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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is at Mount Vernon, which is also the county's largest city.
Skagit County was formed out of Whatcom County on November 28, 1883.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1872 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1883 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1891 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1891 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 8,747
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| 1900 | 14,272
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| 1910 | 29,241
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| 1920 | 33,373
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| 1930 | 35,142
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| 1940 | 37,650
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| 1950 | 43,273
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| 1960 | 51,350
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| 1970 | 52,381
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| 1980 | 64,138
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| 1990 | 79,555
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