List of Indian reservations in Washington facts for kids
There are 29 Indian reservations in the U.S. state of Washington.
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List of reservations
Official Name | Population | Area (acres) |
Location of Reservation |
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Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation | 833 | 4,215 | Southeastern Grays Harbor County and southwestern Thurston County |
Colville Indian Reservation | 9,353 | 1,400,000 | Primarily in the southeastern section of Okanogan County and the southern half of Ferry County |
Cowlitz Reservation | 4,800 | 152 | Ridgefield, WA (Clark County) |
Hoh Indian Reservation | 102 | 443 | The Pacific Coast of Jefferson County |
Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation | 594 | 12 | Near Sequim Bay, in extreme eastern Clallam County |
Kalispel Indian Reservation | 470 | 4,629 | The town of Cusick, in Pend Oreille County |
Lower Elwha Indian Reservation | 776 | 991 | The mouth of the Elwha River, in Clallam County |
Lummi Indian Reservation | 6,590 | 21,000 | West of Bellingham, in western Whatcom County |
Makah Indian Reservation | 1,356 | 27,950 | On Cape Flattery in Clallam County |
Muckleshoot Indian Reservation | 3,300 | 3,850 | Southeast of Auburn in King County |
Nisqually Indian Reservation | 588 | 4,800 | Western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County |
Nooksack Indian Reservation | 1,800 | 2,500 | Town of Deming, Washington in western Whatcom County |
Port Gamble Indian Reservation | 1,234 | 1,301 | Port Gamble Bay in Kitsap County |
Port Madison Reservation
(Suquamish Indian Reservation) |
507? | 7,486 | Western and northern shores of Port Madison, northern Kitsap County |
Puyallup Indian Reservation | 4,000 | 18,061 | Primarily northern Pierce County |
Quileute Indian Reservation | 371 | 1,003.4 | Southwestern portion of the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County |
Quinault Indian Nation | 2,535 | 208,150 | Primarily the north coast of Grays Harbor County |
Samish Indian Reservation | 1,835 | 79 (Samish also owns another ~130 acres of non-trust land) | Anacortes |
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation | 200 | 96 | Near Darrington in southern Skagit County |
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation | 70 | 334 | Along Willapa Bay in northwestern Pacific County |
Skokomish Indian Reservation | 796 | 5,000 | Just north of Shelton in Mason County |
Snoqualmie Indian Reservation | 650 | 56 | Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties |
Spokane Indian Reservation | 2,708 | 154,898 | Almost entirely in southern Stevens County and in northeastern Lincoln County along the Spokane River |
Squaxin Island Indian Reservation | 936 | 1,979 | The entirely of Squaxin Island and the town of Kamilche in Mason County |
Stillaguamish Indian Reservation | 237 | 40 | Along the Stillaguamish River in Snohomish County |
Swinomish Indian Reservation | 778 | 7,169 | The southeastern side of Fidalgo Island in Skagit County |
Tulalip Indian Reservation | 2,600 | 11,500 | Port Susan in western Snohomish County |
Upper Skagit Indian Reservation | 200 | 99 | Western Skagit County near the towns of Sedro-Woolley and Burlington |
Yakama Indian Reservation | 10,851 | 1,372,000 | Primarily in southern Yakima County and in the northern edge of Klickitat County |
See also
- Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
- List of federally recognized tribes in Washington
- List of Indian reservations in the United States
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