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Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,the population was 921,130,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. The county seat and largest city is Tacoma. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22,1852,by the legislature of Oregon Territory,it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce. Pierce County is in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Puyallup is a city in Pierce County,Washington,United States,located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle. It had a population of 42,973 at the 2020 census. The city's name comes from the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans and means "the generous people." Puyallup is home to the Washington State Fair,the state's largest fair. The name of the city is notably used in mailing addresses for adjacent unincorporated areas,such as the larger-populated South Hill.
Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County,Washington,United States. 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 of Olympic National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-most populous in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region,which has a population of about 1 million.
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is a federally-recognized tribe of Puyallup people from western Washington state,United States. The tribe is primarily located on the Puyallup Indian Reservation,although they also control off-reservation trust lands.
David Adam Smith is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 9th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate.
The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration in the U.S. state of Washington that comprises Seattle,its surrounding satellites and suburbs. The United States Census Bureau defines the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue,WA metropolitan statistical area as the three most populous counties in the state:King,Pierce,and Snohomish. Seattle has the 15th largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States with a population of 4,018,762 as of the 2020 census,over half of Washington's total population.
State Route 167 (SR 167) is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington state. It is commonly known as the Valley Freeway and serves the Green River Valley from Tacoma to Renton,primarily as a four-lane freeway. The 28-mile (45 km) highway begins in Tacoma at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) and travels southeast to Puyallup as an undivided road. It then turns northeast onto a freeway and passes through interchanges with SR 512 in Puyallup and SR 410 in Sumner,continuing north through Auburn and Kent. After an interchange with I-405 in Renton,it terminates at an intersection with SR 900.
Puyallup High School is a high school in the Puyallup School District in Pierce County,Washington,commonly referred to as PHS.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
State Route 161 (SR 161) is a 36.25-mile-long (58.34 km) state highway serving Pierce and King counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway begins at SR 7 southwest of Eatonville and travels north as Meridian Avenue to Puyallup,becoming concurrent with SR 512 and SR 167. SR 161 continues northwest as the Enchanted Parkway to end at an intersection with SR 18 in Federal Way,west of Interstate 5 (I-5). The highway serves the communities of Graham and South Hill before reaching Puyallup and the communities of Edgewood,Milton,and Lakeland South before reaching Federal Way.
The Port of Tacoma is an independent seaport located in Tacoma,Washington. The port was created by a vote of Pierce County citizens on November 5,1918. The Edmore was the first ship to call at the port in 1921. The port's marine cargo operations,among the largest in the United States,was merged with the Port of Seattle's in 2015 to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance.
Puyallup station is a train station in the city of Puyallup,Washington,United States. It is served by the S Line,a Sounder commuter rail line operated by Sound Transit that runs from Pierce County to Seattle. The station is located northwest of downtown Puyallup and includes two platforms,several bus bays,and 640 parking spaces. Puyallup station opened on February 5,2001,on the site of the city's original train depot,which was built in 1877 and demolished in 1974. The station's park and ride was expanded to 1,044 stalls in 2023 with the opening of a new parking garage. In addition to train service,the station is also served by Sound Transit Express and Pierce Transit buses that connect Puyallup to nearby cities.
Pierce Transit,officially the Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation,is an operator of public transit in Pierce County,Washington. It operates a variety of services,including fixed-route buses,dial-a-ride transportation,vanpool and ride-matching for carpools. The agency's service area covers the urbanized portions of Pierce County,part of the Seattle metropolitan area,and includes the city of Tacoma. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 7,021,900,or about 23,900 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
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. It was created after the 2010 United States census,which granted Washington an additional congressional seat,bringing the number of seats apportioned to the state up from 9 to 10,and elected Denny Heck as its first member to the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. Marilyn Strickland was elected in 2020 to replace him after he retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
The 2012 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012. Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7,2012 primary election,under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system,which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race,regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.
Gary C. Alexander is an American politician of the Republican Party. He served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 2nd district and,as of 2013,is the interim Auditor of Thurston County.
Patrice A. McCarthy is an American politician serving as the 11th Washington State Auditor since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
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