Washington Voter Check
Whitman County, Washington
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Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Whitman County

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.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Whitman County at a glance

County seat
Colfax
Population
47,973 (2020)
Land area
2,178 sq mi
Founded
1871

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Whitman County

  1. Pullman32,901
  2. Colfax county seat2,782
  3. Palouse1,015
  4. Tekoa817
  5. St. John599

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Whitman County

The area delineated by the future Washington state boundary began to be colonized at the start of the nineteenth century, both by Americans and Canadians. However, the majority of Canadian exploration and interest in the land was due to the fur trade, whereas American settlers were principally seeking land for agriculture and cattle raising. The Treaty of 1818 provided for dual control of this area by US and Canadian government officials. During this period, the future Washington Territory was divided into two administrative zones: Clark County and Lewis County (made official in 1845). The dual-control concept was unwieldy and led to continual argument, and occasional conflict. The status of the Washington area was settled in 1846, when the Oregon Treaty ceded the land south of North latitude 49 degrees to American control.

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 Whitman 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 Whitman 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

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