History |
The Washington State Legislature created Grant County on February 24, 1909, from the southern half of Douglas County. It is named after President Ulysses S. Grant. Grant County is located near the center of Washington in the Columbia Basin, and is noted for both its hydroelectric dams and federal irrigation projects. The county’s economy is based on the growing and processing of a large variety of irrigated crops. |
News and Entertainment |
Columbia Basin Herald |
Moses Lake |
The Star |
Grand Coulee |
The South County Sun |
Royal City |
Mattawa Area News |
Mattawa |
Quincy Valley Post-Register |
Quincy |
Coulee City and Hartline News |
Coulee City |
Fairchild Cinemas |
Moses Lake |
Lee Theater |
Ephrata |
The Gorge Amphitheater |
George |
Columbia Basin Allied Arts |
Moses Lake |
Grand Gallery of Arts Theatre |
Grand Coulee |
The Masquers Theater |
Soap Lake |
Information |
Official website |
http://www.co.grant.wa.us/index.htm |
Sheriffs office |
35 C Street NW |
Superior Court |
35 C St NW PO Box 37 Ephrata, WA 98823-0037 |
District Court |
35 C St NW PO Box 37 Ephrata, WA 98823-0037 |
Juvenille Court |
303 Abel Rd PO Box 818 Ephrata, WA 98823-0818 |
County Clerk |
Kenneth Kunes 509-754-2011 ext 318 |
Health District |
1021 W. Broadway Moses Lake, WA 98837 P.O.Box below Grant County Courthouse 35 C Street NW P.O. Box 37 Ephrata, WA 98823 |
Public Transportation |
Grant County Transit Authority |
County seat |
Ephrata |
Land area (square feet) |
2,681 |
Population Statistics (Year 2000) |
Population |
74,698 |
People per square mile |
27.9 |
Under 18 |
32.0% |
65 and over |
11.5% |
Male |
51.1% |
Female |
48.9% |
White |
65.4% |
Hispanic or Latino |
30.1% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
1.0% |
African American |
1.2% |
Asian |
0.9% |
Other |
2.4% |
Crimes Reported (Year 2000) |
Murder |
3 |
Rape |
40 |
Robbery |
36 |
Aggravated Assault |
157 |
Burglary |
699 |
Larceny – theft |
2,341 |
Motor vehicle thefts |
174 |
Movies Filmed in Grant County |
The Industry (2003)Filming locations at The Gorge Amphitheater near George |
Summerjam 2000Filming locations at George |
Smoke Signals (1998)Filming locations at Soap Lake and at Sun Lakes State Park |
Die Hard 2 (1990)Filming location at Grant County Airport |
Always (1989)Filming location at Ephrata |
The Road to War (1989)Filming location at Grand Coulee Dam |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)Filming locations at Grand Coulee Dam above the Columbia River and Franklin D Roosevelt Lake |
Runaway (1984)Filming location at Moses Lake |
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