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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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,523. The county seat and largest city is Mount Vernon. The county was formed in 1883 from Whatcom County and is named for the Skagit Indian tribe, which has been indigenous to the area prior to European-American settlement.
Skagit County comprises the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Puget Sound region.
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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