User:Ecpiandy/List of communities in Okanogan County, Washington
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There are 13 municipalities in Okanogan County, which lies in Central Washington and Eastern Washington. Under Washington law, there are two types of incorporated municipalities: cities and towns. Any municipality with more than 1,500 persons can incorporate as a city at the time of reorganization, while any community under that population is able to incorporate as a town at its time of reorganization. Types of communities in Washington can be described primarily by its class. Numerous unincorporated areas and ghost towns are also situated in the Okanogan County.
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The 13 incorporated municipalities and census-designated places (CDP) are the subject of the list below, which gives their names, dates incorporated, population, area, elevation, density, and their location in the county, with images at the list's side. Some data that is available for incorporated municipalities may not be for CDPs due to their classification and role in the government. Historical information for municipalities is also offered below in prose about some general information, former county seats, and ghost towns which were formerly incorporated municipalities.
At the 2010 United States Census, the population of Okanogan County was 41,120, thus the 23th most populated county in the state of Washington. A 2011 estimate recorded 41,411 persons, however. The nearest metropolitan area, about 95 miles (153 km) away from the central area of the Okanogan County, is the Chelan County and is referred to as the Wenatchee – East Wenatchee metropolitan area. While its largest city, Seattle, is located about 230 miles (370 km) away from central Okanogan, Spokane is based approximately 140 miles (230 km).