tum)
• Ward
• Wellpinit