Ferry County /

Ferry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 7,551. The county seat is at Republic, which is also the county's largest city. It was named after Elisha P. Ferry, the state's first governor. With about 3.3 inhabitants per square mile (1.3 /km), it is Washington's least densely populated county. Ferry County was created out of Stevens County on February 21, 1899. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,257 square miles (5,850 km), of which 2,204 square miles (5,710 km) is land and 53 square miles (140 km) (2.37%) is water. (also shares northern border with British Columbia, Canada) As of the census of 2000, there were 7,260 people, 2,823 households, and 1,987 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 inhabitants per square mile (1.2 /km). There were 3,775 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.48% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 18.28% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.23% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.1%