About Washington
Washington, the only state named for a U.S. President, is located in the far northwest corner of the contiguous 48 states. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, British Columbia, Canada to the north, Idaho to the east and Oregon to the south.

Washington is the smallest state west of the Mississippi River excluding Hawaii, but is the third most populous. The state is topographically diverse, ranging from ocean beaches, temperate rain forests and the Olympic Mountains in the west, to the Cascade Mountain Range in the central zone and deserts and farmlands to the east. Most of the 6.25 million residents live in the Puget Sound Region.

Once part of the Oregon Territory, statehood was achieved on November 11, 1889 with the capital at Olympia. Population growth was slow until the turn of the century, but with abundant natural resources, the arrival of railroads, and extensive irrigation, people saw the advantages in living so far west. Cities such as Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima, Bellingham, Walla-Walla grew in importance.

As the Pacific Rim and Asian markets have grown, so has the economy of Washington. Corporations such as Boeing (although the corporate office is now in Chicago), Microsoft, Starbucks, Nordstrom, REI, Weyerhaeuser, and Paccar make their home in the state. Washington is also a top producer for many kinds of produce and forest products. New cities like Bellevue and Redmond are now high tech centers employing tens of thousands.

Population
6,549,224

Counties in State
Adams County, Asotin County, Benton County, Chelan County, Clallam County, Clark County, Columbia County, Cowlitz County, Douglas County, Ferry County, Franklin County, Garfield County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Island County, Jefferson County, King County, Kitsap County, Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Mason County, Okanogan County, Pacific County, Pend Oreille County, Pierce County, San Juan County, Skagit County, Skamania County, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, Walla Walla County, Whatcom County, Whitman County, Yakima County.

Cities in State
Aberdeen, Acme, Addy, Adna, Airway Heights, Albion, Allyn, Almira, Amanda Park, Amboy, Anacortes, Anatone, Anderson Island, Appleton, Ardenvoir, Ariel, Arlington, Ashford, Asotin, Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Bangor, Baring, Battle Ground, Bay Center, Beaver, Belfair, Bellevue, Bellingham, Belmont, Benge, Benton City, Beverly, Bickleton, Bingen, Birch Bay, Black Diamond, Blaine, Blakely Island, Bonney Lake, Bothell, Bow, Boyds, Bremerton, Brewster, Bridgeport, Brinnon, Brownstown, Brush Prairie, Bryan Mawr - Skyway, Buckley, Bucoda, Buena, Burbank, Burien, Burley, Burlington, Burton, Camano, Camas, Camp Murray, Carbonado, Carlsborg, Carlton, Carnation, Carrolls, Carson, Cascade-Fairwood, Cashmere, Castle Rock, Cathcart, Cathlamet, Cedar Falls, Centerville, Centralia, Central Park, Chattaroy, Chehalis, Chelan, Chelan Falls, Cheney, Cherry Grove, Chewelah, Chimacum, Chinook, Cinebar, Clallam Bay, Clarkston, Clarkston Heights, Clayton, Clearlake, Cle Elum, Clinton, Clyde Hill, Colbert, Colfax, College Place, Colton, Colville, Conconully, Concrete, Connell, Conway, Copalis Beach, Copalis Crossing, Cosmopolis, Cottage Lake, Cougar, Coulee City, Coulee Dam, Coupeville, Cowiche, Creston, Cunningham, Curlew, Curtis, Cusick, Custer, Dallesport, Danville, Darrington, Davenport, Dayton, Deer Harbor, Deer Park, Deming, Des Moines, Dixie, Doty, Dryden, Dupont, Duvall, East Cathlamet, East Olympia, Easton, East Renton Highlands, Eastsound, East Wenatchee, Eatonville, Edmonds, Edwall, Elbe, Electric City, Elk, Elk Plain, Ellensburg, Elma, Elmer City, Eltopia, Endicott, Entiat, Enumclaw, Ephrata, Ethel, Evans, Everett, Everson, Fairchild Air Force Base, Fairfield, Fall City, Farmington, Federal Way, Ferndale, Fife, Fircrest, Ford, Forks, Four Lakes, Fox Island, Frederickson, Freeland, Freeman, Friday Harbor, Fruitland, Galvin, Garfield, Geneva, George, Gifford, Gig Harbor, Glenoma, Glenwood, Gold Bar, Goldendale, Goose Prairie, Graham, Grand Coulee, Grandview, Granger, Granite Falls, Grapeview, Grayland, Grays River, Greenacres, Greenbank, Hamilton, Hansville, Harrah, Harrington, Hartline, Hatton, Hay, Hazel Dell, Heisson, Hobart, Hoodsport, Hooper, Hoquiam, Humptulips, Hunters, Hunts Point, Husum, Ilwaco, Inchelium, Index, Indianola, Inglewood - Finn Hill, Ione, Issaquah, Joyce, Kahlotus, Kalama, Kapowsin, Keller, Kelso, Kenmore, Kennewick, Kent, Kettle Falls, Keyport, Kingston, Kirkland, Kittitas, Klickitat, La Center, Lacey, La Conner, Lacrosse, La Grande, Lakebay, Lake Forest Park, Lakeland, Lake Shore, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Lamona, Lamont, Langley, La Push, Latah, Laurier, Lea Hill, Leavenworth, Lebam, Lewisville, Liberty Lake, Lilliwaup, Lincoln, Lind, Littlerock, Lochsloy, Long Beach, Longbranch, Longmire, Longview, Longview Heights, Loomis, Loon Lake, Lopez Island, Lummi Island, Lyle, Lyman, Lynden, Lynnwood, Mabton, Malaga, Malden, Malo, Malone, Malott, Manchester, Mansfield, Manson, Maple Falls, Maple Valley, Marblemount, Marcus, Marlin, Marshall, Marysville, Matlock, Mattawa, Mazama, Mccleary, Mckenna, Mead, Medical Lake, Medina, Menlo, Mercer Island, Mesa, Metaline, Metaline Falls, Methow, Mica, Mill Creek, Milton, Mineral, Moclips, Mohler, Monitor, Monroe, Montesano, Morton, Moses Lake, Mossyrock, Mountlake Terrace, Mount Vernon, Moxee, Mukilteo, Naches, Nahcotta, Napavine, Naselle, Neah Bay, Neilton, Nespelem, Newcastle, Newman Lake, Newport, Nine Mile Falls, Nooksack, Nordland, Normandy Park, North Bend, North Bonneville, North Lakewood, Northport, Oakesdale, Oak Harbor, Oakville, Ocean Park, Ocean Shores, Odessa, Okanogan, Olalla, Olga, Olympia, Omak, Onalaska, Orcas, Orchards, Orient, Orondo, Oroville, Orting, Othello, Otis Orchards, Outlook, Oysterville, Pacific, Pacific Beach, Packwood, Palisades, Palouse, Paradise Inn, Parker, Parkland, Pasco, Pateros, Paterson, Pe Ell, Peshastin, Plymouth, Point Roberts, Pomeroy, Port Angeles, Port Gamble, Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Poulsbo, Prescott, Preston, Prosser, Pullman, Puyallup, Quil Ceda Village, Quilcene, Quinault, Quincy, Rainier, Randle, Ravensdale, Raymond, Reardan, Redmond, Redondo, Renton, Republic, Retsil, Rice, Richland, Ridgefield, Ritzville, Riverside, Rochester, Rockford, Rock Island, Rockport, Rollingbay, Ronald, Roosevelt, Rosalia, Rosburg, Roslyn, Roy, Royal City, Ruston, Ryderwood, Saint John, Salkum, Salmon Creek, Sammamish, Satsop, Seabeck, Seahurst, SeaTac, Seattle, Seaview, Sedro Woolley, Sekiu, Selah, Sequim, Shaw Island, Shelton, Shoreline, Silvana, Silver Creek, Silverdale, Silver Firs, Silverlake, Skamokawa, Skykomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, Soap Lake, South Bend, South Cle Elum, South Colby, South Hill, South Prairie, Southworth, Spanaway, Spangle, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Sprague, Springdale, Stanwood, Starbuck, Startup, Stehekin, Steilacoom, Steptoe, Stevenson, Stratford, Sudden Valley, Sultan, Sumas, Summit, Sumner, Sunnyside, Suquamish, Tacoma, Taholah, Tahuya, Tekoa, Tenino, Terrace Heights, Thornton, Thorp, Tieton, Tokeland, Toledo, Tonasket, Toppenish, Touchet, Toutle, Town and Country, Tracyton, Trout Lake, Tukwila, Tulalip, Tumtum, Tumwater, Twisp, Underwood, Union, Union Gap, Uniontown, University Place, Usk, Vader, Valley, Valleyford, Vancouver, Vantage, Vashon, Vaughn, Veradale, Wahkiacus, Waitsburg, Waldron, Walla Walla, Waller, Wallula, Walnut Grove, Wapato, Warden, Washougal, Washtucna, Waterville, Wauconda, Wauna, Waverly, Wellpinit, Wenatchee, West Lake Stevens, West Longview, West Pasco, Westport, West Richland, West Valley, White Center, White Salmon, White Swan, Wilbur, Wilkeson, Wilson Creek, Winlock, Winthrop, Wishram, Woodinville, Woodland, Woods Creek, Woodway, Yacolt, Yakima, Yarrow Point, Yelm, Zillah.