Editing Ferry County, Washington

{{Short description|County in Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Ferry County
 | state                = Washington
 | seal                 = 
 | flag                 = 
 | founded year         = 1899
 | founded date         = February 21
 | seat wl              = Republic
 | largest city wl      = Republic
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 2257
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 2203
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 54
 | area percentage      = 2.4%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 7178
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 7543 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 3.5
 | time zone            = Pacific
 | web                  = www.ferry-county.com/
 | district             = 5th
 | named for            = [[Elisha P. Ferry]]
 | ex image             = Curlew Lake looking South.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Ferry County Rail Trail trestle at Curlew Lake
}}

'''Ferry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located on the northern border of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 7,178,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ferrycountywashington/PST045223|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref> making it the fourth-least populous county in Washington.<ref>Ahead of Wahkiakum (4,422), Columbia (3,952), and Garfield (2,286) counties.</ref> The [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Republic, Washington|Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was created out of [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens County]] in February 1899<ref>{{cite web|title=Milestones for Washington State History — Part 2: 1851 to 1900|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5380|date=March 6, 2003|publisher=[[HistoryLink.org]]}}</ref> and is named for [[Elisha P. Ferry]], the state's first [[governor]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n124 125]}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The county was first slated by the state government to be named "Eureka County", but was revised while the bill was in discussion to "Ferry County" in recognition of the Territory's last governor and the State's first governor, [[Elisha P. Ferry]]. The change is suggested to have happened as a bookend to the naming of [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens County]], named for the first governor of [[Washington Territory]].<ref name="Etymology">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Charles W. |title=The Naming of Counties in the State of Washington |year=1913 |publisher=University of Washington |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S2vNZw3-IYQC&dq=Ferry+County,+%22Eureka+county%22+Washington&pg=PT5}}</ref>

==History==
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutes of Washington Territory Tenth Session |url=https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1863pam1.pdf |ref=Page 680}}</ref> On January 20, 1864, the original territorial Spokane County was dissolved and merged with the unorganized Stevens County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statutes of the Territory of Washington in 1864 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1863pam1.pdf |ref=Page 70}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Etymology"/>

The town of [[Republic, Washington|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. The original election precinct of Republic was created on April 6, 1898.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stevens County Board of Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1913 |url=https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/8F5322244EE2A0646C1895820E79467E}}</ref> Following the 1922 primary elections, a group of citizens called for an investigation into possible election irregularities. The group claimed that two of that years voting precincts had been formed unlawfully in conjunction with misconduct in six precincts by election officers and the canvassing board. As a result of the actions, the validity of two candidates were called in question. Demands were made that Thomas F. Barker, seeking re-election as sheriff, and John W. McCool, seeking the County Treasurer seat, be barred from the ballot. Barker was notably facing charges at the federal level at that time from allegations of conspiring and abetting [[Rum-running|bootlegger]]s.<ref name="SRv100ya">{{cite news |title=100 years ago in Ferry County: Election misconduct alleged|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/04/100-years-ago-today-in-ferry-county-election-misco/}}</ref>

During the [[Great Depression]] several [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] camps were opened in the County, with [[Camp Growden]] on Sherman Creek, between Sherman Pass and Kettle Falls being the largest and longest running. The Camp was open between 1934 and 1941, while smaller and "spike" camps were seasonally staffed on Boulder Pass, in Republic, near Quartz Mountain, and around [[Mount Bonaparte]] to the west.<ref name="CNFccc">{{cite book |title=History of Colville National Forest |last1=Moran |first1=B. |chapter=History of wildlife of the CCC |page=II-38 |date=1941 |publisher=Unpublished |editor-last=Colville National Forest Staff |url=https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/collection/r6cnf/id/348/rec/1 |access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> 

The original county courthouse, made of wood, burned in 1934. Its replacement, made of concrete and stucco, was under consideration beginning in 2018 for historical preservation.<ref name=FICO/>

On August 13, 2001, a series of major wildfires and complexes were ignited by regional lightning storms passing over eastern Washington.<ref name="Eburg25th">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Nine wildfires since Aug. 14 |work=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Ellensburg, WA |date=Aug 25, 2001 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UDEfAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Mount+Leona%22&pg=PA2}}</ref> Among them was the [[Mount Leona Fire]] which burned for several weeks and encompassed over 6,000 acres in the central Kettle River range northeast of [[Curlew Lake (Washington)|Curlew Lake]].<ref name="Herald18th">{{cite news |date=August 18, 2001 |agency=Associated Press |title=Fire crews keep their eyes on the winds in 4 states |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |page=A10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-fire-crews-keep-their-e/150260594/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Sanpoil River.jpg|thumb|right|The Sanpoil River flows south to the Columbia]]

Ferry County is bordered on the north by the [[Kootenay Boundary Regional District, British Columbia]], Canada, along the 49th parallel; to the west by [[Okanogan County]] along the boundary between ranges 31 and 32 east; to the south by [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln County]] in the midline of the [[Columbia River]]; and on the east by [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens County]], again along the Columbia River and then [[Kettle River (Columbia River)|Kettle River]] midlines.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.B. No. 49 To Create and organize Ferry County. |url=https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1899pam1.pdf |work=[[Revised Code of Washington]] |publisher=[[Washington State Legislature]] |accessdate=June 28, 2024}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2257|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2203|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|54|sqmi}} (2.4%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>  Most of Ferry County is covered by the rugged [[Kettle River Range]], which extends from the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] to its southernmost perimeter bounded by the Columbia River and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake|Roosevelt Lake]]. Only a narrow north–south strip running the length of the county on the west between the [[Sanpoil River]] and the [[Okanogan County]] line encompasses part of the [[Okanogan Highland]]. Except for the town of Republic, the county is sparsely populated.

The county has three major river systems, with the impounded [[Columbia River]]s Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake forming the southern and most of the eastern county boundary.  Along the northern border, the Kettle River drops south into the county near the [[Midway, British Columbia]] border crossing, before turning north again at [[Curlew, Washington|Curlew]] to cross into Canada at the [[Danville, Washington|Danville]] border crossing.  It swings south again on the eastern side of the Kettle River Range and passes into the US just east of the [[Laurier Washington|Lauier]] border crossing and is the northern section of the Ferry-Stevens county Border before joining with the Columbia River north of [[Barney's Junction, Washington|Barney's Junction]].  The southern and south central part of the county from just south of [[Curlew Lake (Washington)|Curlew Lake]] is all drained by the south flowing Sanpoil River, which joins Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at the southern tip of the county south of [[Keller, Washington|Keller]]. Southwest of Republic in the eastern edge of the Okanogan highlands is a group of four recreational lakes, Swan Lake, Ferry Lake, Fish Lake, and Long Lake in [[Colville National Forest]] land, while the [[Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area]] is accessible on the eastern edges of the county.

===Kettle River Peaks===
The highest peaks in the county are located along the crest of the Kettle River Range and are part of either the Colville National Forest or the Colville Indian Reservation. [[Washington State Route 20]] crosses over the Kettle River Range along the southern shoulder of Sherman Peak at [[Sherman Pass (Washington)|Sherman Pass]], which at {{convert|5575|ft|m|0}} is highest mountain pass open all year in the state. [[Boulder-Deer Creek Pass]] is a paved two-lane county road and one of several critical secondary roads that provide access into and out of Ferry County.<ref name="CWPP2006">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_burn_cwppferry.pdf |title=Ferry County, Washington Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) |date=December 8, 2006 |publisher=Washington state Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> It's eastern terminus is with [[U.S. Route 395 in Washington|U.S. Route 395]] south of [[Orient, Washington|Orient]], while the western end forms a junction with [[Washington State Route 21|State Route 21]] at Curlew, and the western continuation of the road is labeled as the West Kettle River Road.<ref name="CWPP2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/rp_burn_cwpp_ferry_county.pdf |title=Ferry County, Washington Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) |date=2015 |publisher=Washington state Department of Natural Resources}}</ref> Boulder Creek Road is one of three passes crossing the Kettle River Range, and the northern most. In the southern Kettle River Range is [[Bridge Creek Road|Bridge Creek Pass]] between [[Washington State Route 21|Highway 21]] and [[Inchelium, Washington|Inchelium]].<ref name="CWPP2006"/><ref name="CWPP2015"/>  The road starts at approximately {{cvt|1,800|ft|m}} at Curlew and climbs up to an crest of {{cvt|4,600|ft|m}} and then drops back down to about {{cvt|1.400|ft|m}} at Highway 395.<ref name="CWPP2006"/>

Crossing the county east to west is the [[Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail]], which enters the county along the Boulder pass highway, turns south along the [[Kettle Crest National Recreation Trail]] and turns west again along the 13 mile trail.

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*[[Copper Butte]], highest point: {{convert|7140|ft|m|0}}
*Snow Peak, {{convert|7103|ft|m|0}}
*Scar Mountain, {{convert|7046|ft|m|0}}
*Wapaloosie Mountain, {{convert|7018|ft|m|0}}
*Sherman Peak, {{convert|7011|ft|m|0}}
*Bald Mountain, {{convert|6940|ft|m|0}}
*White Mountain, {{convert|6923|ft|m|0}}
*Columbia Mountain, {{convert|6782|ft|m|0}}
*Midnight Mountain, {{convert|6660|ft|m|0}}
*King Mountain, {{convert|6634|ft|m|0}}
*Edds Mountain, {{convert|6540|ft|m|0}}
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
Ferry County reaches to [[Canada]] on the north, and to the [[Columbia River]] on the east. Its southern portion is in the boundary of the [[Colville Indian Reservation]], controlled by the Colville Confederated Tribes, and its northern portion is largely occupied by [[Colville National Forest]]. As a result, only eighteen percent of the total county area is taxable-use ground.<ref name=FICO/> The county's economy is largely based on timber-extraction, and mining.

Ferry County's topography and climate make it an ideal recreation destination, so tourism has become a significant portion of the county's economy. Washington State Highway 20, designated a National Scenic Highway, crosses the county east–west, and has the state's highest navigable pass (5,575 feet above sea level).

The county seat, Republic, is the site of the [[Stonerose Interpretive Center|Stonerose Interpretive Center and Fossil Site]], which exhibits and explains Eocene-era fossils from an ancient lake bed north of Republic.<ref name="FICO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ferry-county.com/|title=Ferry County Government|website=www.ferry-county.com|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Anderson's Grocery]] is the main grocery of northern Ferry County, having been in operation since 1900, and never burning down.<ref name="SpRvCentennial">{{cite news |last1=Craig |first1=john |title=A century in the family |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=June 25, 2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATozAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Anderson%27s+grocery%22+centennial&pg=PA11}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 4562
|1910= 4800
|1920= 5143
|1930= 4292
|1940= 4701
|1950= 4096
|1960= 3889
|1970= 3655
|1980= 5811
|1990= 6295
|2000= 7260
|2010= 7551
|2020= 7178
|estyear=2024
|estimate=7543
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 7, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530033223/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226035610/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=dead|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 7,551 people, 3,190 households, and 2,070 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US53019|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=March 1, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031205/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US53019|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|3.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 4,403 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.0|/sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US53019|access-date=March 1, 2016|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US53019|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 76.3% white, 16.7% American Indian, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.2% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 23.0% were [[Germans|German]], 18.0% were [[English people|English]], 12.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 3.7% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US53019|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=March 1, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213024651/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US53019|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 3,190 households, 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age was 47.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $35,485 and the median income for a family was $43,576. Males had a median income of $41,755 versus $30,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,021. About 13.6% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US53019|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=March 1, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020052/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US53019|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 7,260 people, 2,823 households, and 1,987 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3|PD/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 3,775 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 75.48% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 18.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.46% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 14.1% were of [[German people|German]], 9.5% [[United States]] or American, 9.1% [[Irish American|Irish]], and 7.6% [[English people|English]] ancestry. 96.7% spoke [[English language|English]] and 1.9% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 2,823 households, out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 29.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,388, and the median income for a family was $35,691. Males had a median income of $32,103 versus $23,371 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,019. About 13.30% of families and 19.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.40% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="Slump22">{{cite news |last1=Hanlon |first1=James |title=After slump, Ferry County attempts to regain lost population in 2020 census |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/05/after-slump-ferry-county-attempts-to-regain-lost-p/ |access-date=May 27, 2023 |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Government==
{{PresHead|place=Ferry County, Washington|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 286 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 269 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 13 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 9 votes.</ref>}}
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===County law enforcement===
County-wide law enforcement is provided by the Ferry County Sheriff Office which is headquartered in Republic. Henry Waisman was the county's first sheriff, appointed by the county commissioners following the county's 1899 organization, with a mandate to serve until the first general election in 1900. The county's first elected sheriff was A.E. Stewart.<ref>{{cite book|title=An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, State of Washington|date=1904|publisher=Western Historical Publishing Company|page=446|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iP40AQAAMAAJ}}</ref> The sheriff in 2016 was Ray Maycumber.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Steve|title=New Colville Reservation Fireworks Ban in Response to Wildfire Hazards|url=http://spokanepublicradio.org/post/new-colville-reservation-fireworks-ban-response-wildfire-hazards|access-date=December 23, 2016|work=[[KPBX-FM]]|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref>

==Communities==
===City===
[[File:Republic Ferry County 01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Republic, Washington]]
*[[Republic, Washington|Republic]] (county seat)

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Barney's Junction, Washington|Barney's Junction]]
*[[Barstow, Washington|Barstow]]
*[[Boyds, Washington|Boyds]]
*[[Curlew, Washington|Curlew]]
*[[Curlew Lake, Washington|Curlew Lake]]
*[[Danville, Washington|Danville]]
*[[Inchelium, Washington|Inchelium]]
*[[Keller, Washington|Keller]]
*[[Laurier, Washington|Laurier]]
*[[Malo, Washington|Malo]]
*[[Orient, Washington|Orient]]
*[[Pine Grove, Washington|Pine Grove]]
*[[Torboy, Washington|Torboy]]
*[[Twin Lakes, Washington|Twin Lakes]]
{{div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
*[[Covada, Washington|Covada]]
*[[Impach, Washington|Impach]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
*[[Alex N. Dragnich]] (1912-2009) - political scientist
*[[Stella Leach]] (1918-2010) - nurse and activist

==See also==
*[[Ansorge Hotel]]
*[[Ferry County Carousel]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ferry County, Washington]]
*[[List of law enforcement agencies in Washington (state)]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=An illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00stee|publisher=Western Historical Pub. Co.|year=1904}}[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=83 Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023070901/http://www.historylink.org/results.cfm?searchfield=county&keyword=Ferry&Submit=Search+by+County Ferry County, Washington] at HistoryLink.org
* [https://www.ferry-county.com/ Official website of Ferry County Government]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/kettle-river-range/682199 SummitPost.org, ''Kettle River Range (Washington State)'']
* [http://www.ferry-county.com/Courts%20and%20Law/Sheriff.html Sheriff's office official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531110836/http://www.ferry-county.com/Courts%20and%20Law/Sheriff.html |date=May 31, 2017 }}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Ferry County
|North     = [[Regional District of Kootenay Boundary]], [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan County]]
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Ferry County, Washington}}
{{Washington}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|48.47|-118.51|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-WA_source:UScensus1990}}

[[Category:Ferry County, Washington| ]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1899]]