List of cities and towns in Washington

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Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Washington is the 13th most populous state, with 6,724,540 inhabitants, and the 20th largest by land area, spanning 66,455.52 square miles (172,119.0 km2) of land. [1] Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 incorporated municipalities that are divided into cities and towns. [2]

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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 cites 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.

The largest municipality by population in Washington is Seattle with 608,660 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Krupp with 48 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). [1]

List of cities

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NameType [3] County [4] PopulationGrowth

2010-2019

Land area [5]
2019 estimate [6] 2010 Census [5] sq mikm2
Aberdeen First Grays Harbor 16,75616,896-0.83%10.6527.6
Airway Heights Code Spokane 9,4856,11455.14%5.1213.3
Algona Code King 3,2083,0146.44%1.303.4
Anacortes Code Skagit 17,52715,77811.09%11.7630.5
Arlington Code Snohomish 20,52317,92614.49%9.3024.1
Asotin Code Asotin 1,2891,2513.04%1.052.7
Auburn Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
81,46470,18016.08%29.6276.7
Bainbridge Island Code Kitsap 25,29823,0259.87%27.6171.5
Battle Ground Code Clark 21,25217,57120.95%7.8620.4
Bellevue Code King 148,164122,36321.09%33.4886.7
Bellingham First Whatcom 92,31480,88514.13%27.0770.1
Benton City Code Benton 3,4953,03815.04%2.436.3
Bingen Code Klickitat 7427124.21%0.621.6
Black Diamond Code King 4,7814,15115.18%6.5617.0
Blaine Code Whatcom 5,6074,68419.71%5.6314.6
Bonney Lake Code Pierce 21,14817,37421.72%7.9420.6
Bothell Code King
Snohomish [Note 1]
47,41533,50541.52%12.1031.3
Bremerton First Kitsap 41,40537,7299.74%28.4273.6
Brewster Code Okanogan 2,3572,370-0.55%1.193.1
Bridgeport Code Douglas 2,6132,4098.47%1.052.7
Brier Code Snohomish 6,9706,08714.51%2.135.5
Buckley Code Pierce 5,0584,35416.17%3.8710.0
Burien Code King 51,50033,31354.59%10.0626.1
Burlington Code Skagit 9,2248,3889.97%4.2511.0
Camas Code Clark 24,41819,35526.16%13.7435.6
Carnation Code King 2,2821,78627.77%1.163.0
Cashmere Code Chelan 3,1723,0633.56%1.112.9
Castle Rock Code Cowlitz 2,2981,98215.94%1.995.2
Centralia Code Lewis 17,74516,3368.63%7.4919.4
Chehalis Code Lewis 7,6547,2595.44%5.5314.3
Chelan Code Chelan 4,2373,8908.92%6.3616.5
Cheney Code Spokane 12,52210,59018.24%4.3511.3
Chewelah Code Stevens 2,6762,6072.65%2.987.7
Clarkston Code Asotin 7,3757,2292.02%2.015.2
Cle Elum Code Kittitas 2,0371,8728.81%3.829.9
Clyde Hill Code King 3,3862,98413.47%1.062.7
Colfax Second Whitman 2,8722,8052.39%3.799.8
College Place Code Walla Walla 9,3178,7656.3%2.686.9
Colville Second Stevens 4,8324,6733.4%2.977.7
Connell Code Franklin 5,5454,20931.74%7.8720.4
Cosmopolis Code Grays Harbor 1,6621,6490.79%1.333.4
Covington Code King 21,17517,57520.48%5.8115.0
Davenport Second Lincoln 1,7441,7082.11%1.824.7
Dayton Code Columbia 2,4422,526-3.33%1.433.7
Deer Park Code Spokane 4,3643,65219.5%6.8917.8
Des Moines Code King 32,34829,6739.01%6.5016.8
DuPont Code Pierce 9,5168,19916.06%5.8615.2
Duvall Code King 8,1076,69521.09%2.456.3
East Wenatchee Code Douglas 14,21913,1907.8%3.809.8
Edgewood Code Pierce 13,0539,38739.05%8.4121.8
Edmonds Code Snohomish 42,60539,7097.29%8.9023.1
Electric City Code Grant 1,0029683.51%1.985.1
Ellensburg Code Kittitas 21,11118,17416.16%7.0318.2
Elma Code Grays Harbor 3,3513,1077.85%1.894.9
Entiat Code Chelan 1,2801,11215.11%2.115.5
Enumclaw Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
12,19010,66914.26%5.1613.4
Ephrata Code Grant 8,1367,6646.16%10.0926.1
Everett First Snohomish 111,475103,0198.21%33.1185.8
Everson Code Whatcom 2,8412,48114.51%1.313.4
Federal Way Code King 96,28989,3067.82%22.2757.7
Ferndale Code Whatcom 14,89711,41530.5%7.0318.2
Fife Code Pierce 10,1849,17311.02%5.6914.7
Fircrest Code Pierce 6,8356,4975.2%1.584.1
Forks Code Clallam 3,8803,5329.85%3.9110.1
George Code Grant 5165012.99%1.333.4
Gig Harbor Code Pierce 10,7177,12650.39%5.9515.4
Gold Bar Code Snohomish 2,3522,07513.35%1.032.7
Goldendale Code Klickitat 3,5053,4850.57%2.526.5
Grand Coulee Code Grant 1,0489886.07%1.243.2
Grandview Code Yakima 11,07810,8621.99%6.2316.1
Granger Code Yakima 3,8303,24617.99%1.794.6
Granite Falls Code Snohomish 4,2343,36425.86%2.195.7
Harrington Code Lincoln 418424-1.42%0.380.98
Hoquiam Code Grays Harbor 8,6558,726-0.81%9.0823.5
Ilwaco Code Pacific 9919365.88%2.105.4
Issaquah Code King 39,50930,43429.82%11.4129.6
Kahlotus Code Franklin 1931930%0.471.2
Kalama Code Cowlitz 2,7982,34419.37%2.777.2
Kelso Code Cowlitz 12,41711,9254.13%8.1421.1
Kenmore Code King 23,09720,46012.89%6.1716.0
Kennewick Code Benton 84,34773,91714.11%26.8769.6
Kent Code King 132,31992,41143.19%33.7687.4
Kettle Falls Code Stevens 1,6351,5952.51%1.122.9
Kirkland Code King 93,01048,78790.65%17.8246.2
Kittitas Code Kittitas 1,4971,3818.4%0.731.9
La Center Code Clark 3,4042,80021.57%2.215.7
Lacey Code Thurston 52,59242,39324.06%16.0641.6
Lake Forest Park Code King 13,50412,5987.19%3.539.1
Lake Stevens Code Snohomish 33,91128,06920.81%8.8823.0
Lakewood Code Pierce 61,03758,1634.94%17.1844.5
Langley Code Island 1,1401,03510.14%1.082.8
Leavenworth Code Chelan 2,0291,9653.26%1.233.2
Liberty Lake Code Spokane 10,9567,59144.33%6.1415.9
Long Beach Code Pacific 1,4961,3927.47%1.353.5
Longview Code Cowlitz 38,44036,6484.89%14.5437.7
Lynden Code Whatcom 15,22311,95127.38%5.2613.6
Lynnwood Code Snohomish 39,14135,8369.22%7.8520.3
Mabton Code Yakima 2,2682,286-0.79%0.812.1
Maple Valley Code King 27,20222,68419.92%5.7314.8
Marysville Code Snohomish 70,29860,02017.12%20.6953.6
Mattawa Code Grant 4,7584,4377.23%0.741.9
McCleary Code Grays Harbor 1,7641,6536.72%2.055.3
Medical Lake Code Spokane 4,9665,060-1.86%3.408.8
Medina Code King 3,2882,96910.74%1.453.8
Mercer Island Code King 25,89422,69914.08%6.3216.4
Mesa Code Franklin 5084893.89%1.644.2
Mill Creek Code Snohomish 20,89718,24414.54%4.6612.1
Millwood Code Spokane 1,8001,7860.78%0.701.8
Milton Code Pierce
King [Note 1]
8,2996,96819.1%2.626.8
Monroe Code Snohomish 19,77617,30414.29%6.0515.7
Montesano Code Grays Harbor 4,0523,9761.91%10.5827.4
Morton Code Lewis 1,1991,1266.48%0.822.1
Moses Lake Code Grant 24,08620,36618.27%17.8446.2
Mossyrock Code Lewis 8207598.04%0.681.8
Mount Vernon Code Skagit 36,00631,74313.43%12.2431.7
Mountlake Terrace Code Snohomish 21,33819,9097.18%4.0610.5
Moxee Code Yakima 4,1043,30824.06%2.205.7
Mukilteo Code Snohomish 21,44120,2545.86%6.3416.4
Napavine Code Lewis 2,0011,76613.31%2.386.2
Newcastle Code King 12,29210,38018.42%4.4511.5
Newport Code Pend Oreille 2,1992,1263.43%1.353.5
Nooksack Code Whatcom 1,6311,33821.9%0.711.8
Normandy Park Code King 6,6046,3354.25%2.526.5
North Bend Code King 7,4235,73129.52%4.3711.3
North Bonneville Code Skamania 1,0079565.33%2.416.2
Oak Harbor Code Island 23,56522,0756.75%9.6525.0
Oakville Code Grays Harbor 6926841.17%0.501.3
Ocean Shores Code Grays Harbor 6,4945,56916.61%8.5122.0
Okanogan Code Okanogan 2,5882,5521.41%1.995.2
Olympia Code Thurston 52,88246,47813.78%17.8246.2
Omak Code Okanogan 4,7784,845-1.38%3.469.0
Oroville Code Okanogan 1,6751,686-0.65%1.644.2
Orting Code Pierce 8,6106,74627.63%2.737.1
Othello Code Adams 8,3867,36413.88%3.819.9
Pacific Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
7,1786,6068.66%2.416.2
Palouse Second Whitman 1,0759987.72%1.082.8
Pasco Code Franklin 75,43259,78126.18%31.4681.5
Pateros Code Okanogan 7146677.05%0.491.3
Pomeroy Code Garfield 1,3951,425-2.11%1.784.6
Port Angeles Code Clallam 20,22919,0386.26%10.7027.7
Port Orchard Second Kitsap 14,59711,14430.99%9.6825.1
Port Townsend Code Jefferson 9,8319,1137.88%6.9818.1
Poulsbo Code Kitsap 11,1689,20021.39%4.7412.3
Prescott Code Walla Walla 305318-4.09%0.401.0
Prosser Code Benton 6,3805,71411.66%4.5511.8
Pullman Code Whitman 34,50629,79915.8%9.8825.6
Puyallup Code Pierce 42,36137,02214.42%14.1136.5
Quincy Code Grant 8,0336,75019.01%4.9812.9
Rainier Code Thurston 2,2871,79427.48%1.734.5
Raymond Code Pacific 2,9942,8823.89%4.0610.5
Redmond Code King 71,92954,14432.85%16.4742.7
Renton Code King 101,75190,92711.9%23.3760.5
Republic Code Ferry 1,0661,073-0.65%1.594.1
Richland First Benton 58,22548,05821.16%38.5699.9
Ridgefield Code Clark 9,1534,76392.17%7.0818.3
Ritzville Second Adams 1,6541,673-1.14%1.704.4
Rock Island Code Douglas 1,12478842.64%0.621.6
Roslyn Code Kittitas 9588937.28%4.3711.3
Roy Code Pierce 8227933.66%0.491.3
Royal City Code Grant 2,2372,1404.53%1.353.5
Ruston Code Pierce 84574912.82%0.260.67
Sammamish Code King 65,89245,78043.93%18.4147.7
SeaTac Code King 29,04426,9097.93%10.0326.0
Seattle First King 753,675608,66023.83%83.84217.1
Sedro-Woolley Code Skagit 12,07210,54014.54%3.9310.2
Selah Code Yakima 8,0877,14713.15%4.5111.7
Sequim Code Clallam 7,6406,60615.65%6.3116.3
Shelton Code Mason 10,6559,8348.35%5.7614.9
Shoreline Code King 57,02753,0077.58%11.6730.2
Snohomish Code Snohomish 10,1549,09811.61%3.469.0
Snoqualmie Code King 13,62210,67027.67%7.2218.7
Soap Lake Code Grant 1,6031,5145.88%1.303.4
South Bend Code Pacific 1,6981,6373.73%1.634.2
Spangle Code Spokane 31927814.75%0.360.93
Spokane First Spokane 222,081208,9166.3%68.73178.0
Spokane Valley Code Spokane 101,06089,75512.6%37.7197.7
Sprague Code Lincoln 4604463.14%0.631.6
Stanwood Code Snohomish 7,2876,23116.95%2.827.3
Stevenson Code Skamania 1,6011,4659.28%1.654.3
Sultan Code Snohomish 5,3884,65115.85%3.158.2
Sumas Code Whatcom 1,5341,30717.37%1.483.8
Sumner Code Pierce 10,4279,45110.33%7.5119.5
Sunnyside Code Yakima 16,79615,8585.91%6.6317.2
Tacoma First Pierce 217,827198,3979.79%49.73128.8
Tekoa Second Whitman 7997782.7%1.143.0
Tenino Code Thurston 1,8651,69510.03%1.443.7
Tieton Code Yakima 1,3081,1919.82%0.822.1
Toledo Code Lewis 7717256.34%0.401.0
Tonasket Code Okanogan 1,1211,0328.62%0.802.1
Toppenish Code Yakima 8,8098,949-1.56%2.115.5
Tukwila Code King 20,34719,1076.49%9.1723.8
Tumwater Code Thurston 24,02417,37138.3%14.3237.1
Union Gap Code Yakima 6,2006,1251.22%5.0613.1
University Place Code Pierce 34,00131,1449.17%8.4321.8
Vader Code Lewis 6706217.89%0.932.4
Vancouver First Clark 184,463161,79114.01%46.78121.2
Waitsburg Unclassified Walla Walla 1,2311,2171.15%1.122.9
Walla Walla Code Walla Walla 32,90031,7313.68%12.8033.2
Wapato Second Yakima 5,0104,9970.26%1.173.0
Warden Code Grant 2,8122,6924.46%2.666.9
Washougal Code Clark 16,10714,09514.27%5.4714.2
Wenatchee Code Chelan 34,36031,9257.63%7.8620.4
West Richland Code Benton 15,07511,81127.64%21.9756.9
Westport Code Grays Harbor 2,1002,0990.05%3.689.5
White Salmon Code Klickitat 2,6912,22421%1.243.2
Winlock Code Lewis 1,4281,3396.65%1.293.3
Woodinville Code King 13,26310,93821.26%5.6014.5
Woodland Code Cowlitz
Clark [Note 1]
6,4955,50917.9%4.0510.5
Woodway Code Snohomish 1,3911,3076.43%1.112.9
Yakima First Yakima 93,63791,0672.82%27.6371.6
Yelm Code Thurston 9,4566,84838.08%5.6814.7
Zillah Code Yakima 3,1402,9645.94%1.854.8

List of towns

   County seat

NameTypeCounty [4] Population
(2019 estimate) [6]
Population
(2010 Census) [5]
Land area [5]
sq mikm2
Albion Town Whitman 6045790.360.93
Almira Town Lincoln 2802840.521.3
Beaux Arts Village Town King 3242990.080.21
Bucoda Town Thurston 5925620.571.5
Carbonado Town Pierce 7356100.421.1
Cathlamet Town Wahkiakum 5725320.491.3
Colton Town Whitman 4584180.591.5
Conconully Town Okanogan 2082100.310.80
Concrete Town Skagit 7387051.173.0
Coulee City Town Grant 5645620.902.3
Coulee Dam Town Okanogan
Douglas
Grant [Note 1]
1,0801,0980.721.9
Coupeville Town Island 1,9721,8311.243.2
Creston Town Lincoln 2292360.411.1
Cusick Town Pend Oreille 2172070.531.4
Darrington Town Snohomish 1,4211,3471.654.3
Eatonville Town Pierce 3,0262,7581.824.7
Elmer City Town Okanogan 2482380.210.54
Endicott Town Whitman 3052890.290.75
Fairfield Town Spokane 6266120.621.6
Farmington Town Whitman 1521460.340.88
Friday Harbor Town San Juan 2,5622,1622.125.5
Garfield Town Whitman 6095970.882.3
Hamilton Town Skagit 3103011.122.9
Harrah Town Yakima 6406250.220.57
Hartline Town Grant 1541510.330.85
Hatton Town Adams 1041010.370.96
Hunts Point Town King 4353940.310.80
Index Town Snohomish 2111780.230.60
Ione Town Pend Oreille 4724470.541.4
Krupp Town Grant 52480.591.5
La Conner Town Skagit 9498910.411.1
LaCrosse Town Whitman 3193130.782.0
Lamont Town Whitman 74700.290.75
Latah Town Spokane 1871830.310.80
Lind Town Adams 5635641.072.8
Lyman Town Skagit 4734380.671.7
Malden Town Whitman 2062030.671.7
Mansfield Town Douglas 3433200.310.80
Marcus Town Stevens 1721830.220.57
Metaline Town Pend Oreille 1831730.310.80
Metaline Falls Town Pend Oreille 2512380.210.54
Naches Town Yakima 8477950.691.8
Nespelem Town Okanogan 3922360.190.49
Northport Town Stevens 3012950.581.5
Oakesdale Town Whitman 4394221.042.7
Odessa Town Lincoln 8949100.822.1
Pe Ell Town Lewis 6756320.591.5
Reardan Town Lincoln 6105710.491.3
Riverside Town Okanogan 2732800.972.5
Rockford Town Spokane 4864700.681.8
Rosalia Town Whitman 5585500.621.6
St. John Town Whitman 5595370.641.7
Skykomish Town King 2201980.320.83
South Cle Elum Town Kittitas 5595320.391.0
South Prairie Town Pierce 4434340.391.0
Springdale Town Stevens 3002851.143.0
Starbuck Town Columbia 1281290.210.54
Steilacoom Town Pierce 6,3905,9852.055.3
Twisp Town Okanogan 9639191.183.1
Uniontown Town Whitman 3442940.932.4
Washtucna Town Adams 2082080.691.8
Waterville Town Douglas 1,2131,1380.872.3
Waverly Town Spokane 1091060.411.1
Wilbur Town Lincoln 8618841.413.7
Wilkeson Town Pierce 5144770.471.2
Wilson Creek Town Grant 2152050.962.5
Winthrop Town Okanogan 4723940.942.4
Yacolt Town Clark 1,7961,5660.501.3
Yarrow Point Town King 1,1491,0010.370.96

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The city spans multiple counties. The counties are listed in the order given by GNIS, primary county first.

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