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Welcome to Skagit County ...

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

The community of Mount Vernon is the Seat for Skagit County.

Skagit County was founded in 1883 and was created by taking area from Whatcom County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Skagit had a population of 129,205 people. This is an increase of 10.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 116,944 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Skagit represented 1.74% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Skagit County:

  • Anacortes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Concrete
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • La Conner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Skagit County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
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  • Mount Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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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.
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