Washington Voter Check
Ferry County, Washington
Sunrise in Ferry County, WA - 2013 — CC BY 2.0, Rocky Raybell from Keller, Ferry County, Washington, USA · source

Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Ferry County

Ferry County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,178, making it the fourth-least populous county in Washington. The county seat and largest city is Republic. The county was created out of Stevens County in February 1899 and is named for Elisha P. Ferry, the state's first governor.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Ferry County at a glance

County seat
Republic
Population
7,178 (2020)
Land area
2,258 sq mi
Founded
1899

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Ferry County

  1. Republic county seat992
  2. Curlew Lake512
  3. Inchelium431
  4. Keller229
  5. Pine Grove129

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Ferry County

The Territorial Legislature of Washington Territory first carved Stevens County from Walla Walla County in 1863 to encompass all the land from the Columbia River west to the Cascades and north of the Wenatchee River. On January 20, 1864, the original territorial Spokane County was dissolved and merged with the unorganized Stevens County. On February 2, 1888 the western expanse of territorial Stevens County was sectioned off by dividing the county in half along the Okanogan Highlands crest. Eleven years later, on February 18, 1899, the western section of Stevens County was again sectioned off, this time along the Columbia, to form Ferry County. The town of Republic is the county's seat of government, as well as the largest town. It was founded at the end of the nineteenth century by gold prospectors and was incorporated in 1900.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

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Confirm you're ready to vote in Ferry 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 Ferry 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

Ferry County election resources

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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 Ferry 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 Ferry County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.