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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
Part of the Oregon Territory, 1848; Washington Territory, 1853
STATEHOOD
1889
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1857–1892 (sporadic)
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1860
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1907
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1968
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Washington Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Town Center 1
101 Israel Rd. SE
Turnwater, WA 98501
(360) 236-4300