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Mount Rainier from Ricksecker Point, 1932 Tacoma—seat of Pierce County Mount Rainier hazard map. Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, [1] up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 59th-most populous in the United States.
Tacoma (/ t ə ˈ k oʊ m ə / tə-KOH-mə) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. [6] A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Bellevue, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park, and 80 miles (130 km) east ...
Shoshone County, Idaho County, and Nez Perce County were established in Washington Territory in 1861, and Boise County in 1863, until they split off into the Idaho Territory in March 1863, leaving the current borders of Washington. [51] Ferguson County, named for Washington legislator James L. Ferguson, was established on January 23, 1863, from ...
The GOP does have a chance to flip a Democratic congressional seat in southwest Washington’s 3rd district. Republican Joe Kent lost to Democratic Rep. Marie Perez by less than 1% in 2022.
[11] [12] The two settlements were merged into Steilacoom, which was named the county seat of Pierce County on December 12, 1852, and incorporated on April 22, 1854. Steilacoom was the first town in Washington Territory to be incorporated. [11] [13] Steilacoom had the first jail in Washington and the first sawmill.
Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello, a Democrat, has won the race for the Pierce County executive position. He bested Rep. Kelly Chambers, R-Puyallup, by only 10,012 votes as of Tuesday morning
In the 18th Legislative District in southwest Washington’s Clark County, where Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, is not seeking reelection, Democrat Adrian Cortes is leading Republican Brad Benton ...
Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in western Washington. The district is centered on the state capital, Olympia , and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties (including parts of Tacoma ).