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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).
Chelan is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The estimated population was 4,222 at the 2020 census. It lies on the southeast tip of Lake Chelan, where the lake flows into the Chelan River.
South Wenatchee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,522 at the 2020 census.
West Wenatchee is a former census-designated place (CDP) and now an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The United States Census Bureau removed the community at the 2010 census, with most of its former area being merged into Wenatchee city limits, raising the population significantly. The area that was West Wenatchee is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase on the 2000 census, having annexed much of the East Wenatchee Bench CDP. As of 2019, the Office of Financial Management estimates that the current population was 14,219.
The Wenatchee Mountains are a range of mountains in central Washington State, United States of America. A major subrange of the Cascade Range, extending east 50 miles (80 km) from the Cascade crest, the Wenatchee Mountains separate the drainage basins of the Yakima River from the Wenatchee River. The crest of the range forms part of the boundary between Chelan and Kittitas Counties.
The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north–south mountain range in central Washington, United States. They stretch from Snowgrass Mountain at 47°41′N120°56′W, to 47°45′N120°54′W.
The Chelan County Public Utility District, or Chelan County PUD, provides electric, water, wastewater public utility and telecommunications services in Chelan County, in north-central Washington, USA.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Washington that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are at least three listings in each of Washington's 39 counties.
Orondo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States, located alongside the eastern part of the Columbia River. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is well known for its robust agriculture industry, and produce fruits such as apples, cherries and pears. The name was derived from a mythical Great Lake Indian and was first settled in the late 19th century by late Washington politician, John B. Smith.
Cascade School District No. 228 is a Class-A public school district in Chelan County, Washington. The district includes the towns of Dryden, Lake Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Peshastin, Plain and Winton. Four of the district schools are located in Leavenworth, while the fifth, Peshastin Dryden Elementary, is in the unincorporated community of Peshastin. The district office is located in Leavenworth, and the district school board currently has five members.
Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) is a public community college in Wenatchee, Washington. The college provides students with adult education classes, certifications, associate degrees, and four bachelor's degrees. WVC's primary service district is one of the largest in the state, serving an area larger than Massachusetts, at more than 10,000 square miles (30,000 km2).
State Route 207 (SR 207) is a 4.38-mile-long (7.05 km) state highway serving Wenatchee National Forest and Lake Wenatchee State Park in Chelan County, located within the U.S. state of Washington. The highway travels north along Nason Creek from an intersection with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) at Coles Corner to Chiwawa Loop Road on the eastern shore of Lake Wenatchee. SR 207 was previously signed as part of Secondary State Highway 15C (SSH 15C) and SSH 15D until the 1964 highway renumbering, when SSH 15C was split between SR 207 and SR 209. SR 209 was removed from the highway system in 1991 and SR 207 was shortened to end at the former terminus of SR 209.
Chelan National Forest was established in Washington by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908 with 2,492,500 acres (10,087 km2) from a portion of Washington National Forest. On July 1, 1921 it absorbed the first Okanogan National Forest, but on March 23, 1955 the name was changed back to Okanogan.
The Lake Chelan AVA is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington State. Located in the north-central part of the state around Lake Chelan, the area is a sub-appellation of the greater Columbia Valley AVA. Of the 24,040 acres within the AVA's boundaries, only 260 acres were planted with wine grapes which was producing wine for fifteen wineries as of 2009. While viticulture has existed in the region since 1891, the area was approved as a federally designated wine region in April 2009 when it became Washington's 11th AVA.
Carpenter Island is a man-made, backward letter L-shaped island and boat launch area on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies on the Chelan County side of the river, across from Douglas County and is just downstream of Wells Dam.
Washington's 12th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Entiat Slopes Natural Area Preserve in Chelan County, Washington is part of the Washington Natural Areas Program. It protects 1,920 acres (780 ha) of largely steep terrain dropping to the edge of the Columbia River. It contains one of the largest populations of Thompson's clover, a Washington State threatened species. The site has apparently evolved in response to frequent wildfires.
Lakeside is an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington. It is part of Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2021 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2021. By late April, all of Eastern Washington had been classified by the United States Drought Monitor as "abnormally dry" with moderate to severe drought conditions. The state had more than 630 wildfires by the first week of July, on par with the state's record 2015 wildfire season.
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- ↑ "Telma Populated Place Profile / Chelan County, Washington Data". washington.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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