Chelan County, Washington

Chelan County
Chelan County
County
	Chelan County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Washington
	Washington's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°53′N 120°38′W / 47.88°N 120.64°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
Founded	March 13, 1899
Seat	Wenatchee
Largest city	Wenatchee
Area
• Total	2,994 sq mi (7,750 km2)
• Land	2,921 sq mi (7,570 km2)
• Water	73 sq mi (190 km2) 2.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	79,074
• Estimate (2022)	79,926
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.chelan.wa.us

Chelan County (/ʃəˈlæn/, shə-LAN) is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79,074.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Wenatchee.^[2] The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899.^[3]^[4] 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 County is part of the Wenatchee, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Milestones for Washington State History — Part 2: 1851 to 1900". HistoryLink.org. March 6, 2003.
^ McCormick, Ida Skarson (1999). "Links to Okanogan County, Washington". Archived from the original on May 5, 2006.