Garfield County, Washington

Garfield County, Washington
Garfield County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Washington
Washington's location in the U.S.
Founded	November 29, 1881
Named for	James A. Garfield
Seat	Pomeroy
Largest city	Pomeroy
Area
• Total	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	711 sq mi (1,841 km2)
• Water	7.5 sq mi (19 km2), 1.0%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	2,219
• Density	3.1/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	5th
Time zone	Pacific: UTC-8/-7
Website	www.co.garfield.wa.us

Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,266, making it the least populous county in Washington; with about 3.2 inhabitants per square mile (1.2/km²), it is also Washington's least densely populated county. The county seat and only city is Pomeroy.

Garfield County was created out of a large piece of Columbia County on November 29, 1881 Roughly half of the county was split off to form Asotin County in 1883. and was named for the late U.S. President James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated in September, 1881.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 711 square miles (1,840 km²) is land and 7.5 square miles (19 km²) (1.0%) is water. It is part of the Palouse, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle Columbia basin.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,397 people, 987 households, and 670 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.45% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.8% were of German, 17.9% United States or American, 10.6% English and 9.5% Irish ancestry. 99.2% spoke English as their first language.