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Wenatchee (/ w ɛ ˈ n æ tʃ iː / weh-NATCH-ee) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. [6] The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, [7] and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. [8]
The Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Chelan and Douglas Counties in Washington state, anchored by the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. According to the 2000 census the MSA had a population of 99,219.
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).
To alter the area of a county, the state constitution requires a petition of the "majority of the voters" in that area. A number of county partition proposals in the 1990s interpreted this as a majority of people who voted, until a 1998 ruling by the Washington Supreme Court clarified that they would need a majority of registered voters. [4]
The Wenatchee River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington, originating at Lake Wenatchee and flowing southeast for 53 miles (85 km), emptying into the Columbia River immediately north of Wenatchee, Washington. On its way it passes the towns of Plain, Leavenworth, Peshastin, Dryden, Cashmere, Monitor, and Wenatchee, all within Chelan County ...
[2] [3] Wenatchee is the largest city in this region. South Central Washington includes Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties, in addition to all counties south of the Snake River, in the Department of Transportation use of the term. [4] Yakima is the largest city in this region.
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.
Columbia River and Wenatchee from near Ohme Gardens. Sunnyslope 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 4,041 at the 2020 census, up from 3,252 at the 2010 census.