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.
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.
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport is the primary international airport serving Seattle and its metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is in the city of SeaTac,which was named after the airport's nickname “Sea–Tac”,approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Downtown Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) north-northeast of Downtown Tacoma. The airport is the busiest in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and is owned by the Port of Seattle.
King County International Airport,commonly Boeing Field,is a public airport owned and operated by King County,five miles south of downtown Seattle,Washington. The airport is sometimes referred to as KCIA,but it is not the airport identifier. The airport has scheduled passenger service operated by Kenmore Air,a commuter air carrier,and was being served by JSX with regional jet flights. It is also a hub for UPS Airlines. It is also used by other cargo airlines and general aviation aircraft. The airfield is named for founder of Boeing,William E. Boeing,and was constructed in 1928,serving as the city's primary airport until the opening of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in 1944. The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown,with its southern tip extending into Tukwila. The airport covers 634 acres (257 ha),averages more than 180,000 operations annually,and has approximately 380 based aircraft.
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.
The Port of Seattle is a government agency overseeing the seaport of Seattle,Washington,United States as well as Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate,to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast,the Port of Seattle is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading economic engines.
State Route 518 (SR 518) is a 3.42-mile-long (5.50 km) state highway located entirely within King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The freeway begins in Burien at an interchange with SR 509 and travels east to serve Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and intersect SR 99 in SeaTac. SR 518 continues east into Tukwila and ends at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5),as the freeway becomes I-405. The highway was codified in 1937 as the western segment of Secondary State Highway 1L (SSH 1L) and designated as SR 518 during the 1964 highway renumbering. During the 1970s,the roadway was widened into a freeway to serve the airport and serves over 100,000 vehicles per day.
Bellingham International Airport is three miles (5 km) northwest of Bellingham,in Whatcom County,Washington,United States. BLI covers 2,190 acres (886 ha) of land,and is the third-largest commercial airport in Washington.
San Juan Airlines is a commuter airline operating scheduled and charter flights in the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its main base of operations is Bellingham near the San Juan Islands. The airline's fleet consists of Cessna 172,206 and 207 aircraft. In 1981,San Juan Airlines acquired Pearson Aircraft which was based in Port Angeles,Washington.
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.
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County,Washington. With a 2022 population of 749,256 it is the most populous city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America,and the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million,making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities.
Washington,officially the State of Washington,is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital,both named for George Washington. Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west,Oregon to the south,Idaho to the east,and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory,which was ceded by the British Empire in the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital,and the most populous city is Seattle.
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is a metropolitan planning organization that develops policies and makes decisions about transportation planning,economic development,and growth management throughout the four-county Seattle metropolitan area surrounding Puget Sound. It is a forum for cities,towns,counties,transit agencies,port districts,Native American tribes,and state agencies to address regional issues.
The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington,including Puget Sound,the Puget Sound lowlands,and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains. It is characterized by a complex array of saltwater bays,islands,and peninsulas carved out by prehistoric glaciers.
The Pacific Northwest Corridor or the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor is one of eleven federally designated higher-speed rail corridors in the United States and Canada. The 466-mile (750 km) corridor extends from Eugene,Oregon,to Vancouver,British Columbia,via Portland,Oregon;and Seattle,Washington,in the Pacific Northwest region. It was designated a high-speed rail corridor on October 20,1992,as the one of five high-speed corridors in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).
Richard Weiss is an American glass artist.
Gael Frances Donelan Tarleton is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 36th Legislative District from 2013 to 2021. Tarleton was a candidate for Secretary of State of Washington in 2020,losing to incumbent Republican Kim Wyman.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a port authority based in the Puget Sound region of the United States,comprising the seaports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington state. The combined port authority is the sixth busiest cargo port in the United States by container volume.
Telegraph was a sternwheel-driven steamboat built in 1903 in Everett,Washington. Except for the summer of 1905,from 1903 to 1912,Telegraph served in Puget Sound,running mainly on the route from Seattle to Everett,and also from Seattle to Tacoma and Olympia,Washington.
Eastern Cafe was a coffee shop in Seattle's Chinatown–International District,in the U.S. state of Washington. Owned by I-Miun Liu,the business operated from 2013 to 2023,closing as a result of financial difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
