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San Juan County, Washington
San Juan County
is a
county
located in the
Salish Sea
in the far northwestern corner of the
U.S. state
of
Washington
. As of the
2010 census
, its population was 15,769. The
county seat
and only incorporated city is
Friday Harbor
, located on
San Juan Island
. The county was formed on October 31, 1873 from
Whatcom County
and is named for the
San Juan Islands
, which are in turn named for
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
, the Viceroy of
New Spain
.
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