Mason County (Wash.)
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Name (Hebrew)
מחוז מסון (וושינגטון)
Name (Latin)
Mason County (Wash.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Mason County, Wash
Coordinates
W1231105 W1231105 N0472059 N0472059 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
Biographical or Historical Data
est. as Sawamish 3/13/1854
name chgd. to Mason 1/13/1864
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 47°20ʹ59ʺN 123°11ʹ05ʺW)
- Information from 678 field, converted November 10, 2018(est. as Sawamish 3/13/1854; name chgd. to Mason 1/13/1864)
- Smeltzer, J. A. 1880 United States census ... 1972.
- Wikipedia, November 10, 2018(Mason County, Washington; county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton; was formed out of King County on March 13, 1854. Originally named Sawamish County, it took its present name in 1864 in honor of Charles H. Mason, the first Secretary of Washington Territory; 47.35°N 123.18°W)
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Mason County Courthouse 2017
Chetsford, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikipedia description:
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,726. The county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton. The county was formed out of Thurston County on March 13, 1854. Originally named Sawamish County, it took its present name in 1864 in honor of Charles H. Mason, the first Secretary of Washington Territory. Mason County comprises the Shelton micropolitan statistical area and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma combined statistical area.
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