Pend Oreille County ( ) is a
county
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located in the northeast corner of the
U.S. state of
Washington, along the
Canada–US border. As of the
2020 census, the population was 13,401.
The
county seat
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and largest city is
Newport
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*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
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*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
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. The county was created out of
Stevens County on March 1, 1911.
It is the most recently formed of
the state's 39 counties. It is named after the
Pend d'Oreilles tribe, who in turn were ostensibly named for large shell earrings that members wore. ("Pend d'oreille", while awkward in
French
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, could be translated as "hangs from the ear".)
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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