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Most cities in Washington have the mayor–council form of government, which calls for an elected mayor and an elected city council. Cities with a council–manager system have an elected council and appointed city manager. In addition, if the population of code cities is over 10,000, they may incorporate as charter code cities.
Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham. [1] Whatcom County is coterminous with the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 226,847. [2] The county was created from Island County by the Washington Territorial Legislature in March 1854.
Yakima (/ ˈ j æ k ɪ m ɑː / or / ˈ j æ k ɪ m ə /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city.As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. [4]
The county's largest city is Lacey, which has an estimated population of over 60,000 and surpassed Olympia's population in the early 2020s. [24] The smallest incorporated place in Thurston County is the town of Bucoda, which has 620 residents. Over 145,000 people live in the unincorporated areas of the county, which are primarily concentrated ...
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n z / də-MOYNZ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States.The population was 32,888 as of the 2020 census. [5] The city is located on the east shore of Puget Sound, near the center of the Seattle metropolitan area.
As of the 2000 census, there were 2,544 people, 720 households, and 581 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,212.2 people per square mile (467.7/km 2 ). There were 790 housing units at an average density of 376.4 per square mile (145.2/km 2 ).
The Census Bureau adopted metropolitan districts in the 1910 census to create a standard definition for urban areas with industrial activity around a central city. [11] At the time, Seattle had the 22nd largest metropolitan district population at 239,269 people, a 195.8 percent increase from the population of the equivalent area in the 1900 census. [12]
As of the 2010 census, [10] there were 470 people, 192 households, and 136 families living in the town. The population density was 691.2 inhabitants per square mile (266.9/km 2). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 313.2 per square mile (120.9/km 2).