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WASHINGTON FACT SHEET
- Name origin: Named for George Washington (1732-99), 1st President of the United States (1789-97)
- Admitted as the 42nd state: 1889 Nov 11
- Established as a territory: 1853 Mar 2
- State capital: Olympia
- State government website
- State governors: #1 Elisha P. Ferry to #23 Jay Inslee
- Current US Senators, US Representatives
- Current State Executive Office-Holders, State Legislators, State Supreme Court Justices
- Official state symbols
- Number of counties: 39
- Upcoming events (via WA-List’s events calendar)
- Population (2010): 6,724,543 (Rank: 13 of 50)
- Largest county (2010): King, 1,931,249 (see 10 Largest Counties by Population list below)
- Largest city (2010): Seattle, 608,660 (see 25 Largest Cities list below)
- Area (2010): 66,455.52 square miles (Rank: 20 of 50)
- Largest county (2010): Okanogan, 5,267.98 square miles (see 10 Largest Counties by Area list below)
- Smallest county (2010): San Juan, 173.92 square miles
- Density (2010): 101.2 people per square mile
- Highest elevation: 14,411 feet, Mount Rainier.
- Lowest elevation: Sea level.
- Largest island: Whidbey (Island County), 168.7 square miles (see 10 Largest Islands list below)
- Largest artificial lake: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (spanning six counties), 79,400 acres surfaces area and 9.4 million acre-feet volume. (see 10 Largest Artificial Lakes list below)
- Largest natural lake: Lake Chelan (Chelan County), 32,000 acres surface area and 15.8 million acre-feet volume. (see 10 Largest Natural Lakes list below)
- Mean center of population (2010): 47°19’51” N, 121°37’12” W (eastern King County)
- Geographic compass points
- Geographic center: In Chelan County approximately 10 miles west-southwest of Wenatchee.
- Northernmost points: 49th parallel, in Whatcom, Okanogan, Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille counties.
- Southernmost point: The mainland northeast of Reed Island, Clark County. Reed Island is even farther south.
- Westernmost point: Cape Alava, Clallam County. Several islands offshore are even farther west. (Cape Alava is the westernmost spot among the 48 contiguous states.)
- Easternmost point: Southeast corner of Asotin County.
25 Largest Cities (2010) | Population | ……. | 10 Largest Counties | ||||||
1. | Seattle | King | 608,660 | by Population (2010) | Population | ||||
2. | Spokane | Spokane | 208,916 | 1. | King County | 1,931,249 | |||
3. | Tacoma | Pierce | 198,397 | 2. | Pierce County | 795,225 | |||
4. | Vancouver | Clark | 161,791 | 3. | Snohomish County | 713,335 | |||
5. | Bellevue | King | 122,363 | 4. | Spokane County | 471,221 | |||
6. | Everett | Snohomish | 103,019 | 5. | Clark County | 425,363 | |||
7. | Kent | King | 92,411 | 6. | Thurston County | 252,264 | |||
8. | Yakima | Yakima | 91,067 | 7. | Kitsap County | 251,133 | |||
9. | Renton | King | 90,927 | 8. | Yakima County | 243,231 | |||
10. | Spokane Valley | Spokane | 89,755 | 9. | Whatcom County | 201,140 | |||
11. | Federal Way | King | 89,306 | 10. | Benton County | 175,177 | |||
12. | Bellingham | Whatcom | 80,885 | ….. | |||||
13. | Kennewick | Benton | 73,917 | 10 Largest Counties | |||||
14. | Auburn | King | 70,180 | by Land Area (2010) | Area (sq mi.) | ||||
15. | Marysville | Snohomish | 60,020 | 1. | Okanogan County | 5,267.98 | |||
16. | Pasco | Franklin | 59,781 | 2. | Yakima County | 4,295.40 | |||
17. | Lakewood | Pierce | 58,163 | 3. | Chelan County | 2,920.53 | |||
18. | Redmond | King | 54,144 | 4. | Grant County | 2,679.51 | |||
19. | Shoreline | King | 53,007 | 5. | Stevens County | 2,477.77 | |||
20. | Kirkland | King | 48,787 | 6. | Lewis County | 2,402.80 | |||
21. | Richland | Benton | 48,058 | 7. | Lincoln County | 2,310.49 | |||
22. | Olympia | Thurston | 46,478 | 8. | Kittitas County | 2,297.27 | |||
23. | Sammamish | King | 45,780 | 9. | Ferry County | 2,203.16 | |||
24. | Lacey | Thurston | 42,393 | 10. | Whatcom County | 2,106.86 | |||
25. | Edmonds | Snohomish | 39.709 |
10 Largest Islands | Square Miles | ……. | Square Miles | ||||||
1. | Whidbey |
Island | 168.7 | 6. | Vashon-Maury | King | 37.0 | ||
2. | Orcas |
San Juan | 57.3 | 7. | Lopez | San Juan | 29.8 | ||
3. | San Juan |
San Juan | 55.0 | 8. | Bainbridge |
Kitsap | 27.6 | ||
4. | Fidalgo |
Skagit | 41.2 | 9. | Harstine | Mason | 18.7 | ||
5. | Camano |
Island | 40.6 | 10. | Lummi | Whatcom | 9.3 |
10 Largest Artificial Lakes | Acres | ……. | 10 Largest Natural Lakes | Acres | |||||
1. | Franklin D Roosevelt Lake |
NE Wash | 79,400 | 1. | Lake Chelan | Chelan | 32,000 | ||
2. | Lake Umatilla |
S Wash | 48,700 | 2. | Lake Washington | King | 22,138 | ||
3. | Lake Wallula |
SE Wash | 42,500 | 3. | Lake Ozette |
Clallam | 7,787 | ||
4. | Potholes Reservoir |
Grant | 27,800 | 4. | Moses Lake | Grant | 6,815 | ||
5. | Banks Lake |
Cent Wash | 26,900 | 5. | Lake Osoyoos | Okanogan | 5,723 | ||
6. | Wanapum Lake |
Cent Wash | 14,600 | 6. | Lake Crescent | Clallam | 5,100 | ||
7. | Riffe Lake |
Lewis | 11,800 | 7. | Lake Whatcom | Whatcom | 4,900 | ||
8. | Ross Lake |
N Wash | 11,700 | 7. | Lake Sammamish | King | 4,900 | ||
9. | Rufus Woods Lake |
Cent Wash | 7,800 | 9. | Cle Elum Lake | Kittitas | 4,800 | ||
10. | Lake Herbert G. West |
SE Wash | 6,600 | 10. | Kachess Lake | Kittitas | 4,500 |
Notes
- This page is updated as needed.
- All population, area, and density figures are from the 2010 United States Census.