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Washington

Washington

Washington is the 42nd state, nicknamed the Evergreen State, admitted to the United States of America on November 11th, 1889. It is the 18th most expansive state and the 13th most populous state in the US.

Its largest city, with a population of 620,778 as of the United States 2011 Population Estimates, is Seattle. Its capital is situated at Olympia in the central part of the state. Other major cities include Spokane, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Puyallup, Vancouver, and Yakima, Walla Walla, and the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Richland, Kennewick). Most of the major cities lie in the Puget Sound area, a small bay that eventually leads into the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 are the major highways in the state.

Demographics[]

Washington state has 6,897,012 as of the 2012 United States Population Estimates.

Cities[]

Cities Population (2011 est.)
Tacoma 200,678
Spokane 210,103
Yakima 92,512
Olympia 47,266
Kennewick 76,224
Pasco 63,186
Richland

49,571

Pullman 29,913
Everett 104,295
Redmond 55,228
Kirkland 49,755
Renton 92,812
Centralia 16,432
Chehalis 7,299
Hoquiam 8,696

Port Angeles

19,154

Bremerton 39,051
Marysville 60,785
Kent 120,916
Mount Vernon 32,070
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