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Welcome to Chelan ...The city of Chelan is located in Chelan County<1>. The pronunciation of Chelan: sheh-LAN<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Chelan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chelan has a population of 4,219 people<3> (see below for details). Chelan is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Chelan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The ZIP code for Chelan: 98816<5> Websites for Chelan ...Official Website: www.cityofchelan.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chelan had an population of 4,219 people. This is an increase of 8.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.79% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Chelan had a population of 3,890 people (or 5.37% of the total population of Chelan County). This makes Chelan the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Chelan represents 0.06% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 128th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,890 people, the population of Chelan increased 10.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,522 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Chelan. Communities Also Named Chelan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Chelan: This one is located in Chelan County and the other is located in Okanogan County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chelan. Communities near Chelan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chelan.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chelan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chelan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chelan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chelan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelan. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chelan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chelan ...Looking for more information about Chelan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Chelan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chelan. Adding Chelan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Chelan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chelan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chelan. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Chelan: www.cityofchelan.com/ The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/ The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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