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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>2010 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul 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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Census-designated_places" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Census-designated_places"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Census-designated places</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_places-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>Unincorporated communities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>References</span> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_K%C5%ABn_(Washington)" title="Pierce Kūn (Washington) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pierce Kūn (Washington)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Пиърс (окръг, Вашингтон) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пиърс (окръг, Вашингтон)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County,_Washington" title="Pierce County, Washington – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Pierce County, Washington" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Washington)" title="Pierce County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Pierce County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County_(Washington)" title="Pierce County (Washington) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Pierce County (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County,_Washington" title="Pierce County, Washington – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pierce County, Washington" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County_(Washington)" title="Pierce County (Washington) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Pierce County (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce%27i_maakond_(Washington)" title="Pierce'i maakond (Washington) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pierce'i maakond (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%A0%CE%B9%CF%81%CF%82_(%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD)" title="Κομητεία Πιρς (Ουάσινγκτον) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Πιρς (Ουάσινγκτον)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Pierce_(Washington)" title="Condado de Pierce (Washington) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Pierce (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Pierce_(Va%C5%9Dingtonio)" title="Kantono Pierce (Vaŝingtonio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Pierce (Vaŝingtonio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_konderria_(Washington)" title="Pierce konderria (Washington) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Pierce konderria (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86" title="شهرستان پیرس، واشینگتن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان پیرس، واشینگتن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Pierce_(Washington)" title="Comté de Pierce (Washington) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Pierce (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86)" title="پیرس ٚ شأرستان (واشينگتن) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="پیرس ٚ شأرستان (واشينگتن)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%BC%EC%96%B4%EC%8A%A4%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%9B%8C%EC%8B%B1%ED%84%B4%EC%A3%BC)" title="피어스군 (워싱턴주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="피어스군 (워싱턴주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%93%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%BD_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6)" title="Փիրս շրջան (Վաշինգտոն) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Փիրս շրջան (Վաշինգտոն)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8" title="পিয়েরসে কাউন্টি, ৱাশিংটন – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="পিয়েরসে কাউন্টি, ৱাশিংটন" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%81_(%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B4,_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Пирс (зылд, Вашингтон) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Пирс (зылд, Вашингтон)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Pierce_(Washington)" title="Contea di Pierce (Washington) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Pierce (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirso_apygarda_(Va%C5%A1ingtonas)" title="Pirso apygarda (Vašingtonas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pirso apygarda (Vašingtonas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_megye_(Washington)" title="Pierce megye 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href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Pierce_(Waszyngton)" title="Hrabstwo Pierce (Waszyngton) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Pierce (Waszyngton)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Pierce_(Washington)" title="Condado de Pierce (Washington) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Pierce (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Pierce,_Washington" title="Comitatul Pierce, Washington – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Pierce, Washington" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" 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org">Pierce County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tacoma,_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old City Hall in Tacoma."><img alt="Old City Hall in Tacoma." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg/270px-Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg/405px-Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg/540px-Tacoma%2C_WA_-_Old_City_Hall_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Old_City_Hall_Historic_District" title="Old City Hall Historic District">Old City Hall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Pierce_County,_Washington.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Pierce County"><img alt="Flag of Pierce County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg/110px-Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg/165px-Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg/220px-Flag_of_Pierce_County%2C_Washington.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="350" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Pierce_County_Washington.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Pierce County"><img alt="Official seal of Pierce County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/Seal_of_Pierce_County_Washington.png/90px-Seal_of_Pierce_County_Washington.png" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Map_of_Washington_highlighting_Pierce_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Washington_highlighting_Pierce_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1696" data-file-height="1104" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Washington's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Washington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Washington_in_United_States.svg/300px-Washington_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Washington_in_United_States.svg/450px-Washington_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°03′N</span> <span class="longitude">122°07′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.05°N 122.11°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.05; -122.11</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/23px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/35px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/46px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="658" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">December 22, 1852</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Tacoma</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,806 sq mi (4,680 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1,670 sq mi (4,300 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">137 sq mi (350 km<sup>2</sup>)  7.6%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">921,130</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">928,696 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" 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href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%927" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−7">UTC−7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional districts</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 6th congressional district">6th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 8th congressional district">8th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 10th congressional district">10th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://piercecountywa.gov">piercecountywa<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt._Rainier,_1932.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg/220px-Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg/330px-Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg/440px-Mt._Rainier%2C_1932.jpg 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="371" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier" title="Mount Rainier">Mount Rainier</a> from Ricksecker Point, 1932</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg/220px-Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg/330px-Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg/440px-Tacoma_skyline_and_I-705_from_the_East_34th_Street_Bridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="682" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>—seat of Pierce County</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg/220px-Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg/330px-Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg/440px-Mount_Rainier_Hazard_Map-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1059" data-file-height="1266" /></a><figcaption>Mount Rainier hazard map</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Pierce County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 921,130,<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_most_populous_counties_in_the_United_States" title="List of the most populous counties in the United States">59th-most populous</a> in the United States. The <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> and largest city is <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formed out of <a href="/wiki/Thurston_County,_Washington" title="Thurston County, Washington">Thurston County</a> on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Territory" title="Oregon Territory">Oregon Territory</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-reinartz_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reinartz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-historylink_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historylink-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was named for <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a>. Pierce County is in the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area" title="Seattle metropolitan area">Seattle metropolitan area</a> (formally the <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>-Tacoma-<a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a>, WA, <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">metropolitan statistical area</a>). </p><p>Pierce County is home to the <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcano</a> <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier" title="Mount Rainier">Mount Rainier</a>, the tallest mountain in the <a href="/wiki/Cascade_Range" title="Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a>. Its most recent recorded eruption was between 1820 and 1854. There is no imminent risk of eruption, but geologists expect that the volcano will erupt again. If this should happen, parts of Pierce County and the <a href="/wiki/Puyallup,_Washington" title="Puyallup, Washington">Puyallup</a> Valley would be at risk from <a href="/wiki/Lahar" title="Lahar">lahars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lava" title="Lava">lava</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow" title="Pyroclastic flow">pyroclastic flows</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier_Volcano_Lahar_Warning_System" title="Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System">Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System</a> was established in 1998 to assist in the evacuation of the <a href="/wiki/Puyallup_River" title="Puyallup River">Puyallup River</a> valley in case of eruption. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 1,806 square miles (4,680 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1,670 square miles (4,300 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 137 square miles (350 km<sup>2</sup>) (7.6%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest natural point in Washington, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier" title="Mount Rainier">Mount Rainier</a>, at 14,410 feet (4,390 m), is located in Pierce County. Rainier is locally called Tahoma or Takhoma, both native names for the mountain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geographic_features">Geographic features</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geographic features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_Island_(Washington)" title="Anderson Island (Washington)">Anderson Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_River" title="Carbon River">Carbon River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascade_Range" title="Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Case_Inlet" title="Case Inlet">Case Inlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commencement_Bay" title="Commencement Bay">Commencement Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Island,_Washington" title="Fox Island, Washington">Fox Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herron_Island" title="Herron Island">Herron Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketron_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketron Island">Ketron Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Key_Peninsula" title="Key Peninsula">Key Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tapps" title="Lake Tapps">Lake Tapps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McNeil_Island" title="McNeil Island">McNeil Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier" title="Mount Rainier">Mount Rainier</a>, highest point in both the county and Washington state.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisqually_River" title="Nisqually River">Nisqually River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puyallup_River" title="Puyallup River">Puyallup River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raft_Island" title="Raft Island">Raft Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows" title="Tacoma Narrows">Tacoma Narrows</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Pierce County also contains the <a href="/wiki/Clearwater_Wilderness" title="Clearwater Wilderness">Clearwater Wilderness</a> area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a> — north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima_County,_Washington" title="Yakima County, Washington">Yakima County</a> — east</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_County,_Washington" title="Lewis County, Washington">Lewis County</a> — south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurston_County,_Washington" title="Thurston County, Washington">Thurston County</a> — west/southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_County,_Washington" title="Mason County, Washington">Mason County</a> — west/northwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitsap_County,_Washington" title="Kitsap County, Washington">Kitsap County</a> — north/northwest</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_protected_areas">National protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Baker-Snoqualmie_National_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest">Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier_National_Park" title="Mount Rainier National Park">Mount Rainier National Park</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisqually_National_Wildlife_Refuge" class="mw-redirect" title="Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge">Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge</a> (part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>1,115</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,409</td><td></td><td>26.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>3,319</td><td></td><td>135.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>50,940</td><td></td><td>1,434.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>55,515</td><td></td><td>9.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>120,812</td><td></td><td>117.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>144,127</td><td></td><td>19.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>163,842</td><td></td><td>13.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>182,081</td><td></td><td>11.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>275,876</td><td></td><td>51.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>321,590</td><td></td><td>16.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>411,027</td><td></td><td>27.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>485,643</td><td></td><td>18.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>586,203</td><td></td><td>20.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>700,820</td><td></td><td>19.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>795,225</td><td></td><td>13.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>921,130</td><td></td><td>15.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">928,696</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010–2020<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 921,130 people, and 339,840 households, and 230,520 families in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 552.2 people per square mile (213.2 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 359,489 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 73.1% White, 8.0% African American, 1.8% Native American, 7.4% Asian, 1.8% Pacific Islander, and 7.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.2% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>23.2% of the population was under 18, and 6.1% of people were under 5. 14.4% of people were over 65. The gender ratio was 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The average household size was 2.65 people.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The median income for a household was $82,574, but the per capita income was $39,036. 8.2% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line in the United States">poverty line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, there were 795,225 people, 299,918 households, and 202,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 476.3 people per square mile (183.9 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 325,375 housing units at an average density of 194.9 units per square mile (75.3 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 74.2% white, 6.8% black or African American, 6.0% Asian, 1.4% Native American, 1.3% Pacific islander, 3.5% from other races, and 6.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.5% were <a href="/wiki/German_American" class="mw-redirect" title="German American">German</a>, 13.1% were <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a>, 10.7% were <a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a>, 6.3% were <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian American">Norwegian</a>, and 4.2% were <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a>. </p><p>Of the 299,918 households, 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.6% were non-families, and 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 35.9 years. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $57,869 and the median income for a family was $68,462. Males had a median income of $50,084 versus $38,696 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,446. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area was originally home to the present-day Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin, Steilacoom, and Muckleshoot tribes. The majority of Puyallup villages were situated in proximity to the area that would eventually develop into Tacoma, while Nisqually settlements were primarily located in what is now southern Pierce County. The tribes had two main routes: a northern path traversing Naches Pass and a southern route following the Mashel River, which connected them to Eastern Washington tribes. Trade networks among the region's indigenous peoples were well-established long before the arrival of white settlers.<sup id="cite_ref-historylink.org_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historylink.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1792 British Captain <a href="/wiki/George_Vancouver" title="George Vancouver">George Vancouver</a> and his party of explorers came via ship to the shores of the region, and named a number of sites in what would become Pierce County, i.e. <a href="/wiki/Mt._Rainier" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt. Rainier">Mt. Rainier</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1832 <a href="/wiki/Fort_Nisqually" title="Fort Nisqually">Fort Nisqually</a> was sited by the British <a href="/wiki/Hudson%27s_Bay_Company" title="Hudson's Bay Company">Hudson's Bay Company</a>'s chief trader, <a href="/wiki/Archibald_McDonald" title="Archibald McDonald">Archibald McDonald</a>. It was the first permanent European settlement on the Salish Sea. In cooperation with the local indigenous people, a storehouse for blankets, seeds, and potatoes was built at the mouth of <a href="/wiki/Sequalitchew_Creek" title="Sequalitchew Creek">Sequalitchew Creek</a>. </p><p>In 1839 the Nisqually Methodist Episcopal Mission was established,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> bringing the first U.S. citizens to settle in the Puget Sound region, near the Sequalitchew Creek canyon. </p><p>In 1841 the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Exploring_Expedition" title="United States Exploring Expedition">United States Exploring Expedition</a> set up an observatory on the bluff near the creek to survey, map and chart the waters of Puget Sound. </p><p>In 1843 the Second Fort Nisqually was erected. Business became mainly agricultural, and the fort was relocated on a flat-plains area near the banks of Sequalitchew Creek for cattle.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Fort Nisqually property was turned over to American control in 1859. </p><p>In 1846 the <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Treaty" title="Oregon Treaty">Oregon Treaty</a> established the 49th Parallel as the boundary between British Canada and the United States, which left what was to become Pierce County on U.S. territory. In response to increasing tensions between Indians and settlers, the United States Army established Fort Steilacoom in 1849 at the site of the traditional home of the Steilacoom Tribe. </p><p>In 1850, Captain Lafayette Balch sited his land claim next to the fort and founded Port Steilacoom. In 1854 the town of Steilacoom became Washington Territory's first incorporated town. </p><p>In 1854 the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Medicine_Creek" title="Treaty of Medicine Creek">Treaty of Medicine Creek</a> was enacted between the United States and the local tribes occupying the lands of the <a href="/wiki/Salish_Sea" title="Salish Sea">Salish Sea</a>. The tribes listed on the Treaty of Medicine Creek are Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Squawskin (Squaxin Island), S'Homamish, Stehchass, T'Peeksin, Squi-aitl, and Sa-heh-wamish. The treaty was signed on December 26, 1854, by <a href="/wiki/Isaac_I._Stevens" class="mw-redirect" title="Isaac I. Stevens">Isaac I. Stevens</a>, governor and superintendent of Indian Affairs of Washington territory at the time. The native tribes were told the treaty would help them by paying them for some of the land. It ended up taking prime farmland and relocating the tribes onto rough reservations. <a href="/wiki/Chief_Leschi" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Leschi">Chief Leschi</a> of the Nisqually tribe protested the treaty. He and his people marched to Olympia to have their voices heard but Isaac Stevens ordered them away.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This whole paragraph(section) just seems v poorly cited (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> When the natives refused to leave, Isaac Stevens would eventually call martial law and - after the beginning of the Puget Sound War in 1855 - initiate a search for Chief Leschi in order to arrest him. Chief Leschi was eventually captured and put on trial. The first jury couldn't come to a verdict, so Isaac Stevens had the trial done a second time. This time Leschi was found guilty. Chief Leschi was hanged on February 19, 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-historylink.org_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historylink.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 10, 2004, a historical court convened in Pierce County ruled "as a legal combatant of the Indian War Leschi should not have been held accountable under law for the death of an enemy soldier," thereby exonerating him of any wrongdoing.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Pierce_County,_Washington" title="Special:EditPage/Pierce County, Washington">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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This is allowed by section 4 of Article XI of the Washington State Constitution. The <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County_Executive" title="Pierce County Executive">Pierce County Executive</a>, currently <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dammeier" title="Bruce Dammeier">Bruce Dammeier</a> (R), heads the county's executive branch.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Assessor-Treasurer Mike Lonergan,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> auditor Julie Anderson, Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County_Sheriff%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Pierce County Sheriff's Office">Sheriff</a> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Troyer" title="Ed Troyer">Ed Troyer</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County_Council" title="Pierce County Council">Pierce County Council</a> is the elected legislative body for Pierce County and consists of seven members elected by district. The council is vested with all law-making power granted by its charter and by the State of Washington, sets county policy through the adoption of ordinances and resolutions, approves the annual budget and directs the use of county funds. The seven members of the County Council are elected from each of seven contiguous and equally populated districts, with each councilmember representing approximately 114,000 county residents. Each county councilmember is elected to serve a four-year term. </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Morell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Morell (page does not exist)">Dave Morell</a> (R), District 1</li> <li>Paul Herrera (R), District 2</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amy_Cruver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amy Cruver (page does not exist)">Amy Cruver</a> (R), District 3</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Mello&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryan Mello (page does not exist)">Ryan Mello</a> (D), District 4 —Chair</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marty_Campbell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marty Campbell (page does not exist)">Marty Campbell</a> (D), District 5</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jani_Hitchen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jani Hitchen (page does not exist)">Jani Hitchen</a> (D), District 6</li> <li>Robyn Denson (D), District 7<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Beneath the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Supreme_Court" title="Washington Supreme Court">Washington Supreme Court</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Court_of_Appeals#Division_II" title="Washington Court of Appeals">Washington Court of Appeals</a>, judicial power rests first in the Pierce County Superior Court, which is divided into 23 departments - each headed by an elected judge, as well as a clerk of the superior court and nine superior court commissioners. Below that is the Pierce County District Court - with eight elected judges, the Tacoma Municipal Court - with three elected judges, and the Pierce County Juvenile Court. <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a> houses the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County_Courthouse_(Washington)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pierce County Courthouse (Washington) (page does not exist)">Pierce County Courthouse</a>. </p><p>The people of Pierce County voted on November 5, 1918, to create a Port District. The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Tacoma" title="Port of Tacoma">Port of Tacoma</a> is Pierce County's only Port District. It is governed Port of Tacoma Commission - five Port Commissioners, who are elected at-large countywide and serve four-year terms. The Port of Tacoma owns six <a href="/wiki/Container_terminals" class="mw-redirect" title="Container terminals">container terminals</a>, one <a href="/wiki/Grain_elevator" title="Grain elevator">grain terminal</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Automobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Automobile">auto</a> import terminal; all of which are leased out to foreign and domestic corporations to operate. In addition, the port owns and operates two breakbulk cargo terminals. </p><p>Many charter amendments have been on the ballot in the last five years, but sequential numbering does not carry over from year-to-year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pierce County is split between three U.S. congressional districts:<sup id="cite_ref-districts_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-districts-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 6th congressional district">Washington's 6th congressional district</a> includes the city of Tacoma west of <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_7" title="Washington State Route 7">Washington State Route 7</a>, Gig Harbor, and the Key Peninsula. The 6th district has been represented since 2013 by <a href="/wiki/Derek_Kilmer" title="Derek Kilmer">Derek Kilmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 8th congressional district">Washington's 8th congressional district</a> covers the eastern half of the county, from Bonney Lake east to Mt. Rainier. The 8th district has been represented since 2019 by <a href="/wiki/Kim_Schrier" title="Kim Schrier">Kim Schrier</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Washington's 10th congressional district">Washington's 10th congressional district</a>, contains much of the territory in Pierce County lost by the 9th Congressional district including parts of the city of Tacoma south of I-5 and east of Washington State Route 7, Puyallup, Lakewood, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The 10th district is currently represented by <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Strickland" title="Marilyn Strickland">Marilyn Strickland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>), a former Mayor of Tacoma. Prior to Strickland, the district was represented by <a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Denny Heck</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>), who was the first to represent the 10th congressional district after its creation in 2013.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Pierce County, Washington<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2024 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">187,929 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.82% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">234,863 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16,052 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">197,730 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.61% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">249,506 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.76%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16,845 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.63% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">146,824 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.78% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">172,538 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47.92%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">40,655 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">148,467 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.04% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">186,430 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.05%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10,035 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.91% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">141,673 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">181,824 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.88%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,839 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">150,783 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.05% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">158,231 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.43%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,779 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">118,431 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.04% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">138,249 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.41%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12,246 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.55% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">89,295 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.35% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">120,893 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.57%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28,885 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1992 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">77,410 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.10% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">102,243 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>42.40%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">61,496 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">25.50% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1988 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">94,167 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">96,688 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.72%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,618 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1984 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">112,877 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.85%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">79,498 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.75% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,733 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.40% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1980 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">90,247 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.13%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">64,444 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21,820 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.36% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">74,668 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.92% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">78,238 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.16%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6,242 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1972 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">84,265 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.91%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">56,933 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.45% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6,867 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1968 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">51,436 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.90% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">72,670 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.54%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11,612 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.56% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1964 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40,164 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.88% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">84,566 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>67.13%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,243 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1960 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">57,188 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.32% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">64,292 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.07%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,995 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.62% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1956 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">57,078 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">57,728 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.96%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">738 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1952 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">56,515 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.66%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">56,132 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.32% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,164 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1948 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34,396 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.89% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">50,674 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.82%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5,716 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1944 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31,626 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.62% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">53,269 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>61.68%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,475 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.71% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27,188 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.85% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">51,670 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>64.34%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,453 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1936 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">18,331 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26.23% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48,988 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>70.09%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,572 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1932 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19,006 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">29.09% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38,451 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>58.86%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,870 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1928 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35,748 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.02%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,402 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.14% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">996 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1924 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21,376 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47.70%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,232 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">9.44% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19,210 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">42.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1920 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22,048 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,259 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">19.44% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12,184 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28.67% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1916 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">16,780 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.28% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">18,940 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48.85%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,050 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C97979"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,517 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20.59% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,855 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.65% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18,285 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>57.76%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1908 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,935 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.84%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,936 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.46% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,103 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1904 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,773 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>70.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,351 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16.99% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,712 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1900 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,269 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.20%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,702 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.96% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">618 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1896 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,651 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.14% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,570 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.06%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">82 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1892 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,954 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>37.07%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,621 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.95% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,090 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28.97% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The largest public employer in Pierce County is <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Lewis%E2%80%93McChord" title="Joint Base Lewis–McChord">Joint Base Lewis–McChord</a>, which contributes about 60,000 military and civilian jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest private employers are <a href="/wiki/MultiCare_Health_System" title="MultiCare Health System">MultiCare Health System</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Mason_Franciscan_Health&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (page does not exist)">Virginia Mason Franciscan Health</a>, which operate the two largest hospitals in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pierce County agriculture has been an instrumental part of the local economy for almost 150 years. However, in the last half-century, much of the county's farmland has been transformed into residential areas. Pierce County has taken aggressive steps to reverse this trend; the county recently created the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This advisory board helps local farmers with the interpretation of land use regulations as well as the promotion of local produce. The creation of the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission will attempt to save the remaining 48,000<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> acres of Pierce County farmland. Despite the loss of farmland, Pierce County continues to produce about 50% of the United States' <a href="/wiki/Rhubarb" title="Rhubarb">rhubarb</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of the public school districts in Pierce County, including those that overlap with other counties:<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auburn_School_District" title="Auburn School District">Auburn School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethel_School_District_(Washington)" title="Bethel School District (Washington)">Bethel School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbonado_School_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbonado School District">Carbonado School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clover_Park_School_District" title="Clover Park School District">Clover Park School District</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dieringer_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dieringer School District (page does not exist)">Dieringer School District</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eatonville_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eatonville School District (page does not exist)">Eatonville School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife_School_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Fife School District">Fife School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce_School_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Pierce School District">Franklin Pierce School District</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orting_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orting School District (page does not exist)">Orting School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_School_District" title="Peninsula School District">Peninsula School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puyallup_School_District" title="Puyallup School District">Puyallup School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steilacoom_Historical_School_District" title="Steilacoom Historical School District">Steilacoom Historical School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_School_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sumner School District">Sumner-Bonney Lake School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Public_Schools" title="Tacoma Public Schools">Tacoma Public Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Place_School_District" title="University Place School District">University Place School District</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=White_River_School_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="White River School District (page does not exist)">White River School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yelm_School_District" title="Yelm School District">Yelm School District</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Private schools include the <a href="/wiki/Cascade_Christian_Schools" title="Cascade Christian Schools">Cascade Christian Schools</a> group, Life Christian School and Academy, Bellarmine, Annie Wright Schools and Charles Wright Academy. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chief_Leschi_Schools" title="Chief Leschi Schools">Chief Leschi Schools</a>, affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Indian_Education" title="Bureau of Indian Education">Bureau of Indian Education</a> (BIE), is in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The largest institutions of higher education are <a href="/wiki/University_of_Puget_Sound" title="University of Puget Sound">University of Puget Sound</a> in Tacoma and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Lutheran_University" title="Pacific Lutheran University">Pacific Lutheran University</a> in Parkland. Both are religiously affiliated private universities. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Community_College" title="Tacoma Community College">Tacoma Community College</a> in Tacoma and <a href="/wiki/Pierce_College_(Washington)" title="Pierce College (Washington)">Pierce College</a> in Steilacoom are public <a href="/wiki/Community_college" title="Community college">community colleges</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bates_Technical_College" title="Bates Technical College">Bates Technical College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clover_Park_Technical_College" title="Clover Park Technical College">Clover Park Technical College</a> are public <a href="/wiki/Technical_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical college">technical colleges</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Central_Washington_University" title="Central Washington University">Central Washington University</a> has a branch campus in Steilacoom. <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington_Tacoma" title="University of Washington Tacoma">University of Washington Tacoma</a> is a branch campus of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a>.<a href="/wiki/The_Evergreen_State_College" class="mw-redirect" title="The Evergreen State College">The Evergreen State College</a> also has a campus in Tacoma. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Library_system">Library system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Library system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Libraries include the <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County_Library_System" title="Pierce County Library System">Pierce County Library System</a>, the Tacoma Library System, and the Puyallup Public Library. </p><p>The Pierce County Library is the fourth largest library system in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-piercecountylibrary.org_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-piercecountylibrary.org-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are currently 20 branches, including: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li>Administrative Center and Library</li> <li>Anderson Island</li> <li>Bonney Lake</li> <li>Buckley</li> <li>Dupont</li> <li>Eatonville</li> <li>Fife</li> <li>Gig Harbor</li> <li>Graham</li> <li>Key Center</li> <li>Lakewood</li> <li>Milton/Edgewood</li> <li>Orting</li> <li>Parkland/Spanaway</li> <li>South Hill</li> <li>Steilacoom</li> <li>Summit</li> <li>Sumner</li> <li>Tillicum</li> <li>University Place</li></ul> </div> <p>The Pierce County Library System currently employs 394 people, and serves 579,970 citizens throughout 1,773 square miles. Established in 1944, the library system serves all of unincorporated Pierce County, as well as annexed cities and towns of: Bonney Lake, Buckley, DuPont, Eatonville, Edgewood, Fife, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Sumner, University Place and Wilkeson.<sup id="cite_ref-piercecountylibrary.org_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-piercecountylibrary.org-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are currently more than 1 million physical materials (books, videos, etc.) in the system, and more than 480,000 online or downloadable media items.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total 2016 general fund revenue is estimated at $29,709,541. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Tacoma" title="Port of Tacoma">Port of Tacoma</a> is the sixth busiest container port in North America and one of the 25 busiest in the world, playing an important part in the local economy. This deep-water port covers 2,400 acres (9.7 km<sup>2</sup>) and offers a combination of facilities and services including 34 deepwater berths, two million square feet (190,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of warehouse and office space, and 131 acres (530,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of industrial yard. An economic impact study showed that more the 28,000 jobs in Pierce County are related to the Port activities. </p><p>Pierce County is home to <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County_Airport" title="Pierce County Airport">Pierce County Airport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Airport" title="Tacoma Narrows Airport">Tacoma Narrows Airport</a>, both are <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a> airports. </p><p>Pierce County's official transportation provider is <a href="/wiki/Pierce_Transit" title="Pierce Transit">Pierce Transit</a>. It provides <a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">buses</a>, paratransit, and rideshare vehicles. The regional <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit" title="Sound Transit">Sound Transit</a> runs the <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Link" class="mw-redirect" title="Tacoma Link">Tacoma Link</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> line through downtown <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>, and provides several regional express buses. <a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit" title="Sound Transit">Sound Transit</a> also runs Sounder, the regional commuter railroad through Pierce County that stops in the following places: <a href="/wiki/Sumner,_Washington" title="Sumner, Washington">Sumner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puyallup,_Washington" title="Puyallup, Washington">Puyallup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>, South Tacoma, and <a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a>. <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> also travels through the county with a stop in <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>. Also, <a href="/wiki/Intercity_Transit" title="Intercity Transit">Intercity Transit</a> provides transportation between <a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thurston_County,_Washington" title="Thurston County, Washington">Thurston County</a>. </p><p>On December 18, 2017, an <a href="/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailment" title="2017 Washington train derailment">Amtrak train derailed</a> in the county, at an overpass over southbound Interstate 5, hitting several vehicles. Thirteen of 14 rail cars derailed, killing three on board the train, and injuring dozens more on board and on the highway.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-5.svg/20px-I-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-5.svg/30px-I-5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-5.svg/40px-I-5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Washington" title="Interstate 5 in Washington">Interstate 5</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-705.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/I-705.svg/23px-I-705.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/I-705.svg/35px-I-705.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/I-705.svg/46px-I-705.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_705" title="Interstate 705">Interstate 705</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/WA-7.svg/20px-WA-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/WA-7.svg/30px-WA-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/WA-7.svg/40px-WA-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_7" title="Washington State Route 7">State Route 7</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-16.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/WA-16.svg/20px-WA-16.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/WA-16.svg/30px-WA-16.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/WA-16.svg/40px-WA-16.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_16" title="Washington State Route 16">State Route 16</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1950)" title="Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)">Tacoma Narrows Bridge</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-99.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WA-99.svg/20px-WA-99.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WA-99.svg/30px-WA-99.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/WA-99.svg/40px-WA-99.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_99" title="Washington State Route 99">State Route 99</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-167.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/WA-167.svg/20px-WA-167.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/WA-167.svg/30px-WA-167.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/WA-167.svg/40px-WA-167.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_167" title="Washington State Route 167">State Route 167</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-410.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/WA-410.svg/20px-WA-410.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/WA-410.svg/30px-WA-410.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/WA-410.svg/40px-WA-410.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_410" title="Washington State Route 410">State Route 410</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-512.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/WA-512.svg/20px-WA-512.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/WA-512.svg/30px-WA-512.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/WA-512.svg/40px-WA-512.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_512" title="Washington State Route 512">State Route 512</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-509.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/WA-509.svg/20px-WA-509.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/WA-509.svg/30px-WA-509.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/WA-509.svg/40px-WA-509.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_509" title="Washington State Route 509">State Route 509</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ferry_routes">Ferry routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ferry routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Point_Defiance%E2%80%93Tahlequah_ferry" title="Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry">Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry</a> (operated by Washington State Ferries)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steilacoom%E2%80%93Anderson_Island_ferry" title="Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry">Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry</a> (operated by Pierce County)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Arts and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pierce County is home to a diverse array of arts organizations, including the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grand Cinema,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lakewood Playhouse, Museum of Glass,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Northwest Sinfonietta, Speakeasy Arts Cooperative,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tacoma Art Museum,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tacoma Little Theater, Tacoma Concert Band, Tacoma Musical Playhouse,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tacoma Opera, Symphony Tacoma, Dance Theater Northwest, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_History_Museum" title="Washington State History Museum">Washington State History Museum</a>, and others. The city of Tacoma hosts an annual event called "Art at Work" month every November, promoting participation in and support for the local arts community. ArtsFund,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a regional United Arts Fund, has assisted the arts community in Pierce County. In 2012, <a href="/wiki/America%27s_Car_Museum" title="America's Car Museum">LeMay-America's Car Museum</a> opened its doors in Tacoma. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Karpeles_Manuscript_Library_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum">Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum</a>, houses a large collection of original manuscripts and documents.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pierce County <a href="/wiki/Daffodil_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Daffodil Festival">Daffodil Festival</a> and Parade is held annually in April.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Fair" title="Washington State Fair">Washington State Fair</a> is held every September in Puyallup.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pierce County Sheriff's Department was founded in 1853, shortly after incorporation of the county.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pierce County was noted for gangs, drugs, and criminal activity starting in the mid to late 1980s. Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood had gangs that were selling crack cocaine and gang violence. Increased police patrols and community watch programs led to reduced crime in the mid to late 2000s. As of 2006, 38% of the <a href="/wiki/Methamphetamine" title="Methamphetamine">methamphetamine</a> labs (138 sites) cleaned up by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Ecology" title="Washington State Department of Ecology">Washington State Department of Ecology</a> were in Pierce County. This reduction from a high of 589 labs in 2001 comes in part to a new law restricting the sale of <a href="/wiki/Pseudoephedrine" title="Pseudoephedrine">pseudoephedrine</a> and in part due to tougher prison sentences for methamphetamine producers.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonney_Lake,_Washington" title="Bonney Lake, Washington">Bonney Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley,_Washington" title="Buckley, Washington">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuPont,_Washington" title="DuPont, Washington">DuPont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewood,_Washington" title="Edgewood, Washington">Edgewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife,_Washington" title="Fife, Washington">Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fircrest,_Washington" title="Fircrest, Washington">Fircrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gig_Harbor,_Washington" title="Gig Harbor, Washington">Gig Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Washington" title="Milton, Washington">Milton</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orting,_Washington" title="Orting, Washington">Orting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific,_Washington" title="Pacific, Washington">Pacific</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puyallup,_Washington" title="Puyallup, Washington">Puyallup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy,_Washington" title="Roy, Washington">Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Washington" title="Ruston, Washington">Ruston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner,_Washington" title="Sumner, Washington">Sumner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a> (county seat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Place,_Washington" title="University Place, Washington">University Place</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carbonado,_Washington" title="Carbonado, Washington">Carbonado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eatonville,_Washington" title="Eatonville, Washington">Eatonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Prairie,_Washington" title="South Prairie, Washington">South Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steilacoom,_Washington" title="Steilacoom, Washington">Steilacoom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkeson,_Washington" title="Wilkeson, Washington">Wilkeson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Clover_Creek,_Washington" title="Clover Creek, Washington">Clover Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crocker,_Washington" title="Crocker, Washington">Crocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dash_Point,_Washington" title="Dash Point, Washington">Dash Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbe,_Washington" title="Elbe, Washington">Elbe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Plain,_Washington" title="Elk Plain, Washington">Elk Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife_Heights,_Washington" title="Fife Heights, Washington">Fife Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lewis_(Washington)" title="Fort Lewis (Washington)">Fort Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Island,_Washington" title="Fox Island, Washington">Fox Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederickson,_Washington" title="Frederickson, Washington">Frederickson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_Washington" title="Graham, Washington">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwater,_Washington" title="Greenwater, Washington">Greenwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herron_Island" title="Herron Island">Herron Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home,_Washington" title="Home, Washington">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapowsin,_Washington" title="Kapowsin, Washington">Kapowsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketron_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketron Island">Ketron Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Key_Center,_Washington" title="Key Center, Washington">Key Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Grande,_Washington" title="La Grande, Washington">La Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tapps,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Tapps, Washington">Lake Tapps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longbranch,_Washington" title="Longbranch, Washington">Longbranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Washington" title="Maplewood, Washington">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McChord_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="McChord AFB">McChord AFB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKenna,_Washington" title="McKenna, Washington">McKenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMillin,_Washington" title="McMillin, Washington">McMillin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland,_Washington" title="Midland, Washington">Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Fort_Lewis,_Washington" title="North Fort Lewis, Washington">North Fort Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Puyallup,_Washington" title="North Puyallup, Washington">North Puyallup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkland,_Washington" title="Parkland, Washington">Parkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Heights,_Washington" title="Prairie Heights, Washington">Prairie Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Ridge,_Washington" title="Prairie Ridge, Washington">Prairie Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purdy,_Washington" title="Purdy, Washington">Purdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raft_Island" title="Raft Island">Raft Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosedale,_Washington" title="Rosedale, Washington">Rosedale</a></li> <li><a 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communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Lake,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Lake, Washington (page does not exist)">American Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bee,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Bee, Washington">Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnett,_Washington" title="Burnett, Washington">Burnett</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crescent_Valley,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crescent Valley, Washington (page does not exist)">Crescent Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cromwell,_Washington" title="Cromwell, Washington">Cromwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electron,_Washington" title="Electron, Washington">Electron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elgin,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elgin, Washington (page does not exist)">Elgin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firwood,_Washington" title="Firwood, Washington">Firwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glencove,_Washington" title="Glencove, Washington">Glencove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakebay,_Washington" title="Lakebay, Washington">Lakebay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McNeil_Island" title="McNeil Island">McNeil Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National, Washington (page does not exist)">National</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohop,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ohop, Washington (page does not exist)">Ohop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Washington" title="Paradise, Washington">Paradise</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Point_Fosdick,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Point Fosdick, Washington (page does not exist)">Point Fosdick</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shore_Acres,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shore Acres, Washington (page does not exist)">Shore Acres</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shorewood_Beach,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorewood Beach, Washington (page does not exist)">Shorewood Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunny_Bay,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunny Bay, Washington (page does not exist)">Sunny Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sylvan,_Washington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sylvan, Washington (page does not exist)">Sylvan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehaleh,_Washington" title="Tehaleh, Washington">Tehaleh</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pierce_County,_Washington" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington">National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma%E2%80%93Pierce_County_Health_Department" title="Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department">Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierce_County,_Washington&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Specific</dt></dl> <style 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Washington">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonney_Lake,_Washington" title="Bonney Lake, Washington">Bonney Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley,_Washington" title="Buckley, Washington">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuPont,_Washington" title="DuPont, Washington">DuPont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewood,_Washington" title="Edgewood, Washington">Edgewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enumclaw,_Washington" title="Enumclaw, Washington">Enumclaw</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife,_Washington" title="Fife, Washington">Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fircrest,_Washington" title="Fircrest, Washington">Fircrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gig_Harbor,_Washington" title="Gig Harbor, Washington">Gig Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Washington" title="Milton, Washington">Milton</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orting,_Washington" title="Orting, Washington">Orting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific,_Washington" title="Pacific, Washington">Pacific</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puyallup,_Washington" title="Puyallup, Washington">Puyallup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy,_Washington" title="Roy, Washington">Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Washington" title="Ruston, Washington">Ruston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner,_Washington" title="Sumner, Washington">Sumner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Place,_Washington" title="University Place, Washington">University Place</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Washington highlighting 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Lewis, Washington">North Fort Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Puyallup,_Washington" title="North Puyallup, Washington">North Puyallup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkland,_Washington" title="Parkland, Washington">Parkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Heights,_Washington" title="Prairie Heights, Washington">Prairie Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Ridge,_Washington" title="Prairie Ridge, Washington">Prairie Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purdy,_Washington" title="Purdy, Washington">Purdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raft_Island" title="Raft Island">Raft Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosedale,_Washington" title="Rosedale, Washington">Rosedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Creek,_Washington" title="South Creek, Washington">South Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Hill,_Washington" title="South Hill, Washington">South Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanaway,_Washington" title="Spanaway, Washington">Spanaway</a></li> <li><a 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Washington">Indian reservation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muckleshoot_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Muckleshoot people">Muckleshoot</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puyallup_tribe" class="mw-redirect" title="Puyallup tribe">Puyallup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">Military bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Lewis%E2%80%93McChord" title="Joint Base Lewis–McChord">Joint Base Lewis–McChord</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fort_Lewis_(Washington)" title="Fort Lewis (Washington)">Fort Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord Field</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Washington" title="List of ghost towns in Washington">Ghost towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax,_Washington" title="Fairfax, Washington">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillhurst,_Washington" title="Hillhurst, Washington">Hillhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melmont,_Washington" title="Melmont, Washington">Melmont</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Washington_(state)" title="Government of Washington (state)">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Washington_(state)" title="Law of Washington (state)">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Washington" title="Constitution of Washington">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Washington" title="List of governors of Washington">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)_legislative_districts" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (state) legislative districts">Legislative districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_(state)_ballot_measures" title="List of Washington (state) ballot measures">Ballot measures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Washington" title="United States congressional delegations from Washington">Congressional delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_congressional_districts" title="Washington's congressional districts">Congressional districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_government_in_Washington_(state)" title="City government in Washington (state)">City governments</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_agencies" title="List of 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title="Washington State Department of Ecology">Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Employment_Security_Department" title="Washington State Employment Security Department">Employment Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Financial_Institutions" title="Washington State Department of Financial Institutions">Financial Institutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Department_of_Fish_and_Wildlife" title="Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife">Fish and Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Health" title="Washington State Department of Health">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Information_Services" title="Washington State Department of Information Services">Information Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Labor_and_Industries" title="Washington State Department of Labor and Industries">Labor and Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Licensing" title="Washington State Department of Licensing">Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Liquor_and_Cannabis_Board" title="Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board">Liquor and Cannabis Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Military_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Military Department">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Natural_Resources" title="Washington State Department of Natural Resources">Natural Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_parks" title="List of Washington state parks">Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Institute_for_Public_Policy" title="Washington State Institute for Public Policy">Institute for Public Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Public_Disclosure_Commission" title="Washington State Public Disclosure Commission">Public Disclosure Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Public_Stadium_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Public Stadium Authority">Public Stadium Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Social_and_Health_Services" title="Washington State Department of Social and Health Services">Social and Health Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Patrol" title="Washington State Patrol">State Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Student_Achievement_Council" title="Washington Student Achievement Council">Student Achievement Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation" title="Washington State Department of Transportation">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Utilities_and_Transportation_Commission" title="Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission">Utilities and Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Washington" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Western_Washington" title="Western Washington">Western</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitsap_Peninsula" title="Kitsap Peninsula">Kitsap Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Peninsula" title="Long Beach Peninsula">Long Beach Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Peninsula" title="Olympic Peninsula">Olympic Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Islands" title="San Juan Islands">San Juan Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skagit_Valley" title="Skagit Valley">Skagit Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Washington" title="Eastern Washington">Eastern</a>/<a href="/wiki/Inland_Northwest" title="Inland Northwest">Inland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Washington" title="Central Washington">Central Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Plateau" title="Columbia Plateau">Columbia Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methow_River" title="Methow River">Methow Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okanagan_Country" title="Okanagan Country">Okanogan Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima_River" title="Yakima River">Yakima Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4">Shared</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cascade_Range" title="Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Gorge" title="Columbia River Gorge">Columbia Gorge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington" title="List of municipalities in Washington">Largest<br />cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_Washington" title="Vancouver, Washington">Vancouver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renton,_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Valley,_Washington" title="Spokane Valley, Washington">Spokane Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Way,_Washington" title="Federal Way, Washington">Federal Way</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellingham,_Washington" title="Bellingham, Washington">Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redmond,_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marysville,_Washington" title="Marysville, Washington">Marysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammamish,_Washington" title="Sammamish, Washington">Sammamish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreline,_Washington" title="Shoreline, Washington">Shoreline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympia,_Washington" title="Olympia, Washington">Olympia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacey,_Washington" title="Lacey, Washington">Lacey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burien,_Washington" title="Burien, Washington">Burien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4">Metropolitan<br /> areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area" title="Seattle metropolitan area">Greater Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_metropolitan_area" title="Spokane metropolitan area">Greater Spokane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Washington" title="Tri-Cities, Washington">Tri-Cities metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee%E2%80%93East_Wenatchee_metropolitan_area" title="Wenatchee–East Wenatchee metropolitan area">Wenatchee metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland metropolitan area, Oregon">Greater Portland and Vancouver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Washington" title="List of counties in Washington">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Washington" title="Adams County, Washington">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asotin_County,_Washington" title="Asotin County, Washington">Asotin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelan_County,_Washington" title="Chelan County, Washington">Chelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clallam_County,_Washington" title="Clallam County, Washington">Clallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Washington" title="Clark County, Washington">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_County,_Washington" title="Columbia County, Washington">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowlitz_County,_Washington" title="Cowlitz County, Washington">Cowlitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Washington" title="Douglas County, Washington">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferry_County,_Washington" title="Ferry County, Washington">Ferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Washington" title="Franklin County, Washington">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garfield_County,_Washington" title="Garfield County, Washington">Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Washington" title="Grant County, Washington">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grays_Harbor_County,_Washington" title="Grays Harbor County, Washington">Grays Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_County,_Washington" title="Island County, 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