List of municipalities in Washington

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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]

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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 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.

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]

List of cities

   State capital and county seat

   County seat

NameType [3] County [4] PopulationGrowth

2010–2020

Land area [5]
2020 Census [6] 2010 Census [5] sq mikm2
Aberdeen First Grays Harbor 17,01316,8960.69%10.6527.6
Airway Heights Code Spokane 10,7576,11475.94%5.1213.3
Algona Code King 3,2903,0149.16%1.303.4
Anacortes Code Skagit 17,63715,77811.78%11.7630.5
Arlington Code Snohomish 19,86817,92610.83%9.3024.1
Asotin Code Asotin 1,2041,251-3.76%1.052.7
Auburn Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
87,25670,18024.33%29.6276.7
Bainbridge Island Code Kitsap 24,82523,0257.82%27.6171.5
Battle Ground Code Clark 20,74317,57118.05%7.8620.4
Bellevue Code King 151,854122,36324.10%33.4886.7
Bellingham First Whatcom 91,48280,88513.1%27.0770.1
Benton City Code Benton 3,4793,03814.52%2.436.3
Bingen Code Klickitat 7787129.27%0.621.6
Black Diamond Code King 4,6974,15113.15%6.5617.0
Blaine Code Whatcom 5,8844,68425.62%5.6314.6
Bonney Lake Code Pierce 22,48717,37429.43%7.9420.6
Bothell Code King
Snohomish [Note 1]
48,16133,50543.74%12.1031.3
Bremerton First Kitsap 43,50537,72915.31%28.4273.6
Brewster Code Okanogan 1,9832,370-16.33%1.193.1
Bridgeport Code Douglas 2,1412,409-11.12%1.052.7
Brier Code Snohomish 6,5606,0877.77%2.135.5
Buckley Code Pierce 5,1144,35417.46%3.8710.0
Burien Code King 52,06633,31356.29%10.0626.1
Burlington Code Skagit 9,1528,3889.11%4.2511.0
Camas Code Clark 26,06519,35534.67%13.7435.6
Carnation Code King 2,1541,78620.60%1.163.0
Cashmere Code Chelan 3,2483,0636.04%1.112.9
Castle Rock Code Cowlitz 2,4461,98223.41%1.995.2
Centralia Code Lewis 18,18316,33611.31%7.4919.4
Chehalis Code Lewis 7,4397,2592.48%5.5314.3
Chelan Code Chelan 4,2223,8908.53%6.3616.5
Cheney Code Spokane 13,25510,59025.17%4.3511.3
Chewelah Code Stevens 2,4702,607-5.26%2.987.7
Clarkston Code Asotin 7,1617,229-0.94%2.015.2
Cle Elum Code Kittitas 2,1571,87215.22%3.829.9
Clyde Hill Code King 3,1262,9844.76%1.062.7
Colfax Second Whitman 2,7822,805-0.82%3.799.8
College Place Code Walla Walla 9,9028,76512.97%2.686.9
Colville Second Stevens 4,9174,6735.22%2.977.7
Connell Code Franklin 5,4414,20929.27%7.8720.4
Cosmopolis Code Grays Harbor 1,6381,649-0.67%1.333.4
Covington Code King 20,77717,57518.22%5.8115.0
Davenport Second Lincoln 1,7031,708-0.29%1.824.7
Dayton Code Columbia 2,4482,526-3.09%1.433.7
Deer Park Code Spokane 4,3833,65220.02%6.8917.8
Des Moines Code King 32,88829,67310.83%6.5016.8
DuPont Code Pierce 10,1518,19923.81%5.8615.2
Duvall Code King 8,0346,69520.00%2.456.3
East Wenatchee Code Douglas 14,15813,1907.34%3.809.8
Edgewood Code Pierce 12,3279,38731.32%8.4121.8
Edmonds Code Snohomish 42,85339,7097.92%8.9023.1
Electric City Code Grant 956968-1.24%1.985.1
Ellensburg Code Kittitas 18,66618,1742.71%7.0318.2
Elma Code Grays Harbor 3,4383,10710.65%1.894.9
Entiat Code Chelan 1,3261,11219.24%2.115.5
Enumclaw Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
12,54310,66917.56%5.1613.4
Ephrata Code Grant 8,4777,66410.61%10.0926.1
Everett First Snohomish 110,629103,0197.39%33.1185.8
Everson Code Whatcom 2,8882,48116.40%1.313.4
Federal Way Code King 101,03089,30613.13%22.2757.7
Ferndale Code Whatcom 15,04811,41531.83%7.0318.2
Fife Code Pierce 10,9999,17319.91%5.6914.7
Fircrest Code Pierce 7,1566,49710.14%1.584.1
Forks Code Clallam 3,3353,532-5.58%3.9110.1
George Code Grant 80950161.48%1.333.4
Gig Harbor Code Pierce 12,0297,12668.80%5.9515.4
Gold Bar Code Snohomish 2,4032,07515.81%1.032.7
Goldendale Code Klickitat 3,4533,485-0.92%2.526.5
Grand Coulee Code Grant 972988-1.62%1.243.2
Grandview Code Yakima 10,90710,8620.41%6.2316.1
Granger Code Yakima 3,6243,24611.65%1.794.6
Granite Falls Code Snohomish 4,4503,36432.28%2.195.7
Harrington Code Lincoln 4294241.18%0.380.98
Hoquiam Code Grays Harbor 8,7768,7260.57%9.0823.5
Ilwaco Code Pacific 1,08793616.33%2.105.4
Issaquah Code King 40,05130,43431.60%11.4129.6
Kahlotus Code Franklin 147193-23.83%0.471.2
Kalama Code Cowlitz 2,9592,34426.24%2.777.2
Kelso Code Cowlitz 12,72011,9256.67%8.1421.1
Kenmore Code King 23,91420,46016.88%6.1716.0
Kennewick Code Benton 83,92173,91713.53%26.8769.6
Kent Code King 136,58892,41147.80%33.7687.4
Kettle Falls Code Stevens 1,6361,5952.57%1.122.9
Kirkland Code King 92,17548,78788.93%17.8246.2
Kittitas Code Kittitas 1,4381,3814.13%0.731.9
La Center Code Clark 3,4242,80022.29%2.215.7
Lacey Code Thurston 53,52642,39326.26%16.0641.6
Lake Forest Park Code King 13,63012,5988.19%3.539.1
Lake Stevens Code Snohomish 35,63028,06926.94%8.8823.0
Lakewood Code Pierce 63,61258,1639.37%17.1844.5
Langley Code Island 1,1471,03510.82%1.082.8
Leavenworth Code Chelan 2,2631,96515.17%1.233.2
Liberty Lake Code Spokane 12,0037,59158.12%6.1415.9
Long Beach Code Pacific 1,6881,39221.26%1.353.5
Longview Code Cowlitz 37,81836,6483.19%14.5437.7
Lynden Code Whatcom 15,74911,95131.78%5.2613.6
Lynnwood Code Snohomish 38,56835,8367.62%7.8520.3
Mabton Code Yakima 1,9592,286-14.30%0.812.1
Maple Valley Code King 28,01322,68423.49%5.7314.8
Marysville Code Snohomish 70,71460,02017.82%20.6953.6
Mattawa Code Grant 3,3354,437-24.84%0.741.9
McCleary Code Grays Harbor 1,9971,65320.81%2.055.3
Medical Lake Code Spokane 4,8745,060-3.68%3.408.8
Medina Code King 2,9152,969-1.82%1.453.8
Mercer Island Code King 25,74822,69913.43%6.3216.4
Mesa Code Franklin 385489-21.27%1.644.2
Mill Creek Code Snohomish 20,92618,24414.70%4.6612.1
Millwood Code Spokane 1,8811,7865.32%0.701.8
Milton Code Pierce
King [Note 1]
8,6976,96824.81%2.626.8
Monroe Code Snohomish 19,69917,30413.84%6.0515.7
Montesano Code Grays Harbor 4,1383,9764.07%10.5827.4
Morton Code Lewis 1,0361,126-7.99%0.822.1
Moses Lake Code Grant 25,14620,36623.47%17.8446.2
Mossyrock Code Lewis 7687591.19%0.681.8
Mount Vernon Code Skagit 35,21931,74310.95%12.2431.7
Mountlake Terrace Code Snohomish 21,28619,9096.92%4.0610.5
Moxee Code Yakima 4,3263,30830.77%2.205.7
Mukilteo Code Snohomish 21,53820,2546.34%6.3416.4
Napavine Code Lewis 1,8881,7666.91%2.386.2
Newcastle Code King 13,01710,38025.40%4.4511.5
Newport Code Pend Oreille 2,1142,126-0.56%1.353.5
Nooksack Code Whatcom 1,4711,3389.94%0.711.8
Normandy Park Code King 6,7716,3356.88%2.526.5
North Bend Code King 7,4615,73130.19%4.3711.3
North Bonneville Code Skamania 1,39795646.13%2.416.2
Oak Harbor Code Island 24,62222,07511.54%9.6525.0
Oakville Code Grays Harbor 7156844.53%0.501.3
Ocean Shores Code Grays Harbor 6,7155,56920.58%8.5122.0
Okanogan Code Okanogan 2,3792,552-6.78%1.995.2
Olympia Code Thurston 55,60546,47819.64%17.8246.2
Omak Code Okanogan 4,8604,8450.31%3.469.0
Oroville Code Okanogan 1,7951,6866.47%1.644.2
Orting Code Pierce 9,0416,74634.02%2.737.1
Othello Code Adams 8,5497,36416.09%3.819.9
Pacific Code King
Pierce [Note 1]
7,2356,6069.52%2.416.2
Palouse Second Whitman 1,0159981.70%1.082.8
Pasco Code Franklin 77,10859,78128.98%31.4681.5
Pateros Code Okanogan 593667-11.09%0.491.3
Pomeroy Code Garfield 1,3891,425-2.53%1.784.6
Port Angeles Code Clallam 19,96019,0384.84%10.7027.7
Port Orchard Second Kitsap 15,58711,14439.87%9.6825.1
Port Townsend Code Jefferson 10,1489,11311.36%6.9818.1
Poulsbo Code Kitsap 11,9759,20030.16%4.7412.3
Prescott Code Walla Walla 37231816.98%0.401.0
Prosser Code Benton 6,0625,7146.09%4.5511.8
Pullman Code Whitman 32,90129,79910.41%9.8825.6
Puyallup Code Pierce 42,97337,02216.07%14.1136.5
Quincy Code Grant 7,5436,75011.75%4.9812.9
Rainier Code Thurston 2,3691,79432.05%1.734.5
Raymond Code Pacific 3,0812,8826.90%4.0610.5
Redmond Code King 73,25654,14435.30%16.4742.7
Renton Code King 106,78590,92717.44%23.3760.5
Republic Code Ferry 9921,073-7.55%1.594.1
Richland First Benton 60,56048,05826.01%38.5699.9
Ridgefield Code Clark 10,3194,763116.65%7.0818.3
Ritzville Second Adams 1,7671,6735.62%1.704.4
Rock Island Code Douglas 1,27978862.31%0.621.6
Roslyn Code Kittitas 9508936.38%4.3711.3
Roy Code Pierce 8167932.90%0.491.3
Royal City Code Grant 1,7762,140-17.01%1.353.5
Ruston Code Pierce 1,05574940.85%0.260.67
Sammamish Code King 67,45545,78047.35%18.4147.7
SeaTac Code King 31,45426,90916.89%10.0326.0
Seattle First King 737,015608,66021.09%83.84217.1
Sedro-Woolley Code Skagit 12,42110,54017.85%3.9310.2
Selah Code Yakima 8,1537,14714.08%4.5111.7
Sequim Code Clallam 8,0246,60621.47%6.3116.3
Shelton Code Mason 10,3719,8345.46%5.7614.9
Shoreline Code King 58,60853,00710.57%11.6730.2
Snohomish Code Snohomish 10,1269,09811.30%3.469.0
Snoqualmie Code King 14,12110,67032.34%7.2218.7
Soap Lake Code Grant 1,6911,51411.69%1.303.4
South Bend Code Pacific 1,7461,6376.66%1.634.2
Spangle Code Spokane 2802780.72%0.360.93
Spokane First Spokane 228,989208,9169.61%68.73178.0
Spokane Valley Code Spokane 102,97689,75514.73%37.7197.7
Sprague Code Lincoln 49544610.99%0.631.6
Stanwood Code Snohomish 7,7056,23123.66%2.827.3
Stevenson Code Skamania 1,4911,4651.77%1.654.3
Sultan Code Snohomish 5,1464,65110.64%3.158.2
Sumas Code Whatcom 1,5831,30721.12%1.483.8
Sumner Code Pierce 10,6219,45112.38%7.5119.5
Sunnyside Code Yakima 16,37515,8583.26%6.6317.2
Tacoma First Pierce 219,346198,39710.56%49.73128.8
Tekoa Second Whitman 8177785.01%1.143.0
Tenino Code Thurston 1,8701,69510.32%1.443.7
Tieton Code Yakima 1,3891,19116.62%0.822.1
Toledo Code Lewis 631725-12.97%0.401.0
Tonasket Code Okanogan 1,1031,0326.88%0.802.1
Toppenish Code Yakima 8,8548,949-1.06%2.115.5
Tukwila Code King 21,79819,10714.08%9.1723.8
Tumwater Code Thurston 25,35017,37145.93%14.3237.1
Union Gap Code Yakima 6,5686,1257.23%5.0613.1
University Place Code Pierce 34,86631,14411.95%8.4321.8
Vader Code Lewis 6296211.29%0.932.4
Vancouver First Clark 190,915161,79118.00%46.78121.2
Waitsburg Unclassified Walla Walla 1,1661,217-4.19%1.122.9
Walla Walla Code Walla Walla 34,06031,7317.34%12.8033.2
Wapato Second Yakima 4,6074,997-7.80%1.173.0
Warden Code Grant 2,4492,692-9.03%2.666.9
Washougal Code Clark 17,03914,09520.89%5.4714.2
Wenatchee Code Chelan 35,50831,92511.22%7.8620.4
West Richland Code Benton 16,29511,81137.96%21.9756.9
Westport Code Grays Harbor 2,2132,0995.43%3.689.5
White Salmon Code Klickitat 2,4852,22411.74%1.243.2
Winlock Code Lewis 1,4721,3399.93%1.293.3
Woodinville Code King 13,06910,93819.48%5.6014.5
Woodland Code Cowlitz
Clark [Note 1]
6,5315,50918.55%4.0510.5
Woodway Code Snohomish 1,3181,3070.84%1.112.9
Yakima First Yakima 96,96891,0676.48%27.6371.6
Yelm Code Thurston 10,6176,84855.04%5.6814.7
Zillah Code Yakima 3,1792,9647.25%1.854.8

List of towns

   County seat

NameTypeCounty [4] Population
(2020 Census) [7]
Population
(2010 Census) [5]
Growth

2010–2020

Land area [5]
sq mikm2
Albion Town Whitman 550579-5.01%0.360.93
Almira Town Lincoln 31828411.97%0.521.3
Beaux Arts Village Town King 3172996.02%0.080.21
Bucoda Town Thurston 6005626.76%0.571.5
Carbonado Town Pierce 73461020.33%0.421.1
Cathlamet Town Wahkiakum 5605325.26%0.491.3
Colton Town Whitman 401418-4.07%0.591.5
Conconully Town Okanogan 193210-8.10%0.310.80
Concrete Town Skagit 80170513.62%1.173.0
Coulee City Town Grant 549562-2.31%0.902.3
Coulee Dam Town Okanogan
Douglas
Grant [Note 1]
1,2111,09810.29%0.721.9
Coupeville Town Island 1,9421,8316.06%1.243.2
Creston Town Lincoln 213236-9.75%0.411.1
Cusick Town Pend Oreille 153207-26.09%0.531.4
Darrington Town Snohomish 1,4621,3478.54%1.654.3
Eatonville Town Pierce 2,8452,7583.15%1.824.7
Elmer City Town Okanogan 2392380.42%0.210.54
Endicott Town Whitman 3122897.96%0.290.75
Fairfield Town Spokane 589612-3.76%0.621.6
Farmington Town Whitman 131146-10.27%0.340.88
Friday Harbor Town San Juan 2,6132,16220.86%2.125.5
Garfield Town Whitman 562597-5.86%0.882.3
Hamilton Town Skagit 299301-0.66%1.122.9
Harrah Town Yakima 585625-6.40%0.220.57
Hartline Town Grant 18015119.21%0.330.85
Hatton Town Adams 79101-21.78%0.370.96
Hunts Point Town King 45739415.99%0.310.80
Index Town Snohomish 155178-12.92%0.230.60
Ione Town Pend Oreille 428447-4.25%0.541.4
Krupp Town Grant 49482.08%0.591.5
La Conner Town Skagit 9658918.31%0.411.1
LaCrosse Town Whitman 297313-5.11%0.782.0
Lamont Town Whitman 797012.86%0.290.75
Latah Town Spokane 1851831.09%0.310.80
Lind Town Adams 535564-5.14%1.072.8
Lyman Town Skagit 423438-3.42%0.671.7
Malden Town Whitman 2162036.40%0.671.7
Mansfield Town Douglas 3263201.88%0.310.80
Marcus Town Stevens 21618318.03%0.220.57
Metaline Town Pend Oreille 162173-6.36%0.310.80
Metaline Falls Town Pend Oreille 27223814.29%0.210.54
Naches Town Yakima 1,08479536.35%0.691.8
Nespelem Town Okanogan 180236-23.73%0.190.49
Northport Town Stevens 2972950.68%0.581.5
Oakesdale Town Whitman 395422-6.40%1.042.7
Odessa Town Lincoln 896910-1.54%0.822.1
Pe Ell Town Lewis 6426321.58%0.591.5
Reardan Town Lincoln 63757111.56%0.491.3
Riverside Town Okanogan 32928017.50%0.972.5
Rockford Town Spokane 52247011.06%0.681.8
Rosalia Town Whitman 5985508.73%0.621.6
St. John Town Whitman 59953711.55%0.641.7
Skykomish Town King 161198-18.69%0.320.83
South Cle Elum Town Kittitas 5595325.08%0.391.0
South Prairie Town Pierce 373434-14.06%0.391.0
Springdale Town Stevens 234285-17.89%1.143.0
Starbuck Town Columbia 119129-7.75%0.210.54
Steilacoom Town Pierce 6,7275,98512.40%2.055.3
Twisp Town Okanogan 9929197.94%1.183.1
Uniontown Town Whitman 38929432.31%0.932.4
Washtucna Town Adams 2112081.44%0.691.8
Waterville Town Douglas 1,1341,138-0.35%0.872.3
Waverly Town Spokane 12110614.15%0.411.1
Wilbur Town Lincoln 8958841.24%1.413.7
Wilkeson Town Pierce 4994774.61%0.471.2
Wilson Creek Town Grant 204205-0.49%0.962.5
Winthrop Town Okanogan 50439427.92%0.942.4
Yacolt Town Clark 1,6681,5666.51%0.501.3
Yarrow Point Town King 1,1341,00113.29%0.370.96

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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