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Welcome to Grant County ...

Time Zone: Grant County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ephrata is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1909 and was created by taking area from Douglas County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 97,733 people. This is an increase of 9.13% since the last Census (which gave a population of 89,558 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 1.33% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Coulee City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Electric City
    (51 miles [82.1 km] to the north)
  • Ephrata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Ephrata is located in Grant County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
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  • George
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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    • George is located in Grant County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <2>
  • Grand Coulee
    (52 miles [83.7 km] to the north)
  • Hartline
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Krupp
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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    • Krupp is located in Grant County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Mattawa
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Mattawa is located in Grant County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,112 people
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    • Moses Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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      • Quincy is located in Grant County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,387 people
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    • Royal City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Soap Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Warden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden
      • Warden is located in Grant County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,834 people
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    • Wilson Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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