Inspects real property such as residential, condominiums, manufactured homes and farms for valuation. (Duties may include, but are not limited to the following): The actual total will vary depending upon each employee's enrollment choices. Total compensation is an estimate based upon base compensation, median retirement fund contributions, and current employer-paid health and related benefit contribution rates (including medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, and leave). This is experienced residential property and land appraisal work for tax assessment purposes in the County Assessor's Office.
, 1885, Spokane County Census, Spokane County Territorial Auditor, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives,. The county is located in the northeastern part of the state. In 1879 it was recreated and named after the Spokane Indians. It was voted out of existence five years later and merged with Stevens County. Spokane County was formed from part of Walla Walla County in 1858. Proofread by Joshua Matthews, Olympia, WA Linda Shurtleff, Spokane, WA Sue Countryman, Yuba City, CA Ann Stroupe, Federal Way, WA Jeanne Coe, Spokane, WA. Transcribed by Clar Pratt, Yakima, WA Carol Dunn, Kalama, WA Sandra King, Coulee Dam, WA Michal Patteson, North Bend, WA Larry Higley, Westport, WA Mary Larsen, Bothell, WA Charles Hansen, Spokane, WA. Microfilm census material held by Washington State Library.
The required information to be collected was the same as An Act to Authorize the Assessors of Each County to Take the Census passed in 1854, with the addition of a section to collect a count of all persons “deaf, dumb and blind.” The Code of Washington Concerning All Acts of a General Nature passed in 1881 continued with the practice of biennial census taking with the same data collected as required in previous census statutes.įor more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch at (509) 235-7508 or email Restriction Notes:
An Act to Provide for Taking the Census of the Territory of Washington required assessors to take a full complete and correct census of the inhabitants, comprising a full and complete list. An additional act relating to censuses was passed in 1877. The 1871 census was the last annual census with the next census to be recorded in 1873. By 1871, An Act to Amend an Act Relating to County Assessors required the census be taken biennially. Enacted in 1869, An Act Relating to County Assessors required the assessors were to collect that same information with the census completed and returned to the county auditor by the first Monday of May. A separate list of all taxable “half-breed Indians”, “negroes”, “kanakas”, “mulattoes”, and “chinamen” was also required. Also, all white female inhabitants with their ages, whether married or single, and the county or state they are from. The assessor was required to create a complete list of all white male inhabitants, with their ages, occupations, the state or county they are from, whether married or single, and also, whether citizens or aliens. Per An Act to Authorize the Assessors of Each County to Take the Census in the Statutes of the Territory of Washington enacted in 1854, each county’s assessor must take a census of their respective county’s inhabitants on or before the first Monday in December each year. over 21 years of age – Females.Īccording to An Act to Establish the Territorial Government of Washington passed in 1853 by the Thirty-Second Congress of the United States, a census must be performed prior to holding an election for non-appointed members of the territorial legislature. over 21 years of age – Males Aliens citizens of U. over 21 years of age Aliens citizens of U. over 21 years of age Female citizens of U. Information collected in this census includes the names of each member of the household and the following categories: Age Males Females White Black Mulatto Chinese Indian half-breeds Kanakas Profession, occupation, or trade Married Single Place of birth Can not Read, age over 15 years Can not write, age over 15 years Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic Male citizens of U. These records contain an index and images of the Spokane County census recorded in 1885.