List of cities in Washington
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The government of the U.S. state of Washington recognizes several classifications of municipalities, which can be broadly divided into cities and towns. The vast majority of the state's incorporated places are cities. The following is a complete list of Washington's cities as recognized by state and federal government.
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Name | Type[1] | County[2] | Population | Land area[3] | ||
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2014 estimate[4] | 2010 Census[3] | sq mi | km2 | |||
Aberdeen | First | Grays Harbor | 16,255 | 16,896 | 10.65 | 27.6 |
Airway Heights | Code | Spokane | 6,545 | 6,114 | 5.12 | 13.3 |
Algona | Code | King | 3,133 | 3,014 | 1.30 | 3.4 |
Anacortes | Code | Skagit | 16,232 | 15,778 | 11.76 | 30.5 |
Arlington | Code | Snohomish | 18,808 | 17,926 | 9.30 | 24.1 |
Asotin | Code | Asotin | 1,290 | 1,251 | 1.05 | 2.7 |
Auburn | Code | King Pierce[Note 1] |
76,347 | 70,180 | 29.62 | 76.7 |
Bainbridge Island | Code | Kitsap | 23,293 | 23,025 | 27.61 | 71.5 |
Battle Ground | Code | Clark | 18,930 | 17,571 | 7.86 | 20.4 |
Bellevue | Code | King | 136,426 | 122,363 | 33.48 | 86.7 |
Bellingham | First | Whatcom | 83,365 | 80,885 | 27.07 | 70.1 |
Benton City | Code | Benton | 3,191 | 3,038 | 2.43 | 6.3 |
Bingen | Code | Klickitat | 719 | 712 | 0.62 | 1.6 |
Black Diamond | Code | King | 4,338 | 4,151 | 6.56 | 17.0 |
Blaine | Code | Whatcom | 4,976 | 4,684 | 5.63 | 14.6 |
Bonney Lake | Code | Pierce | 18,809 | 17,374 | 7.94 | 20.6 |
Bothell | Code | King Snohomish[Note 1] |
36,567 | 33,505 | 12.10 | 31.3 |
Bremerton | First | Kitsap | 38,572 | 37,729 | 28.42 | 73.6 |
Brewster | Code | Okanogan | 2,354 | 2,370 | 1.19 | 3.1 |
Bridgeport | Code | Douglas | 2,434 | 2,409 | 1.05 | 2.7 |
Brier | Code | Snohomish | 6,434 | 6,087 | 2.13 | 5.5 |
Buckley | Code | Pierce | 4,520 | 4,354 | 3.87 | 10.0 |
Burien | Code | King | 50,188 | 33,313 | 10.06 | 26.1 |
Burlington | Code | Skagit | 8,568 | 8,388 | 4.25 | 11.0 |
Camas | Code | Clark | 21,220 | 19,355 | 13.74 | 35.6 |
Carnation | Code | King | 1,853 | 1,786 | 1.16 | 3.0 |
Cashmere | Code | Chelan | 3,137 | 3,063 | 1.11 | 2.9 |
Castle Rock | Code | Cowlitz | 2,140 | 1,982 | 1.99 | 5.2 |
Centralia | Code | Lewis | 16,623 | 16,336 | 7.49 | 19.4 |
Chehalis | Code | Lewis | 7,261 | 7,259 | 5.53 | 14.3 |
Chelan | Code | Chelan | 3,981 | 3,890 | 6.36 | 16.5 |
Cheney | Code | Spokane | 11,420 | 10,590 | 4.35 | 11.3 |
Chewelah | Code | Stevens | 2,602 | 2,607 | 2.98 | 7.7 |
Clarkston | Code | Asotin | 7,359 | 7,229 | 2.01 | 5.2 |
Cle Elum | Code | Kittitas | 1,883 | 1,872 | 3.82 | 9.9 |
Clyde Hill | Code | King | 3,198 | 2,984 | 1.06 | 2.7 |
Colfax | Second | Whitman | 2,828 | 2,805 | 3.79 | 9.8 |
College Place | Code | Walla Walla | 8,997 | 8,765 | 2.68 | 6.9 |
Colville | Second | Stevens | 4,706 | 4,673 | 2.97 | 7.7 |
Connell | Code | Franklin | 5,388 | 4,209 | 7.87 | 20.4 |
Cosmopolis | Code | Grays Harbor | 1,589 | 1,649 | 1.33 | 3.4 |
Covington | Code | King | 19,134 | 17,575 | 5.81 | 15.0 |
Davenport | Second | Lincoln | 1,665 | 1,734 | 1.82 | 4.7 |
Dayton | Code | Columbia | 2,460 | 2,526 | 1.43 | 3.7 |
Deer Park | Code | Spokane | 3,864 | 3,652 | 6.89 | 17.8 |
Des Moines | Code | King | 31,011 | 29,673 | 6.50 | 16.8 |
DuPont | Code | Pierce | 9,313 | 8,199 | 5.86 | 15.2 |
Duvall | Code | King | 7,639 | 6,695 | 2.45 | 6.3 |
East Wenatchee | Code | Douglas | 13,505 | 13,190 | 3.80 | 9.8 |
Edgewood | Code | Pierce | 9,749 | 9,387 | 8.41 | 21.8 |
Edmonds | Code | Snohomish | 40,896 | 39,709 | 8.90 | 23.1 |
Electric City | Code | Grant | 1,018 | 968 | 1.98 | 5.1 |
Ellensburg | Code | Kittitas | 18,774 | 18,174 | 7.03 | 18.2 |
Elma | Code | Grays Harbor | 3,018 | 3,107 | 1.89 | 4.9 |
Entiat | Code | Chelan | 1,154 | 1,112 | 2.11 | 5.5 |
Enumclaw | Code | King Pierce[Note 1] |
11,548 | 10,669 | 5.16 | 13.4 |
Ephrata | Code | Grant | 8,031 | 7,664 | 10.09 | 26.1 |
Everett | First | Snohomish | 106,736 | 103,019 | 33.11 | 85.8 |
Everson | Code | Whatcom | 2,565 | 2,481 | 1.31 | 3.4 |
Federal Way | Code | King | 93,425 | 89,306 | 22.27 | 57.7 |
Ferndale | Code | Whatcom | 12,704 | 11,415 | 7.03 | 18.2 |
Fife | Code | Pierce | 9,550 | 9,173 | 5.69 | 14.7 |
Fircrest | Code | Pierce | 6,658 | 6,497 | 1.58 | 4.1 |
Forks | Code | Clallam | 3,717 | 3,532 | 3.91 | 10.1 |
George | Code | Grant | 505 | 501 | 1.33 | 3.4 |
Gig Harbor | Code | Pierce | 8,375 | 7,126 | 5.95 | 15.4 |
Gold Bar | Code | Snohomish | 2,101 | 2,075 | 1.03 | 2.7 |
Goldendale | Code | Klickitat | 3,428 | 3,407 | 2.52 | 6.5 |
Grand Coulee | Code | Grant | 1,050 | 988 | 1.24 | 3.2 |
Grandview | Code | Yakima | 11,140 | 10,862 | 6.23 | 16.1 |
Granger | Code | Yakima | 3,394 | 3,246 | 1.79 | 4.6 |
Granite Falls | Code | Snohomish | 3,468 | 3,364 | 2.19 | 5.7 |
Harrington | Code | Lincoln | 400 | 424 | 0.38 | 0.98 |
Hoquiam | Code | Grays Harbor | 8,389 | 8,726 | 9.08 | 23.5 |
Ilwaco | Code | Pacific | 905 | 936 | 2.10 | 5.4 |
Issaquah | Code | King | 34,056 | 30,434 | 11.41 | 29.6 |
Kahlotus | Code | Franklin | 191 | 193 | 0.47 | 1.2 |
Kalama | Code | Cowlitz | 2,347 | 2,344 | 2.77 | 7.2 |
Kelso | Code | Cowlitz | 11,788 | 11,925 | 8.14 | 21.1 |
Kenmore | Code | King | 21,839 | 20,460 | 6.17 | 16.0 |
Kennewick | Code | Benton | 77,421 | 73,917 | 26.87 | 69.6 |
Kent | Code | King | 125,560 | 92,411 | 33.76 | 87.4 |
Kettle Falls | Code | Stevens | 1,592 | 1,595 | 1.12 | 2.9 |
Kirkland | Code | King | 85,763 | 48,787 | 17.82 | 46.2 |
Kittitas | Code | Kittitas | 1,417 | 1,381 | 0.73 | 1.9 |
La Center | Code | Clark | 3,099 | 2,800 | 2.21 | 5.7 |
Lacey | Code | Thurston | 45,446 | 42,393 | 16.06 | 41.6 |
Lake Forest Park | Code | King | 13,184 | 12,598 | 3.53 | 9.1 |
Lake Stevens | Code | Snohomish | 30,284 | 28,069 | 8.88 | 23.0 |
Lakewood | Code | Pierce | 59,610 | 58,163 | 17.18 | 44.5 |
Langley | Code | Island | 1,052 | 1,035 | 1.08 | 2.8 |
Leavenworth | Code | Chelan | 1,979 | 1,965 | 1.23 | 3.2 |
Liberty Lake | Code | Spokane | 8,637 | 7,591 | 6.14 | 15.9 |
Long Beach | Code | Pacific | 1,346 | 1,392 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Longview | Code | Cowlitz | 36,483 | 36,648 | 14.54 | 37.7 |
Lynden | Code | Whatcom | 13,165 | 11,951 | 5.26 | 13.6 |
Lynnwood | Code | Snohomish | 36,687 | 35,836 | 7.85 | 20.3 |
Mabton | Code | Yakima | 2,303 | 2,286 | 0.81 | 2.1 |
Maple Valley | Code | King | 25,125 | 22,684 | 5.73 | 14.8 |
Marysville | Code | Snohomish | 65,087 | 60,020 | 20.69 | 53.6 |
Mattawa | Code | Grant | 4,579 | 4,437 | 0.74 | 1.9 |
McCleary | Code | Grays Harbor | 1,609 | 1,653 | 2.05 | 5.3 |
Medical Lake | Code | Spokane | 4,952 | 5,060 | 3.40 | 8.8 |
Medina | Code | King | 3,188 | 2,969 | 1.45 | 3.8 |
Mercer Island | Code | King | 24,326 | 22,699 | 6.32 | 16.4 |
Mesa | Code | Franklin | 491 | 489 | 1.64 | 4.2 |
Mill Creek | Code | Snohomish | 19,200 | 18,244 | 4.66 | 12.1 |
Millwood | Code | Spokane | 1,776 | 1,786 | 0.70 | 1.8 |
Milton | Code | Pierce King[Note 1] |
7,360 | 6,968 | 2.62 | 6.8 |
Monroe | Code | Snohomish | 17,899 | 17,304 | 6.05 | 15.7 |
Montesano | Code | Grays Harbor | 3,861 | 3,976 | 10.58 | 27.4 |
Morton | Code | Lewis | 1,116 | 1,126 | 0.82 | 2.1 |
Moses Lake | Code | Grant | 21,713 | 20,366 | 17.84 | 46.2 |
Mossyrock | Code | Lewis | 745 | 759 | 0.68 | 1.8 |
Mount Vernon | Code | Skagit | 33,132 | 31,743 | 12.24 | 31.7 |
Mountlake Terrace | Code | Snohomish | 20,817 | 19,909 | 4.06 | 10.5 |
Moxee | Code | Yakima | 3,784 | 3,308 | 2.20 | 5.7 |
Mukilteo | Code | Snohomish | 20,993 | 20,254 | 6.34 | 16.4 |
Napavine | Code | Lewis | 1,778 | 1,766 | 2.38 | 6.2 |
Newcastle | Code | King | 11,201 | 10,380 | 4.45 | 11.5 |
Newport | Code | Pend Oreille | 2,123 | 2,126 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Nooksack | Code | Whatcom | 1,443 | 1,338 | 0.71 | 1.8 |
Normandy Park | Code | King | 6,615 | 6,335 | 2.52 | 6.5 |
North Bend | Code | King | 6,578 | 5,731 | 4.37 | 11.3 |
North Bonneville | Code | Skamania | 971 | 956 | 2.41 | 6.2 |
Oak Harbor | Code | Island | 22,306 | 22,075 | 9.65 | 25.0 |
Oakville | Code | Grays Harbor | 663 | 684 | 0.50 | 1.3 |
Ocean Shores | Code | Grays Harbor | 5,628 | 5,569 | 8.51 | 22.0 |
Okanogan | Code | Okanogan | 2,571 | 2,552 | 1.99 | 5.2 |
Olympia | Code | Thurston | 49,218 | 46,478 | 17.82 | 46.2 |
Omak | Code | Okanogan | 4,848 | 4,845 | 3.46 | 9.0 |
Oroville | Code | Okanogan | 1,679 | 1,686 | 1.64 | 4.2 |
Orting | Code | Pierce | 7,266 | 6,746 | 2.73 | 7.1 |
Othello | Code | Adams | 7,703 | 7,364 | 3.81 | 9.9 |
Pacific | Code | King Pierce[Note 1] |
7,079 | 6,606 | 2.41 | 6.2 |
Palouse | Second | Whitman | 1,012 | 998 | 1.08 | 2.8 |
Pasco | Code | Franklin | 68,648 | 59,781 | 31.46 | 81.5 |
Pateros | Code | Okanogan | 656 | 667 | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Pomeroy | Code | Garfield | 1,386 | 1,425 | 1.78 | 4.6 |
Port Angeles | Code | Clallam | 19,256 | 19,038 | 10.70 | 27.7 |
Port Orchard | Second | Kitsap | 13,266 | 11,144 | 9.68 | 25.1 |
Port Townsend | Code | Jefferson | 9,255 | 9,113 | 6.98 | 18.1 |
Poulsbo | Code | Kitsap | 9,702 | 9,200 | 4.74 | 12.3 |
Prescott | Code | Walla Walla | 309 | 318 | 0.40 | 1.0 |
Prosser | Code | Benton | 5,802 | 5,714 | 4.55 | 11.8 |
Pullman | Code | Whitman | 31,682 | 29,799 | 9.88 | 25.6 |
Puyallup | Code | Pierce | 39,105 | 37,022 | 14.11 | 36.5 |
Quincy | Code | Grant | 7,355 | 6,750 | 4.98 | 12.9 |
Rainier | Code | Thurston | 1,948 | 1,794 | 1.73 | 4.5 |
Raymond | Code | Pacific | 2,787 | 2,882 | 4.06 | 10.5 |
Redmond | Code | King | 59,285 | 54,144 | 16.47 | 42.7 |
Renton | Code | King | 98,404 | 90,927 | 23.37 | 60.5 |
Republic | Code | Ferry | 1,083 | 1,073 | 1.59 | 4.1 |
Richland | First | Benton | 53,019 | 48,058 | 38.56 | 99.9 |
Ridgefield | Code | Clark | 6,123 | 4,763 | 7.08 | 18.3 |
Ritzville | Second | Adams | 1,671 | 1,673 | 1.70 | 4.4 |
Rock Island | Code | Douglas | 792 | 788 | 0.62 | 1.6 |
Roslyn | Code | Kittitas | 896 | 893 | 4.37 | 11.3 |
Roy | Code | Pierce | 805 | 793 | 0.49 | 1.3 |
Royal City | Code | Grant | 2,217 | 2,140 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
Ruston | Code | Pierce | 791 | 749 | 0.26 | 0.67 |
Sammamish | Code | King | 51,229 | 45,780 | 18.41 | 47.7 |
SeaTac | Code | King | 28,126 | 26,909 | 10.03 | 26.0 |
Seattle | First | King | 668,342 | 608,660 | 83.84 | 217.1 |
Sedro-Woolley | Code | Skagit | 10,764 | 10,540 | 3.93 | 10.2 |
Selah | Code | Yakima | 7,444 | 7,147 | 4.51 | 11.7 |
Sequim | Code | Clallam | 6,737 | 6,606 | 6.31 | 16.3 |
Shelton | Code | Mason | 9,777 | 9,834 | 5.76 | 14.9 |
Shoreline | Code | King | 55,174 | 53,007 | 11.67 | 30.2 |
Snohomish | Code | Snohomish | 9,544 | 9,098 | 3.46 | 9.0 |
Snoqualmie | Code | King | 12,630 | 10,670 | 7.22 | 18.7 |
Soap Lake | Code | Grant | 1,585 | 1,514 | 1.30 | 3.4 |
South Bend | Code | Pacific | 1,594 | 1,637 | 1.63 | 4.2 |
Spangle | Code | Spokane | 288 | 278 | 0.36 | 0.93 |
Spokane | First | Spokane | 212,052 | 208,916 | 68.73 | 178.0 |
Spokane Valley | Code | Spokane | 91,729 | 89,755 | 37.71 | 97.7 |
Sprague | Code | Lincoln | 423 | 446 | 0.63 | 1.6 |
Stanwood | Code | Snohomish | 6,739 | 6,231 | 2.82 | 7.3 |
Stevenson | Code | Skamania | 1,499 | 1,465 | 1.65 | 4.3 |
Sultan | Code | Snohomish | 4,769 | 4,651 | 3.15 | 8.2 |
Sumas | Code | Whatcom | 1,348 | 1,307 | 1.48 | 3.8 |
Sumner | Code | Pierce | 9,677 | 9,451 | 7.51 | 19.5 |
Sunnyside | Code | Yakima | 16,140 | 15,858 | 6.63 | 17.2 |
Tacoma | First | Pierce | 205,159 | 198,397 | 49.73 | 128.8 |
Tekoa | Second | Whitman | 784 | 778 | 1.14 | 3.0 |
Tenino | Code | Thurston | 1,729 | 1,695 | 1.44 | 3.7 |
Tieton | Code | Yakima | 1,247 | 1,191 | 0.82 | 2.1 |
Toledo | Code | Lewis | 721 | 725 | 0.40 | 1.0 |
Tonasket | Code | Okanogan | 1,018 | 1,032 | 0.80 | 2.1 |
Toppenish | Code | Yakima | 8,996 | 8,949 | 2.11 | 5.5 |
Tukwila | Code | King | 19,920 | 19,107 | 9.17 | 23.8 |
Tumwater | Code | Thurston | 18,820 | 17,371 | 14.32 | 37.1 |
Union Gap | Code | Yakima | 6,030 | 6,047 | 5.06 | 13.1 |
University Place | Code | Pierce | 32,282 | 31,144 | 8.43 | 21.8 |
Vader | Code | Lewis | 614 | 621 | 0.93 | 2.4 |
Vancouver | First | Clark | 169,294 | 161,791 | 46.78 | 121.2 |
Waitsburg | Unclassified | Walla Walla | 1,196 | 1,217 | 1.12 | 2.9 |
Walla Walla | Code | Walla Walla | 31,910 | 31,731 | 12.80 | 33.2 |
Wapato | Second | Yakima | 5,051 | 4,997 | 1.17 | 3.0 |
Warden | Code | Grant | 2,749 | 2,692 | 2.66 | 6.9 |
Washougal | Code | Clark | 14,999 | 14,095 | 5.47 | 14.2 |
Wenatchee | Code | Chelan | 33,261 | 31,925 | 7.86 | 20.4 |
West Richland | Code | Benton | 13,351 | 11,811 | 21.97 | 56.9 |
Westport | Code | Grays Harbor | 2,018 | 2,099 | 3.68 | 9.5 |
White Salmon | Code | Klickitat | 2,314 | 2,224 | 1.24 | 3.2 |
Winlock | Code | Lewis | 1,308 | 1,339 | 1.29 | 3.3 |
Woodinville | Code | King | 11,372 | 10,938 | 5.60 | 14.5 |
Woodland | Code | Cowlitz Clark[Note 1] |
5,708 | 5,509 | 4.05 | 10.5 |
Woodway | Code | Snohomish | 1,351 | 1,307 | 1.11 | 2.9 |
Yakima | First | Yakima | 93,357 | 91,067 | 27.63 | 71.6 |
Yelm | Code | Thurston | 8,223 | 6,848 | 5.68 | 14.7 |
Zillah | Code | Yakima | 3,118 | 2,964 | 1.85 | 4.8 |
20 largest cities in Washington
Rank | City | Population (2014 est.)[5] |
Population (2010) |
Change | County |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seattle | 668,342 | 608,660 | +9.81% | King |
2 | Spokane | 212,052 | 208,916 | +1.50% | Spokane |
3 | Tacoma | 205,159 | 198,397 | +3.41% | Pierce |
4 | Vancouver | 169,294 | 161,791 | +4.64% | Clark |
5 | Bellevue | 136,426 | 122,363 | +11.49% | King |
6 | Kent | 125,560 | 92,411 | +35.87% | King |
7 | Everett | 106,736 | 103,019 | +3.61% | Snohomish |
8 | Renton | 98,404 | 90,927 | +8.22% | King |
9 | Federal Way | 93,425 | 89,306 | +4.61% | King |
10 | Yakima | 93,357 | 91,067 | +2.51% | Yakima |
11 | Spokane Valley | 91,729 | 89,755 | +2.20% | Spokane |
12 | Kirkland | 85,763 | 48,787 | +75.79% | King |
13 | Bellingham | 83,365 | 80,885 | +3.07% | Whatcom |
14 | Kennewick | 77,421 | 73,917 | +4.74% | Benton |
15 | Auburn | 76,347 | 70,180 | +8.79% | King |
16 | Pasco | 68,648 | 59,781 | +14.83% | Franklin |
17 | Marysville | 65,087 | 60,020 | +8.44% | Snohomish |
18 | Lakewood | 59,610 | 58,163 | +2.49% | Pierce |
19 | Redmond | 59,285 | 54,144 | +9.50% | King |
20 | Shoreline | 55,174 | 53,007 | +4.09% | King |
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