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Washington State government consists of more than 190 agencies, departments, and commissions. The main administrative departments are: [1] Agriculture (WSDA); Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP)
The modern Washington Department of Corrections is a relatively young state agency. Agency oversight of correctional institutions in Washington State went through several transitions during the 20th century before the WADOC's creation in 1981. Prior to the 1970s, state correctional facilities were managed by the Washington Department of ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the US state of Washington. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents. The state has the lowest ratio of police ...
The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
Union Park New York (East side), an 1892 illustration Prior to the area's settlement, the area around present-day Union Square was farmland. The western part of the site was owned by Elias Brevoort, [5]: 221 who later sold his land to John Smith in 1762; [12] by 1788 it had been sold again to Henry Spingler (or Springler).
The State Senate Chamber of the Washington State Capitol. The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two ...
State in the United States Washington State Flag Seal Nickname: "The Evergreen State" (unofficial) Motto(s): Alki (Chinook jargon for 'By and By') Anthem: "Washington, My Home" Location of Washington within the United States Country United States Before statehood Washington Territory Admitted to the Union November 11, 1889 (42nd) Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Largest county or ...
Flag of the State of New York. As of 2018, there were 528 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 68,810 police officers, some agencies employ peace / special officers (about 352 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.