5 Things You May Not Have Known About Chelan County

5 Things You May Not Have Know About Chelan County

#1 Almost 90% of the land in Chelan County is owned by the state and federal governments.

#2 In 1899, the Washington State Legislature created Chelan County out of Kittitas County to the south and Okanogan County to the north.

#3 All of the early hydroelectric properties in Chelan County were originally owned by Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

#4 In the year 2000, approximately 12% of Chelan County residents had been born in foreign countries.

#5 Chelan County is home to the drainages of the Wenatchee River, the Entiat River, Lake Chelan, and the Chelan River which have a combined area of 2,920 square miles.

Taken from 15 Things You May Not Have Known About Chelan County, located right here on NCWpics.com!

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