Welcome to Island County ...

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

The community of Coupeville is the Seat for Island County.

Island County was founded in 1853 and was created by taking area from Thurston County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Island had a population of 85,344 people. This is an increase of 8.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 78,506 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Island represented 1.17% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Island County:

• Coupeville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Coupeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville<2>
• Langley
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley<2>
• Oak Harbor
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oak Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor<2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Washington
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Washington State Archives

• Websites specific to Island County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Websites for nearby counties
  • Jefferson County
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    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Kitsap County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • San Juan County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Skagit County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Snohomish County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cemeteries of Island County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Washington
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cemeteries of Island County

• Of Special Interest ...
  • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
  • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.