Washington

Washington ( /ˈwɑʃiŋtɪn/ (help·info)) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. The United States Census Bureau...

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Pacific Time Zone

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United States

Date founded:

Nov 11, 1889

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Olympia

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Latitude	Longitude
47.5	-120.5

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Area:

184,827 km²

Official symbols:

Kind of symbol	Symbol	Date adopted
State tree	Western Hemlock	1987
State Amphibian	Pacific Tree Frog	2007
State bird	American Goldfinch
State Fish	Rainbow trout
State tree	Western Hemlock

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GDP (nominal):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
US$	311,270,000,000	2007

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number	date
6,549,224	2008
1,141,990	1910
1,356,621	1920
11,594	1860
518,103	1900
1,201	1850
4,866,692	1990
2,378,963	1950
1,736,191	1940
1,563,396	1930

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Governor of Washington

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Officeholder	Office, position, or title	From	To
Christine Gregoire	Governor of Washington	Jan 12, 2005
Elisha P. Ferry	Governor of Washington	Nov 11, 1889	Jan 9, 1893
John McGraw	Governor of Washington	Jan 9, 1893	Jan 11, 1897
John Rankin Rogers	Governor of Washington	Jan 11, 1897	Dec 26, 1901
Henry McBride	Governor of Washington	Dec 26, 1901	Jan 9, 1905
Albert E. Mead	Governor of Washington	Jan 9, 1905	Jan 27, 1909
Samuel G. Cosgrove	Governor of Washington	Jan 27, 1909	Mar 28, 1909
Marion E. Hay	Governor of Washington	Mar 28, 1909	Jan 11, 1913
Ernest Lister	Governor of Washington	Jan 11, 1913	Jun 14, 1919
Louis F. Hart	Governor of Washington	Jun 14, 1919	Jan 12, 1925

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Representatives:

Officeholder	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	Jurisdiction of office	Legislative sessions	From
Patty Murray	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States	103rd United States Congress 111th United States Congress 108th United States Congress 110th United States Congress 104th United States Congress 106th United States Congress 105th United States Congress 109th United States Congress 107th United States Congress	Jan 5, 1993
Maria Cantwell	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States	107th United States Congress 110th United States Congress 109th United States Congress 108th United States Congress 111th United States Congress	Jan 3, 2001

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Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

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Title	From	To
Governor	1965	1977

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