Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Washington is the 13th most populous state, with 7,705,281 inhabitants, and the 18th largest by land area, spanning 66,455.52 square miles (172,119.0 km2) of land. Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are divided into cities and towns. [1]
Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of municipalities in Washington: first class city, second class city, town, unclassified city, and code city.
A city in Washington can be described by its form of government. Cities and towns are specifically authorized three forms of government: Commission, Mayor-Council, Council-Manager. The last city to use the three-member commission form of government was Shelton. In a 2017 Proposition, the residents voted to adopt the council-manager structure. Most cities in Washington have the mayor-council form of government, which calls for an elected mayor and an elected city council. Cities with a council-manager system have an elected council and appointed city manager. In addition, if the population of code cities is over 10,000, they may incorporate as charter code cities. They may then "set out any plan of government deemed 'suitable for the good government of the city'" (RCW 35A.08.050), which need not be a commission, mayor-council, or council-manager form. No charter code city has opted for a different type of government as of 2012 [update] .
The largest municipality by population in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Krupp with 49 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is Seattle, which spans 83.84 sq mi (217.1 km2), while Beaux Arts Village is the smallest at 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2). [2]
State capital and county seat ‡
Name | Type [3] | County [4] | Population | Growth 2010–2020 | Land area [5] | ||
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2020 Census [6] | 2010 Census [5] | sq mi | km2 | ||||
Aberdeen | First | Grays Harbor | 17,013 | 16,896 | 0.69% | 10.65 | 27.6 |
Airway Heights | Code | Spokane | 10,757 | 6,114 | 75.94% | 5.12 | 13.3 |
Algona | Code | King | 3,290 | 3,014 | 9.16% | 1.30 | 3.4 |
Anacortes | Code | Skagit | 17,637 | 15,778 | 11.78% | 11.76 | 30.5 |
Arlington | Code | Snohomish | 19,868 | 17,926 | 10.83% | 9.30 | 24.1 |
Asotin | Code | Asotin | 1,204 | 1,251 | -3.76% | 1.05 | 2.7 |
Auburn | Code | King Pierce [Note 1] | 87,256 | 70,180 | 24.33% | 29.62 | 76.7 |
Bainbridge Island | Code | Kitsap | 24,825 | 23,025 | 7.82% | 27.61 | 71.5 |
Battle Ground | Code | Clark | 20,743 | 17,571 | 18.05% | 7.86 | 20.4 |
Bellevue | Code | King | 151,854 | 122,363 | 24.10% | 33.48 | 86.7 |
Bellingham | First | Whatcom | 91,482 | 80,885 | 13.1% | 27.07 | 70.1 |
Benton City | Code | Benton | 3,479 | 3,038 | 14.52% | 2.43 | 6.3 |
Bingen | Code | Klickitat | 778 | 712 | 9.27% | 0.62 | 1.6 |
Black Diamond | Code | King | 4,697 | 4,151 | 13.15% | 6.56 | 17.0 |
Blaine | Code | Whatcom | 5,884 | 4,684 | 25.62% | 5.63 | 14.6 |
Bonney Lake | Code | Pierce | 22,487 | 17,374 | 29.43% | 7.94 | 20.6 |
Bothell | Code | King Snohomish [Note 1] | 48,161 | 33,505 | 43.74% | 12.10 | 31.3 |
Bremerton | First | Kitsap | 43,505 | 37,729 | 15.31% | 28.42 | 73.6 |
Brewster | Code | Okanogan | 1,983 | 2,370 | -16.33% | 1.19 | 3.1 |
Bridgeport | Code | Douglas | 2,141 | 2,409 | -11.12% | 1.05 | 2.7 |
Brier | Code | Snohomish | 6,560 | 6,087 | 7.77% | 2.13 | 5.5 |
Buckley | Code | Pierce | 5,114 | 4,354 | 17.46% | 3.87 | 10.0 |
Burien | Code | King | 52,066 | 33,313 | 56.29% | 10.06 | 26.1 |
Burlington | Code | Skagit | 9,152 | 8,388 | 9.11% | 4.25 | 11.0 |
Camas | Code | Clark | 26,065 | 19,355 | 34.67% | 13.74 | 35.6 |
Carnation | Code | King | 2,154 | 1,786 | 20.60% | 1.16 | 3.0 |
Cashmere | Code | Chelan | 3,248 | 3,063 | 6.04% | 1.11 | 2.9 |
Castle Rock | Code | Cowlitz | 2,446 | 1,982 | 23.41% | 1.99 | 5.2 |
Centralia | Code | Lewis | 18,183 | 16,336 | 11.31% | 7.49 | 19.4 |
Chehalis | Code | Lewis | 7,439 | 7,259 | 2.48% | 5.53 | 14.3 |
Chelan | Code | Chelan | 4,222 | 3,890 | 8.53% | 6.36 | 16.5 |
Cheney | Code | Spokane | 13,255 | 10,590 | 25.17% | 4.35 | 11.3 |
Chewelah | Code | Stevens | 2,470 | 2,607 | -5.26% | 2.98 | 7.7 |
Clarkston | Code | Asotin | 7,161 | 7,229 | -0.94% | 2.01 | 5.2 |
Cle Elum | Code | Kittitas | 2,157 | 1,872 | 15.22% | 3.82 | 9.9 |
Clyde Hill | Code | King | 3,126 | 2,984 | 4.76% | 1.06 | 2.7 |
Colfax | Second | Whitman | 2,782 | 2,805 | -0.82% | 3.79 | 9.8 |
College Place | Code | Walla Walla | 9,902 | 8,765 | 12.97% | 2.68 | 6.9 |
Colville | Second | Stevens | 4,917 | 4,673 | 5.22% | 2.97 | 7.7 |
Connell | Code | Franklin | 5,441 | 4,209 | 29.27% | 7.87 | 20.4 |
Cosmopolis | Code | Grays Harbor | 1,638 | 1,649 | -0.67% | 1.33 | 3.4 |
Covington | Code | King | 20,777 | 17,575 | 18.22% | 5.81 | 15.0 |
Davenport | Second | Lincoln | 1,703 | 1,708 | -0.29% | 1.82 | 4.7 |
Dayton | Code | Columbia | 2,448 | 2,526 | -3.09% | 1.43 | 3.7 |
Deer Park | Code | Spokane | 4,383 | 3,652 | 20.02% | 6.89 | 17.8 |
Des Moines | Code | King | 32,888 | 29,673 | 10.83% | 6.50 | 16.8 |
DuPont | Code | Pierce | 10,151 | 8,199 | 23.81% | 5.86 | 15.2 |
Duvall | Code | King | 8,034 | 6,695 | 20.00% | 2.45 | 6.3 |
East Wenatchee | Code | Douglas | 14,158 | 13,190 | 7.34% | 3.80 | 9.8 |
Edgewood | Code | Pierce | 12,327 | 9,387 | 31.32% | 8.41 | 21.8 |
Edmonds | Code | Snohomish | 42,853 | 39,709 | 7.92% | 8.90 | 23.1 |
Electric City | Code | Grant | 956 | 968 | -1.24% | 1.98 | 5.1 |
Ellensburg | Code | Kittitas | 18,666 | 18,174 | 2.71% | 7.03 | 18.2 |
Elma | Code | Grays Harbor | 3,438 | 3,107 | 10.65% | 1.89 | 4.9 |
Entiat | Code | Chelan | 1,326 | 1,112 | 19.24% | 2.11 | 5.5 |
Enumclaw | Code | King Pierce [Note 1] | 12,543 | 10,669 | 17.56% | 5.16 | 13.4 |
Ephrata | Code | Grant | 8,477 | 7,664 | 10.61% | 10.09 | 26.1 |
Everett | First | Snohomish | 110,629 | 103,019 | 7.39% | 33.11 | 85.8 |
Everson | Code | Whatcom | 2,888 | 2,481 | 16.40% | 1.31 | 3.4 |
Federal Way | Code | King | 101,030 | 89,306 | 13.13% | 22.27 | 57.7 |
Ferndale | Code | Whatcom | 15,048 | 11,415 | 31.83% | 7.03 | 18.2 |
Fife | Code | Pierce | 10,999 | 9,173 | 19.91% | 5.69 | 14.7 |
Fircrest | Code | Pierce | 7,156 | 6,497 | 10.14% | 1.58 | 4.1 |
Forks | Code | Clallam | 3,335 | 3,532 | -5.58% | 3.91 | 10.1 |
George | Code | Grant | 809 | 501 | 61.48% | 1.33 | 3.4 |
Gig Harbor | Code | Pierce | 12,029 | 7,126 | 68.80% | 5.95 | 15.4 |
Gold Bar | Code | Snohomish | 2,403 | 2,075 | 15.81% | 1.03 | 2.7 |
Goldendale | Code | Klickitat | 3,453 | 3,485 | -0.92% | 2.52 | 6.5 |
Grand Coulee | Code | Grant | 972 | 988 | -1.62% | 1.24 | 3.2 |
Grandview | Code | Yakima | 10,907 | 10,862 | 0.41% | 6.23 | 16.1 |
Granger | Code | Yakima | 3,624 | 3,246 | 11.65% | 1.79 | 4.6 |
Granite Falls | Code | Snohomish | 4,450 | 3,364 | 32.28% | 2.19 | 5.7 |
Harrington | Code | Lincoln | 429 | 424 | 1.18% | 0.38 | 0.98 |
Hoquiam | Code | Grays Harbor | 8,776 | 8,726 | 0.57% | 9.08 | 23.5 |
Ilwaco | Code | Pacific | 1,087 | 936 | 16.33% | 2.10 | 5.4 |
Issaquah | Code | King | 40,051 | 30,434 | 31.60% | 11.41 | 29.6 |
Kahlotus | Code | Franklin | 147 | 193 | -23.83% | 0.47 | 1.2 |
Kalama | Code | Cowlitz | 2,959 | 2,344 | 26.24% | 2.77 | 7.2 |
Kelso | Code | Cowlitz | 12,720 | 11,925 | 6.67% | 8.14 | 21.1 |
Kenmore | Code | King | 23,914 | 20,460 | 16.88% | 6.17 | 16.0 |
Kennewick | Code | Benton | 83,921 | 73,917 | 13.53% | 26.87 | 69.6 |
Kent | Code | King | 136,588 | 92,411 | 47.80% | 33.76 | 87.4 |
Kettle Falls | Code | Stevens | 1,636 | 1,595 | 2.57% | 1.12 | 2.9 |
Kirkland | Code | King | 92,175 | 48,787 | 88.93% | 17.82 | 46.2 |
Kittitas | Code | Kittitas | 1,438 | 1,381 | 4.13% | 0.73 | 1.9 |
La Center | Code | Clark | 3,424 | 2,800 | 22.29% | 2.21 | 5.7 |
Lacey | Code | Thurston | 53,526 | 42,393 | 26.26% | 16.06 | 41.6 |
Lake Forest Park | Code | King | 13,630 | 12,598 | 8.19% | 3.53 | 9.1 |
Lake Stevens | Code | Snohomish | 35,630 | 28,069 | 26.94% | 8.88 | 23.0 |
Lakewood | Code | Pierce | 63,612 | 58,163 | 9.37% | 17.18 | 44.5 |
Langley | Code | Island | 1,147 | 1,035 | 10.82% | 1.08 | 2.8 |
Leavenworth | Code | Chelan | 2,263 | 1,965 | 15.17% | 1.23 | 3.2 |
Liberty Lake | Code | Spokane | 12,003 | 7,591 | 58.12% | 6.14 | 15.9 |
Long Beach | Code | Pacific | 1,688 | 1,392 | 21.26% | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Longview | Code | Cowlitz | 37,818 | 36,648 | 3.19% | 14.54 | 37.7 |
Lynden | Code | Whatcom | 15,749 | 11,951 | 31.78% | 5.26 | 13.6 |
Lynnwood | Code | Snohomish | 38,568 | 35,836 | 7.62% | 7.85 | 20.3 |
Mabton | Code | Yakima | 1,959 | 2,286 | -14.30% | 0.81 | 2.1 |
Maple Valley | Code | King | 28,013 | 22,684 | 23.49% | 5.73 | 14.8 |
Marysville | Code | Snohomish | 70,714 | 60,020 | 17.82% | 20.69 | 53.6 |
Mattawa | Code | Grant | 3,335 | 4,437 | -24.84% | 0.74 | 1.9 |
McCleary | Code | Grays Harbor | 1,997 | 1,653 | 20.81% | 2.05 | 5.3 |
Medical Lake | Code | Spokane | 4,874 | 5,060 | -3.68% | 3.40 | 8.8 |
Medina | Code | King | 2,915 | 2,969 | -1.82% | 1.45 | 3.8 |
Mercer Island | Code | King | 25,748 | 22,699 | 13.43% | 6.32 | 16.4 |
Mesa | Code | Franklin | 385 | 489 | -21.27% | 1.64 | 4.2 |
Mill Creek | Code | Snohomish | 20,926 | 18,244 | 14.70% | 4.66 | 12.1 |
Millwood | Code | Spokane | 1,881 | 1,786 | 5.32% | 0.70 | 1.8 |
Milton | Code | Pierce King [Note 1] | 8,697 | 6,968 | 24.81% | 2.62 | 6.8 |
Monroe | Code | Snohomish | 19,699 | 17,304 | 13.84% | 6.05 | 15.7 |
Montesano | Code | Grays Harbor | 4,138 | 3,976 | 4.07% | 10.58 | 27.4 |
Morton | Code | Lewis | 1,036 | 1,126 | -7.99% | 0.82 | 2.1 |
Moses Lake | Code | Grant | 25,146 | 20,366 | 23.47% | 17.84 | 46.2 |
Mossyrock | Code | Lewis | 768 | 759 | 1.19% | 0.68 | 1.8 |
Mount Vernon | Code | Skagit | 35,219 | 31,743 | 10.95% | 12.24 | 31.7 |
Mountlake Terrace | Code | Snohomish | 21,286 | 19,909 | 6.92% | 4.06 | 10.5 |
Moxee | Code | Yakima | 4,326 | 3,308 | 30.77% | 2.20 | 5.7 |
Mukilteo | Code | Snohomish | 21,538 | 20,254 | 6.34% | 6.34 | 16.4 |
Napavine | Code | Lewis | 1,888 | 1,766 | 6.91% | 2.38 | 6.2 |
Newcastle | Code | King | 13,017 | 10,380 | 25.40% | 4.45 | 11.5 |
Newport | Code | Pend Oreille | 2,114 | 2,126 | -0.56% | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Nooksack | Code | Whatcom | 1,471 | 1,338 | 9.94% | 0.71 | 1.8 |
Normandy Park | Code | King | 6,771 | 6,335 | 6.88% | 2.52 | 6.5 |
North Bend | Code | King | 7,461 | 5,731 | 30.19% | 4.37 | 11.3 |
North Bonneville | Code | Skamania | 1,397 | 956 | 46.13% | 2.41 | 6.2 |
Oak Harbor | Code | Island | 24,622 | 22,075 | 11.54% | 9.65 | 25.0 |
Oakville | Code | Grays Harbor | 715 | 684 | 4.53% | 0.50 | 1.3 |
Ocean Shores | Code | Grays Harbor | 6,715 | 5,569 | 20.58% | 8.51 | 22.0 |
Okanogan | Code | Okanogan | 2,379 | 2,552 | -6.78% | 1.99 | 5.2 |
Olympia | Code | Thurston | 55,605 | 46,478 | 19.64% | 17.82 | 46.2 |
Omak | Code | Okanogan | 4,860 | 4,845 | 0.31% | 3.46 | 9.0 |
Oroville | Code | Okanogan | 1,795 | 1,686 | 6.47% | 1.64 | 4.2 |
Orting | Code | Pierce | 9,041 | 6,746 | 34.02% | 2.73 | 7.1 |
Othello | Code | Adams | 8,549 | 7,364 | 16.09% | 3.81 | 9.9 |
Pacific | Code | King Pierce [Note 1] | 7,235 | 6,606 | 9.52% | 2.41 | 6.2 |
Palouse | Second | Whitman | 1,015 | 998 | 1.70% | 1.08 | 2.8 |
Pasco | Code | Franklin | 77,108 | 59,781 | 28.98% | 31.46 | 81.5 |
Pateros | Code | Okanogan | 593 | 667 | -11.09% | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Pomeroy | Code | Garfield | 1,389 | 1,425 | -2.53% | 1.78 | 4.6 |
Port Angeles | Code | Clallam | 19,960 | 19,038 | 4.84% | 10.70 | 27.7 |
Port Orchard | Second | Kitsap | 15,587 | 11,144 | 39.87% | 9.68 | 25.1 |
Port Townsend | Code | Jefferson | 10,148 | 9,113 | 11.36% | 6.98 | 18.1 |
Poulsbo | Code | Kitsap | 11,975 | 9,200 | 30.16% | 4.74 | 12.3 |
Prescott | Code | Walla Walla | 372 | 318 | 16.98% | 0.40 | 1.0 |
Prosser | Code | Benton | 6,062 | 5,714 | 6.09% | 4.55 | 11.8 |
Pullman | Code | Whitman | 32,901 | 29,799 | 10.41% | 9.88 | 25.6 |
Puyallup | Code | Pierce | 42,973 | 37,022 | 16.07% | 14.11 | 36.5 |
Quincy | Code | Grant | 7,543 | 6,750 | 11.75% | 4.98 | 12.9 |
Rainier | Code | Thurston | 2,369 | 1,794 | 32.05% | 1.73 | 4.5 |
Raymond | Code | Pacific | 3,081 | 2,882 | 6.90% | 4.06 | 10.5 |
Redmond | Code | King | 73,256 | 54,144 | 35.30% | 16.47 | 42.7 |
Renton | Code | King | 106,785 | 90,927 | 17.44% | 23.37 | 60.5 |
Republic | Code | Ferry | 992 | 1,073 | -7.55% | 1.59 | 4.1 |
Richland | First | Benton | 60,560 | 48,058 | 26.01% | 38.56 | 99.9 |
Ridgefield | Code | Clark | 10,319 | 4,763 | 116.65% | 7.08 | 18.3 |
Ritzville | Second | Adams | 1,767 | 1,673 | 5.62% | 1.70 | 4.4 |
Rock Island | Code | Douglas | 1,279 | 788 | 62.31% | 0.62 | 1.6 |
Roslyn | Code | Kittitas | 950 | 893 | 6.38% | 4.37 | 11.3 |
Roy | Code | Pierce | 816 | 793 | 2.90% | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Royal City | Code | Grant | 1,776 | 2,140 | -17.01% | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Ruston | Code | Pierce | 1,055 | 749 | 40.85% | 0.26 | 0.67 |
Sammamish | Code | King | 67,455 | 45,780 | 47.35% | 18.41 | 47.7 |
SeaTac | Code | King | 31,454 | 26,909 | 16.89% | 10.03 | 26.0 |
Seattle | First | King | 737,015 | 608,660 | 21.09% | 83.84 | 217.1 |
Sedro-Woolley | Code | Skagit | 12,421 | 10,540 | 17.85% | 3.93 | 10.2 |
Selah | Code | Yakima | 8,153 | 7,147 | 14.08% | 4.51 | 11.7 |
Sequim | Code | Clallam | 8,024 | 6,606 | 21.47% | 6.31 | 16.3 |
Shelton | Code | Mason | 10,371 | 9,834 | 5.46% | 5.76 | 14.9 |
Shoreline | Code | King | 58,608 | 53,007 | 10.57% | 11.67 | 30.2 |
Snohomish | Code | Snohomish | 10,126 | 9,098 | 11.30% | 3.46 | 9.0 |
Snoqualmie | Code | King | 14,121 | 10,670 | 32.34% | 7.22 | 18.7 |
Soap Lake | Code | Grant | 1,691 | 1,514 | 11.69% | 1.30 | 3.4 |
South Bend | Code | Pacific | 1,746 | 1,637 | 6.66% | 1.63 | 4.2 |
Spangle | Code | Spokane | 280 | 278 | 0.72% | 0.36 | 0.93 |
Spokane | First | Spokane | 228,989 | 208,916 | 9.61% | 68.73 | 178.0 |
Spokane Valley | Code | Spokane | 102,976 | 89,755 | 14.73% | 37.71 | 97.7 |
Sprague | Code | Lincoln | 495 | 446 | 10.99% | 0.63 | 1.6 |
Stanwood | Code | Snohomish | 7,705 | 6,231 | 23.66% | 2.82 | 7.3 |
Stevenson | Code | Skamania | 1,491 | 1,465 | 1.77% | 1.65 | 4.3 |
Sultan | Code | Snohomish | 5,146 | 4,651 | 10.64% | 3.15 | 8.2 |
Sumas | Code | Whatcom | 1,583 | 1,307 | 21.12% | 1.48 | 3.8 |
Sumner | Code | Pierce | 10,621 | 9,451 | 12.38% | 7.51 | 19.5 |
Sunnyside | Code | Yakima | 16,375 | 15,858 | 3.26% | 6.63 | 17.2 |
Tacoma | First | Pierce | 219,346 | 198,397 | 10.56% | 49.73 | 128.8 |
Tekoa | Second | Whitman | 817 | 778 | 5.01% | 1.14 | 3.0 |
Tenino | Code | Thurston | 1,870 | 1,695 | 10.32% | 1.44 | 3.7 |
Tieton | Code | Yakima | 1,389 | 1,191 | 16.62% | 0.82 | 2.1 |
Toledo | Code | Lewis | 631 | 725 | -12.97% | 0.40 | 1.0 |
Tonasket | Code | Okanogan | 1,103 | 1,032 | 6.88% | 0.80 | 2.1 |
Toppenish | Code | Yakima | 8,854 | 8,949 | -1.06% | 2.11 | 5.5 |
Tukwila | Code | King | 21,798 | 19,107 | 14.08% | 9.17 | 23.8 |
Tumwater | Code | Thurston | 25,350 | 17,371 | 45.93% | 14.32 | 37.1 |
Union Gap | Code | Yakima | 6,568 | 6,125 | 7.23% | 5.06 | 13.1 |
University Place | Code | Pierce | 34,866 | 31,144 | 11.95% | 8.43 | 21.8 |
Vader | Code | Lewis | 629 | 621 | 1.29% | 0.93 | 2.4 |
Vancouver | First | Clark | 190,915 | 161,791 | 18.00% | 46.78 | 121.2 |
Waitsburg | Unclassified | Walla Walla | 1,166 | 1,217 | -4.19% | 1.12 | 2.9 |
Walla Walla | Code | Walla Walla | 34,060 | 31,731 | 7.34% | 12.80 | 33.2 |
Wapato | Second | Yakima | 4,607 | 4,997 | -7.80% | 1.17 | 3.0 |
Warden | Code | Grant | 2,449 | 2,692 | -9.03% | 2.66 | 6.9 |
Washougal | Code | Clark | 17,039 | 14,095 | 20.89% | 5.47 | 14.2 |
Wenatchee | Code | Chelan | 35,508 | 31,925 | 11.22% | 7.86 | 20.4 |
West Richland | Code | Benton | 16,295 | 11,811 | 37.96% | 21.97 | 56.9 |
Westport | Code | Grays Harbor | 2,213 | 2,099 | 5.43% | 3.68 | 9.5 |
White Salmon | Code | Klickitat | 2,485 | 2,224 | 11.74% | 1.24 | 3.2 |
Winlock | Code | Lewis | 1,472 | 1,339 | 9.93% | 1.29 | 3.3 |
Woodinville | Code | King | 13,069 | 10,938 | 19.48% | 5.60 | 14.5 |
Woodland | Code | Cowlitz Clark [Note 1] | 6,531 | 5,509 | 18.55% | 4.05 | 10.5 |
Woodway | Code | Snohomish | 1,318 | 1,307 | 0.84% | 1.11 | 2.9 |
Yakima | First | Yakima | 96,968 | 91,067 | 6.48% | 27.63 | 71.6 |
Yelm | Code | Thurston | 10,617 | 6,848 | 55.04% | 5.68 | 14.7 |
Zillah | Code | Yakima | 3,179 | 2,964 | 7.25% | 1.85 | 4.8 |
Name | Type | County [4] | Population (2020 Census) [7] | Population (2010 Census) [5] | Growth 2010–2020 | Land area [5] | |
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sq mi | km2 | ||||||
Albion | Town | Whitman | 550 | 579 | -5.01% | 0.36 | 0.93 |
Almira | Town | Lincoln | 318 | 284 | 11.97% | 0.52 | 1.3 |
Beaux Arts Village | Town | King | 317 | 299 | 6.02% | 0.08 | 0.21 |
Bucoda | Town | Thurston | 600 | 562 | 6.76% | 0.57 | 1.5 |
Carbonado | Town | Pierce | 734 | 610 | 20.33% | 0.42 | 1.1 |
Cathlamet | Town | Wahkiakum | 560 | 532 | 5.26% | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Colton | Town | Whitman | 401 | 418 | -4.07% | 0.59 | 1.5 |
Conconully | Town | Okanogan | 193 | 210 | -8.10% | 0.31 | 0.80 |
Concrete | Town | Skagit | 801 | 705 | 13.62% | 1.17 | 3.0 |
Coulee City | Town | Grant | 549 | 562 | -2.31% | 0.90 | 2.3 |
Coulee Dam | Town | Okanogan Douglas Grant [Note 1] | 1,211 | 1,098 | 10.29% | 0.72 | 1.9 |
Coupeville | Town | Island | 1,942 | 1,831 | 6.06% | 1.24 | 3.2 |
Creston | Town | Lincoln | 213 | 236 | -9.75% | 0.41 | 1.1 |
Cusick | Town | Pend Oreille | 153 | 207 | -26.09% | 0.53 | 1.4 |
Darrington | Town | Snohomish | 1,462 | 1,347 | 8.54% | 1.65 | 4.3 |
Eatonville | Town | Pierce | 2,845 | 2,758 | 3.15% | 1.82 | 4.7 |
Elmer City | Town | Okanogan | 239 | 238 | 0.42% | 0.21 | 0.54 |
Endicott | Town | Whitman | 312 | 289 | 7.96% | 0.29 | 0.75 |
Fairfield | Town | Spokane | 589 | 612 | -3.76% | 0.62 | 1.6 |
Farmington | Town | Whitman | 131 | 146 | -10.27% | 0.34 | 0.88 |
Friday Harbor | Town | San Juan | 2,613 | 2,162 | 20.86% | 2.12 | 5.5 |
Garfield | Town | Whitman | 562 | 597 | -5.86% | 0.88 | 2.3 |
Hamilton | Town | Skagit | 299 | 301 | -0.66% | 1.12 | 2.9 |
Harrah | Town | Yakima | 585 | 625 | -6.40% | 0.22 | 0.57 |
Hartline | Town | Grant | 180 | 151 | 19.21% | 0.33 | 0.85 |
Hatton | Town | Adams | 79 | 101 | -21.78% | 0.37 | 0.96 |
Hunts Point | Town | King | 457 | 394 | 15.99% | 0.31 | 0.80 |
Index | Town | Snohomish | 155 | 178 | -12.92% | 0.23 | 0.60 |
Ione | Town | Pend Oreille | 428 | 447 | -4.25% | 0.54 | 1.4 |
Krupp | Town | Grant | 49 | 48 | 2.08% | 0.59 | 1.5 |
La Conner | Town | Skagit | 965 | 891 | 8.31% | 0.41 | 1.1 |
LaCrosse | Town | Whitman | 297 | 313 | -5.11% | 0.78 | 2.0 |
Lamont | Town | Whitman | 79 | 70 | 12.86% | 0.29 | 0.75 |
Latah | Town | Spokane | 185 | 183 | 1.09% | 0.31 | 0.80 |
Lind | Town | Adams | 535 | 564 | -5.14% | 1.07 | 2.8 |
Lyman | Town | Skagit | 423 | 438 | -3.42% | 0.67 | 1.7 |
Malden | Town | Whitman | 216 | 203 | 6.40% | 0.67 | 1.7 |
Mansfield | Town | Douglas | 326 | 320 | 1.88% | 0.31 | 0.80 |
Marcus | Town | Stevens | 216 | 183 | 18.03% | 0.22 | 0.57 |
Metaline | Town | Pend Oreille | 162 | 173 | -6.36% | 0.31 | 0.80 |
Metaline Falls | Town | Pend Oreille | 272 | 238 | 14.29% | 0.21 | 0.54 |
Naches | Town | Yakima | 1,084 | 795 | 36.35% | 0.69 | 1.8 |
Nespelem | Town | Okanogan | 180 | 236 | -23.73% | 0.19 | 0.49 |
Northport | Town | Stevens | 297 | 295 | 0.68% | 0.58 | 1.5 |
Oakesdale | Town | Whitman | 395 | 422 | -6.40% | 1.04 | 2.7 |
Odessa | Town | Lincoln | 896 | 910 | -1.54% | 0.82 | 2.1 |
Pe Ell | Town | Lewis | 642 | 632 | 1.58% | 0.59 | 1.5 |
Reardan | Town | Lincoln | 637 | 571 | 11.56% | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Riverside | Town | Okanogan | 329 | 280 | 17.50% | 0.97 | 2.5 |
Rockford | Town | Spokane | 522 | 470 | 11.06% | 0.68 | 1.8 |
Rosalia | Town | Whitman | 598 | 550 | 8.73% | 0.62 | 1.6 |
St. John | Town | Whitman | 599 | 537 | 11.55% | 0.64 | 1.7 |
Skykomish | Town | King | 161 | 198 | -18.69% | 0.32 | 0.83 |
South Cle Elum | Town | Kittitas | 559 | 532 | 5.08% | 0.39 | 1.0 |
South Prairie | Town | Pierce | 373 | 434 | -14.06% | 0.39 | 1.0 |
Springdale | Town | Stevens | 234 | 285 | -17.89% | 1.14 | 3.0 |
Starbuck | Town | Columbia | 119 | 129 | -7.75% | 0.21 | 0.54 |
Steilacoom | Town | Pierce | 6,727 | 5,985 | 12.40% | 2.05 | 5.3 |
Twisp | Town | Okanogan | 992 | 919 | 7.94% | 1.18 | 3.1 |
Uniontown | Town | Whitman | 389 | 294 | 32.31% | 0.93 | 2.4 |
Washtucna | Town | Adams | 211 | 208 | 1.44% | 0.69 | 1.8 |
Waterville | Town | Douglas | 1,134 | 1,138 | -0.35% | 0.87 | 2.3 |
Waverly | Town | Spokane | 121 | 106 | 14.15% | 0.41 | 1.1 |
Wilbur | Town | Lincoln | 895 | 884 | 1.24% | 1.41 | 3.7 |
Wilkeson | Town | Pierce | 499 | 477 | 4.61% | 0.47 | 1.2 |
Wilson Creek | Town | Grant | 204 | 205 | -0.49% | 0.96 | 2.5 |
Winthrop | Town | Okanogan | 504 | 394 | 27.92% | 0.94 | 2.4 |
Yacolt | Town | Clark | 1,668 | 1,566 | 6.51% | 0.50 | 1.3 |
Yarrow Point | Town | King | 1,134 | 1,001 | 13.29% | 0.37 | 0.96 |
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