This document is also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format here . This WRIA overlaps Island County, including Whidbey, Camano, Ben Sur, Smith and Strawberry Islands. Whidbey and Camano, the two largest islands, are the focus of the document. Together they cover about 538 km 2 and include 123 sub-basins. The natural characteristics of WRIA 6 are directly affected by human population and land use.
Island County is the second smallest but second fastest growing county in Washington State.
The 1997 population was 71,600. The incorporated Urban Growth Areas of Oak Harbor, Langley and Coupeville total 12.8 km 2 . Agriculture has been an important historical land use in WRIA 6, though it is relatively small in comparison to other counties. In 1987, there were only 4 farms over 2.0 km 2 in size. Island County considers its housing stock to be its largest long-term capital asset.