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Washington
Washington (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ ( listen)) 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...
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Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form...
Ellensburg
Ellensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 15,414 at the 2000 census. This number includes the college student population, which accounts for roughly 9,000. Ellensburg is located...
Area:
- 17.09392 km² (6.6 mi² )
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Mount Baker
Mount Baker, or Koma Kulshan, is an active glaciated andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. It is the second-most active volcano in the range after Mount Saint Helens. It...
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km²) on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Washington. Historically it was known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy...
Area:
- 0.76488 km² (0.29532 mi² )
Redmond
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 45,256 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 48,739 in 2006. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft (for which "Redmond" has become a metonym) and...
Area:
- 42.9938 km² (16.6 mi² )
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Snake River
The Snake River is a major river in the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. It is the largest and longest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. Rising in western...
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles (154 km) south of Seattle and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens...
Hanford Site
The Hanford Site is a mostly decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, operated by the United States federal government. The site has been known by many names, including Hanford Works, Hanford...
Bellingham
There is a reason thousands of people flock to Bellingham Washington each year. This jewel of the northwest is located 78 miles north of Seattle, 60 miles south of Vancouver, and rests along the waterfront of Bellingham Bay. The tree-lined streets...
Area:
- 82.10262 km² (31.7 mi² )
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North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the state of Washington.
The park complex consists of 684,000 acres (1,069 sq mi) of the Cascade Range in four separate, yet adjoined, units: North Cascades National Park North Unit,...
Vancouver
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Clark County. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's estimate in July of 2008, the city has a population...
Area:
- 119.5 km² (46.14 mi² )
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Clark County
Clark County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.
Clark County was the first county of Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition....
Area:
- 1,699.0322 km² (656 mi² )
Seattle
Seattle (pronounced /siːˈæt(ə)l/ ( listen), us dict: sē·ăt′·əl) is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and...
Area:
- 369.07331 km² (142.5 mi² )
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Adams County
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams. As of 2000, the population is 16,428. The county seat is at Ritzville, and its largest city is Othello....
Area:
- 4,998.67705 km² (1930 mi² )
Yakima River
The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington State, named for the indigenous Yakama people. The length of the river from headwaters to mouth is 214 miles (344 km), with an average drop of 9.85 feet...
Tri-Cities
The Tri-Cities is a metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of Benton and Franklin counties. Three neighboring cities are the principal cities for the metropolitan area: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland....
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Richland
Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 38,708. April 1, 2009 estimates from the Washington...
Area:
- 97.90155 km² (37.8 mi² )
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Benton County
Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. The Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county. In 2000, its population was 142,475. The county seat is Prosser, and its...
Area:
- 4,558.37907 km² (1760 mi² )
Olympia
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 42,514 at the 2000 census. Olympia is a major cultural center of the Puget Sound region....
Area:
- 47.91478 km² (18.5 mi² )
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Yakima
Yakima (pronounced /ˈjækɨmɔː, ˈjækɨmə/, us dict: yăk′·ĭ·mô) is a city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,845 and a...
Area:
- 53.35376 km² (20.6 mi² )
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Yakima County
Yakima County is the second largest county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In 2008, its population was 234,564. The county seat is Yakima, which is also its largest city.
The Yakama Indian...
Area:
- 11,168.02873 km² (4312 mi² )
Whitman County
Whitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2000 census, the population was 40,740, with the majority living in its largest city, Pullman, home to Washington State University, the state's land-grant university. The...
Area:
- 5,640.9941 km² (2178 mi² )
Whatcom County
Whatcom County (pronounced /ˈ(h)wɑːtkəm/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from a Nooksack word meaning "noisy water." As of 2000, the population was 166,814. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is...
Area:
- 6,485.33023 km² (2504 mi² )
Walla Walla County
Walla Walla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Walla Walla tribe of Native Americans. In 2000, its population was 55,180. The county seat is Walla Walla, which is also its largest city.
Walla Walla...
Area:
- 3,364.39456 km² (1299 mi² )
Wahkiakum County
Wahkiakum County (pronounced /wəˌkаɪ.əˈkəm/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Chief Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber") of the Chinook. It is the smallest county (by total area) in the state, and has the third-smallest...
Area:
- 743.32659 km² (287 mi² )
Thurston County
Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to Congress. On July 1, 2008, the population was 245,181. The county seat is at Olympia, the state...
Area:
- 2,004.6508 km² (774 mi² )
Stevens County
Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named for the first governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens. In 2000, its population was 40,066. The county seat is at Colville, which is also the county's largest...
Area:
- 6,581.15979 km² (2541 mi² )
Spokane County
Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after the Spokane tribe. As of the 2000 census the population was 417,939, and estimated at 462,677 in 2008, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The...
Area:
- 4,612.76882 km² (1781 mi² )
Skamania County
Skamania County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name derives from the Chinookan word for swift water, a reference to the Columbia River. As of 2000, the population was 9,872. The county seat is at Stevenson, which is also...
Area:
- 4,361.53998 km² (1684 mi² )
Snohomish County
Snohomish County (pronounced /snɵˈhoʊmɨʃ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 704,300 residents (2009), making it one of the...
Area:
- 5,687.61389 km² (2196 mi² )
Skagit County
Skagit County (pronounced /ˈskædʒɨt/) is in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2000, the population was 102,979. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The...
Area:
- 4,972.77717 km² (1920 mi² )
San Juan County
San Juan County is an archipelagic county located in the U.S. state of Washington, composed of most of the San Juan Islands. It is named after San Juan Island, which was named after St. John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista) by its European discoverer...
Area:
- 1,608.38262 km² (621 mi² )
Pierce County
Pierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory , it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce. As of 2007, the...
Area:
- 4,677.51853 km² (1806 mi² )
Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County (pronounced /pɒndəˈreɪ/ "pond-ə-ray") is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Pend d'Oreilles tribe, whose name is French for "earring" (literally "hangs in the ear"). As of 2000, the population...
Area:
- 3,690.73306 km² (1425 mi² )
Pacific County
Pacific County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Pacific Ocean. As of 2000, the population was 20,984. The county seat is at South Bend. Its largest city is Raymond.
Pacific County was formed by the...
Area:
- 3,170.14545 km² (1224 mi² )
Okanogan County
Okanogan County (pronounced /ˌoʊkəˈnɒɡən/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In area, it is the largest county in the state. As of 2000, the population was 39,564. The county seat is at Okanogan, and its largest city is Omak. The...
Area:
- 13,765.78681 km² (5315 mi² )
Mason County
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named for the first Secretary of Washington Territory, C.H. Mason. As of 2000, the population was 49,405. The county seat is at Shelton, the county's only incorporated city....
Area:
- 2,722.0775 km² (1051 mi² )
Lincoln County
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Abraham Lincoln. As of 2000, the population was 10,184. The county seat is at Davenport, which is also the county's largest city.
Lincoln County was created out of...
Area:
- 6,060.57218 km² (2340 mi² )
Lewis County
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 68,600. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.
The county is named after Meriwether Lewis. Lewis County is known for sharing...
Area:
- 6,309.21104 km² (2436 mi² )
Klickitat County
Klickitat County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 19,161 and 20,377 in 2008. The county seat and largest city is Goldendale.
It is named after the Klickitat tribe of the Yakama Indian Nation....
Area:
- 4,931.33736 km² (1904 mi² )
Kittitas County
Kittitas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 33,362. Its county seat is Ellensburg, which is also the county's largest city.
There are numerous interpretations of the name, which is from the...
Area:
- 6,042.44226 km² (2333 mi² )
Kitsap County
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2000, its population was 231,969. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.
Kitsap County was...
Area:
- 1,465.93327 km² (566 mi² )
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034, and in 2009 was an estimated 1,909,300. By population, King is the largest county in Washington, and the 14th largest in the United States.
The...
Area:
- 5,975.10257 km² (2307 mi² )
Jefferson County
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2000, the population was 25,953. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city.
Jefferson County was...
Area:
- 5,656.53403 km² (2184 mi² )
Island County
Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2000, its population was 71,558. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor.
Its name reflects the fact that it consists of two large islands, Whidbey and...
Area:
- 1,339.02385 km² (517 mi² )
Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County is a county of Washington State, in the United States of America. As of 2000, the population was 67,194. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after Grays Harbor, a large estuarine...
Area:
- 5,760.13356 km² (2224 mi² )
Grant County
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 74,698. The county seat is at Ephrata. Its largest city is Moses Lake. It was named after U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
Grant County was formed out...
Area:
- 7,228.65682 km² (2791 mi² )
Garfield County
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 2,397, making it the least populous in the state. The county seat is at Pomeroy, the county's only city. It was named after U.S. President James A....
Area:
- 1,859.61146 km² (718 mi² )
Franklin County
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2000, its population was 49,347. The county seat is at Pasco, which is also the county's largest city. It was named after Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin County was formed out of...
Area:
- 3,276.33496 km² (1265 mi² )
Ferry County
Ferry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 7,260. The county seat is at Republic, which is also the county's largest city. It was named after Elisha P. Ferry, the state's first governor. With...
Area:
- 5,845.60317 km² (2257 mi² )
Douglas County
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the 'Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Its population was 32,603 at the 2000 U.S. census. The county seat is at Waterville. Its...
Area:
- 4,788.88802 km² (1849 mi² )
Cowlitz County
Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of July 2008 its population was 101,254 It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and...
Area:
- 3,019.92614 km² (1166 mi² )
Columbia County
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 4,064. The county seat is at Dayton, which is also the county's largest city. It is named after the Columbia River.
Columbia County was created out...
Area:
- 2,263.64961 km² (874 mi² )
Clallam County
Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 64,525. The county seat is at Port Angeles, which is also the county's largest city. "Clallam" derives from a Klallam word meaning "the strong people."...
Area:
- 6,915.26825 km² (2670 mi² )
Chelan County
Chelan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its population was 66,616 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is part of the 'Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The county seat is at Wenatchee, which is...
Area:
- 7,754.4244 km² (2994 mi² )
Kennewick
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities (the others being Pasco and Richland...
Area:
- 62.93671 km² (24.3 mi² )
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Asotin County
Asotin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of both Nez Perce County, Idaho, and Asotin County. As of 2000, the population was 20,551. The...
Area:
- 1,660.18238 km² (641 mi² )
Hatton
Hatton is a town in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.
When the Northern Pacific Railway built its line through Adams County, they established a station where Hatton is and built a section and pump...
Area:
- 1.036 km² (0.4 mi² )
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Lind
Lind is a town in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 582 at the 2000 census.
Lind was first settled in 1888 on a relatively barren area along the Northern Pacific Railway's main line by Dugal and James Neilson. The sight had...
Area:
- 2.58999 km² (1 mi² )
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Othello
Othello is a city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,847 at the 2000 census. Othello refers to the city as being in the “Heart” of the Columbia Basin Project. It is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) southwest of...
Area:
- 7.76996 km² (3 mi² )
