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 129,181 people. This is an increase of 10.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 116,901 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
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Anacortes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes<2>
• Burlington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Burlington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington<2>
• Concrete
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Concrete
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concrete<2>
• Hamilton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hamilton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton<2>
• La Conner
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on La Conner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner<2>
• Lyman
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lyman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman<2>
• Mount Vernon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Vernon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon<2>
• Sedro - Woolley
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sedro - Woolley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley<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 Skagit County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Websites for nearby counties
  • Chelan County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Island County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Okanogan 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
  • Snohomish County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Whatcom 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 Skagit County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Washington
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Washington
  • Cemeteries of Skagit 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.