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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
Whitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,973. The county seat is Colfax, and its largest city is Pullman.
The county was formed from Stevens County in 1871. It is named after Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary who, with his wife Narcissa, was killed in 1847 by members of the Cayuse tribe.
Whitman County comprises the Pullman, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1861 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 7,014
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| 1890 | 19,109
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| 1900 | 25,360
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| 1910 | 33,280
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| 1920 | 31,323
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| 1930 | 28,014
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| 1940 | 27,221
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| 1950 | 32,469
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| 1960 | 31,263
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| 1970 | 37,900
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| 1980 | 40,103
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| 1990 | 38,775
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