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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
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,938. The county seat is Waterville, while its largest settlement is East Wenatchee. The county was created out of Lincoln County on November 28, 1883 and is named for American Stephen A. Douglas.
Douglas County is part of the Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1883 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1884 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Court 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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| 1891 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 3,161
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| 1900 | 4,926
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| 1910 | 9,227
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| 1920 | 9,392
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| 1930 | 7,561
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| 1940 | 8,651
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| 1950 | 10,817
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| 1960 | 14,890
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| 1970 | 16,787
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| 1980 | 22,144
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| 1990 | 26,205
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