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Ione, WA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Ione  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Ione Home page. The Ione Home page provides as much information as possible on Ione. Knowing Ione’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Ione’s Home page, you will also find Ione’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Ione has a population of 432. 47.7% of Ione’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.3 are female. 44.8% of Ione is married and 69% own their own home. The Average Home price is $162,349, and the average rent is $752. Household median income in Ione is $48,875, and the individual median income is $26,439. Ione’s Ethnic is the following: White(84.5%), Multiple(15%), Native(0.5%).


Ione was first settled in 1894 by homesteader Elmer Hall. Ione was officially incorporated on January 3, 1910.The timber industry played a major role in Ione's history. In the early 1900's, Frederick A. Blackwell's Panhandle Lumber Company opened the inland northwest's first all-electric sawmill in Ione.


The timber-based economy persisted for nearly 100 years in Ione, lasting until 1995 when the Vaagen Brothers' sawmill, the last major sawmill in the country, closed down.The railroad reached Ione in 1910 when Blackwell built the Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad, connecting Ione with Metaline Falls in the north and Newport in the south.When Pend Oreille County was established in 1911, Ione was one of four towns vying to land the county seat, along with Newport, Cusick, and Usk, with the honors being awarded to Newport in 1912.


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