Washington Voter Check
Chelan County, Washington
Chelan County Courthouse 02 — CC BY-SA 3.0, Joe Mabel · source

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Chelan County

Chelan County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79,074. The county seat and largest city is Wenatchee. The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55-mile (89 km)-long Lake Chelan, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet (453 m).

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Chelan County at a glance

County seat
Wenatchee
Population
79,074 (2020)
Land area
2,994 sq mi
Founded
1899

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Chelan County

  1. Wenatchee county seat35,508
  2. Chelan4,222
  3. Sunnyslope4,041
  4. Cashmere3,248
  5. Leavenworth2,263

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Chelan County

Chelan County is part of the Wenatchee, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

Start here

Confirm you're ready to vote in Chelan County

  1. Step 1

    Run a guided check

    Scan Check Protect walks you through verifying your Washington registration and flags anything that needs fixing — free.

  2. Step 2

    Ask Chelan County directly

    Your county election office handles registration, mail ballots, and polling places.

Question 6 of 8

Who runs elections in this county?

Official channels

Chelan County election resources

Statewide tools and every Washington resource in one place: the Washington page at Scan Check Protect →

Question 7 of 8

Who are this county's neighbors?

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

This is the Chelan County page of Washington Voter Check, a project of True the Vote, pointing Washington voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration.

Where anything here differs from what Chelan County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.