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Island County administrative offices are located at 1 NE Seventh Street, Coupeville, WA 98239; phone: 360-678-5111.
The county was created from Thurston County in 1852. It is named to reflect its composition consisting of 9 Puget Sound islands: Whidbey, Camano, Baby, Be Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith and Strawberry.
The county's size was reduced over time as San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties were created from its parts.