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North Omak aerial viewPhoto: United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain
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History · North Omak

Half of North Omak’s homes were built after 1992

Most of North Omak was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
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Photo: United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain

What stands out about North Omak’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Omak are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Omak’s history is told.

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The story so far

North Omak, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Omak yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

North Omak is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okanogan County, Washington, United States, north of Omak, Washington. The community is considered to be part of Greater Omak, and had a population of 651 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 688 to 651 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

North Omak on the map, 1953 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Omak. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Omak on the 1953 USGS mapNorth Omak on the 1980 USGS mapNorth Omak on the 1994 USGS map1953Omak Lake sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Omak.

People over time

North Omak, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 688

Between 515 and 688 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on North Omak’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Omak

Nobody well known was born in North Omak itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sadie Maubet BjornsenAmerican cross-country skier · b. 1989
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William S. SkylstadCatholic bishop · b. 1934
Erik BjornsenAmerican cross country skier · b. 1991
Clyde Edward PangbornAmerican aviator · b. 1895
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Jake MuxworthyAmerican actor · b. 1978
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Novie McCabeAmerican cross-country skier · b. 2001

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.