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List of municipalities in Washington

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Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it is the 13th-most populous state, with 7,705,281 inhabitants, and ranked 18th by land area, spanning 66,456 square miles (172,120 km2) of land.[1][2] Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are classified into cities and towns.[3][4] Approximately 65.4% of the state's population lives in incorporated municipalities.[5]

The largest municipality by population in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Krupp with 49 residents.[1][6] The state has ten cities with populations greater than 100,000 residents and sixteen with populations between 50,000 and 100,000 residents; the majority of cities have fewer than 5,000 residents.[7] Seattle is also the largest municipality by land area, at 83.84 sq mi (217.1 km2), while Beaux Arts Village is the smallest at 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2); both are located in King County.[8] The oldest municipality is Steilacoom, which was incorporated in 1854;[9] the most recent municipality to incorporate was Spokane Valley in 2003.[10] Five municipalities have also been disincorporated with their governments dissolved; the most recent was Westlake in 1966.[11]

The state has five categories for its 281 municipalities that vary based on population at the time of incorporation or reorganization. As of 2022, 197 are code cities, 10 are first-class cities, 5 are second-class cities, and 69 are towns; one city remains unclassified.[3] All municipalities have an elected city or town council and an executive—either a mayor or manager—to oversee administration of the government. The municipal government generally provides policing, fire protection, emergency services, a court system, road maintenance, planning and permitting, parks and recreation, and some utilities.[7]

Classification of municipalities

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Main article: City government in Washington (state)

There are four classifications for municipalities in the state of Washington: code city, first-class city, second-class city, and town. Municipalities can also be unclassified if they did not organize under these classifications. Each has their own powers and limitations that vary and are defined by state laws in Titles 35 and 35A of the Revised Code of Washington.[12] These powers include the ability to collect general taxes to fund municipal services and specialized taxes for specific uses; providing emergency services, urban planning, and water treatment among other services; and enforce laws passed by the city council.[7][13] After Washington was admitted as a U.S. state in 1889, the state legislature created classifications for local municipalities, each with a population threshold.[14] First-class and code cities with populations greater than 10,000 are authorized under the state constitution to adopt a charter that grants home rule powers at the local level.[15]

As of 2022, Washington has ten first-class cities that are permitted to adopt and operate under a home rule charter; they are required to have a population of at least 10,000 residents at the time of their incorporation or reorganization. The state has five second-class cities that have limited authority and can only use powers granted by the state legislature; they are required to have at least 1,500 residents at the time of their incorporation or reorganization.[12] There are 68 towns that also have a limited authority and had fewer than 1,500 residents at the time of their incorporation or reorganization. In 1994, the minimum population to incorporate a municipality was raised to 1,500 by the state legislature, which has prevented the creation of new towns.[12][16]

The state legislature created another classification—the code city—in 1967 to grant greater control to cities, who sought expanded home rule authority to address complex issues as they urbanized. As of 2022, the state has 197 municipalities that are code cities—the most of any classification.[3] They are authorized to perform any function not specifically restricted in the state constitution or by state law. Any area with 1,500 residents is allowed to incorporate as a code city, and any code city with at least 10,000 residents are allowed to adopt a charter.[12][16] Existing cities and towns are allowed to reorganize as a code city if they meet the population threshold and the change is approved by voters.[12][17] As of 2022, one city remains unclassified—Waitsburg, in Walla Walla County—and continues to use the 1881 territorial charter under which it was organized.[12] It is allowed to exercise the powers of a code city under a 2003 law passed by the state legislature.[16]

Non-charter cities and towns are authorized to adopt one of three forms of government for day-to-day municipal operations: commission, mayor–council, council–manager.[10] The most common form is mayor–council, which has an elected mayor who takes office separately from the elected city council. The council–manager form is used by some municipalities and has a hired city manager as the chief executive of the government, while the mayor holds a ceremonial role and presides over city council meetings.[10] The city commission system—which assigns its three elected commissioners as the heads of municipal departments—was last used by Shelton in 2017 and not adopted by another municipality.[10][18]

List of municipalities

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  • The skyline of Seattle, photographed with high-rise buildings behind the Space Needle and with homes and trees in the foreground.
    Downtown skyline of Seattle, the most populous city in Washington
  • Aerial view of Spokane with a large freeway in the foreground and mid-rise buildings in the background
    Aerial view of Spokane, the second-most populous city in Washington
  • Several high-rise buildings in the background behind a freeway with light traffic and several overhead destination signs
    Skyline of Tacoma, the third-most populous city in Washington
  • Several mid-rise buildings against the shore of a large river with Mount St. Helens (a snow-capped volcano) in the background behind rows of evergreen trees.
    Skyline of Vancouver, the fourth-most populous city in Washington
  • Aerial view of a lakefront park and covered boat docks with high-rise buildings in the background
    Aerial view of Bellevue, the fifth-most populous city in Washington
  • Aerial view of several mid-rise buildings surrounded by parking lots and a parking garage
    Aerial view of Kent, the sixth-most populous city in Washington
  • A train station with empty platforms and tracks with several mid-rise buildings in the background against a blue sky.
    The skyline of Everett, the seventh-most populous city in Washington
Symbols indicating county seats and the state capital
† County seat[19][20]
‡ State capital and county seat[19]
List of municipalities in Washington
Name Type[21] County[21][22] Population[23] Change,
2010–2020 		Land area[24] Population density Incorporated[21]
2020 census 2010 census sq mi km2
Aberdeen First-class city Grays Harbor 17,013 16,896 +0.7% 10.87 28.2 1,565.1/sq mi (604.3/km2) 1890
Airway Heights Code city Spokane 10,757 6,114 +75.9% 6.01 15.6 1,789.9/sq mi (691.1/km2) 1955
Albion Town Whitman 550 579 −5.0% 0.39 1.0 1,410.3/sq mi (544.5/km2) 1910
Algona Code city King 3,290 3,014 +9.2% 1.29 3.3 2,550.4/sq mi (984.7/km2) 1955
Almira Town Lincoln 318 284 +12.0% 0.51 1.3 623.5/sq mi (240.7/km2) 1904
Anacortes Code city Skagit 17,637 15,778 +11.8% 11.70 30.3 1,507.4/sq mi (582.0/km2) 1891
Arlington Code city Snohomish 19,868 17,926 +10.8% 9.81 25.4 2,025.3/sq mi (782.0/km2) 1903
Asotin † Code city Asotin 1,204 1,251 −3.8% 1.14 3.0 1,056.1/sq mi (407.8/km2) 1890
Auburn Code city King,
Pierce[a] 		87,256 70,180 +24.3% 29.58 76.6 2,949.8/sq mi (1,138.9/km2) 1891
Bainbridge Island Code city Kitsap 24,825 23,025 +7.8% 27.61 71.5 899.1/sq mi (347.2/km2) 1947
Battle Ground Code city Clark 20,743 17,571 +18.1% 8.54 22.1 2,428.9/sq mi (937.8/km2) 1951
Beaux Arts Village Town King 317 299 +6.0% 0.08 0.21 3,962.5/sq mi (1,529.9/km2) 1954
Bellevue Code city King 151,854 122,363 +24.1% 33.46 86.7 4,538.4/sq mi (1,752.3/km2) 1953
Bellingham † First-class city Whatcom 91,482 80,885 +13.1% 28.14 72.9 3,251.0/sq mi (1,255.2/km2) 1903[b]
Benton City Code city Benton 3,479 3,038 +14.5% 2.47 6.4 1,408.5/sq mi (543.8/km2) 1945
Bingen Code city Klickitat 778 712 +9.3% 0.62 1.6 1,254.8/sq mi (484.5/km2) 1924
Black Diamond Code city King 4,697 4,153 +13.1% 6.55 17.0 717.1/sq mi (276.9/km2) 1959
Blaine Code city Whatcom 5,884 4,684 +25.6% 5.58 14.5 1,054.5/sq mi (407.1/km2) 1890
Bonney Lake Code city Pierce 22,487 17,374 +29.4% 8.22 21.3 2,735.6/sq mi (1,056.2/km2) 1949
Bothell Code city King,
Snohomish[a] 		48,161 33,505 +43.7% 13.64 35.3 3,530.9/sq mi (1,363.3/km2) 1909
Bremerton First-class city Kitsap 43,505 37,729 +15.3% 28.43 73.6 1,530.2/sq mi (590.8/km2) 1901
Brewster Code city Okanogan 1,983 2,370 −16.3% 1.15 3.0 1,724.3/sq mi (665.8/km2) 1910
Bridgeport Code city Douglas 2,141 2,409 −11.1% 1.07 2.8 2,000.9/sq mi (772.6/km2) 1910
Brier Code city Snohomish 6,560 6,087 +7.8% 2.20 5.7 2,981.8/sq mi (1,151.3/km2) 1965
Buckley Code city Pierce 5,114 4,354 +17.5% 3.86 10.0 1,324.9/sq mi (511.5/km2) 1890
Bucoda Town Thurston 600 562 +6.8% 0.58 1.5 1,034.5/sq mi (399.4/km2) 1910
Burien Code city King 52,066 33,313 +56.3% 10.04 26.0 5,185.9/sq mi (2,002.3/km2) 1993
Burlington Code city Skagit 9,152 8,388 +9.1% 4.28 11.1 2,138.3/sq mi (825.6/km2) 1902
Camas Code city Clark 26,065 19,355 +34.7% 14.08 36.5 1,851.2/sq mi (714.8/km2) 1906
Carbonado Town Pierce 734 610 +20.3% 0.42 1.1 1,747.6/sq mi (674.8/km2) 1948
Carnation Code city King 2,158 1,786 +20.8% 1.16 3.0 1,860.3/sq mi (718.3/km2) 1912
Cashmere Code city Chelan 3,248 3,063 +6.0% 1.16 3.0 2,800.0/sq mi (1,081.1/km2) 1904
Castle Rock Code city Cowlitz 2,446 1,982 +23.4% 2.10 5.4 1,164.8/sq mi (449.7/km2) 1890
Cathlamet † Town Wahkiakum 560 532 +5.3% 0.51 1.3 1,098.0/sq mi (424.0/km2) 1907
Centralia Code city Lewis 18,183 16,336 +11.3% 7.62 19.7 2,386.2/sq mi (921.3/km2) 1886
Chehalis † Code city Lewis 7,439 7,259 +2.5% 5.81 15.0 1,280.4/sq mi (494.4/km2) 1883
Chelan Code city Chelan 4,222 3,890 +8.5% 6.69 17.3 631.1/sq mi (243.7/km2) 1902
Cheney Code city Spokane 13,255 10,590 +25.2% 4.34 11.2 3,054.1/sq mi (1,179.2/km2) 1883
Chewelah Code city Stevens 2,470 2,607 −5.3% 2.95 7.6 837.3/sq mi (323.3/km2) 1903
Clarkston Code city Asotin 7,161 7,229 −0.9% 2.06 5.3 3,476.2/sq mi (1,342.2/km2) 1902
Cle Elum Code city Kittitas 2,157 1,872 +15.2% 4.49 11.6 480.4/sq mi (185.5/km2) 1902
Clyde Hill Code city King 3,126 2,984 +4.8% 1.06 2.7 2,948.1/sq mi (1,138.3/km2) 1953
Colfax † Code city Whitman 2,782 2,805 −0.8% 3.78 9.8 736.0/sq mi (284.2/km2) 1873
College Place Code city Walla Walla 9,902 8,765 +13.0% 3.00 7.8 3,300.7/sq mi (1,274.4/km2) 1946
Colton Town Whitman 401 418 −4.1% 0.62 1.6 646.8/sq mi (249.7/km2) 1890
Colville † Code city Stevens 4,917 4,673 +5.2% 3.08 8.0 1,596.4/sq mi (616.4/km2) 1890
Conconully Town Okanogan 193 210 −8.1% 0.21 0.54 919.0/sq mi (354.8/km2) 1908
Concrete Town Skagit 801 710 +12.8% 1.17 3.0 684.6/sq mi (264.3/km2) 1909
Connell Code city Franklin 5,441 4,209 +29.3% 7.69 19.9 707.5/sq mi (273.2/km2) 1910
Cosmopolis Code city Grays Harbor 1,638 1,649 −0.7% 1.39 3.6 1,178.4/sq mi (455.0/km2) 1891
Coulee City Town Grant 549 562 −2.3% 0.92 2.4 596.7/sq mi (230.4/km2) 1907
Coulee Dam Code city Okanogan,
Douglas,
Grant[a] 		1,211 1,098 +10.3% 0.72 1.9 1,681.9/sq mi (649.4/km2) 1959
Coupeville † Town Island 1,942 1,831 +6.1% 1.27 3.3 1,129.1/sq mi (435.9/km2) 1910
Covington Code city King 20,777 17,575 +18.2% 5.93 15.4 3,503.7/sq mi (1,352.8/km2) 1997
Creston Town Lincoln 213 236 −9.7% 0.41 1.1 519.5/sq mi (200.6/km2) 1903
Cusick Town Pend Oreille 153 207 −26.1% 0.51 1.3 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2) 1927
Darrington Town Snohomish 1,462 1,347 +8.5% 1.73 4.5 845.1/sq mi (326.3/km2) 1945
Davenport † Second-class city Lincoln 1,703 1,734 −1.8% 1.67 4.3 1,019.8/sq mi (393.7/km2) 1890
Dayton † Code city Columbia 2,448 2,526 −3.1% 1.44 3.7 1,700.0/sq mi (656.4/km2) 1881
Deer Park Code city Spokane 4,383 3,652 +20.0% 6.89 17.8 636.1/sq mi (245.6/km2) 1908
Des Moines Code city King 32,888 29,673 +10.8% 6.41 16.6 5,130.7/sq mi (1,981.0/km2) 1959
DuPont Code city Pierce 10,151 8,199 +23.8% 5.82 15.1 1,744.2/sq mi (673.4/km2) 1912
Duvall Code city King 8,034 6,695 +20.0% 2.45 6.3 3,279.2/sq mi (1,266.1/km2) 1913
East Wenatchee Code city Douglas 14,158 13,190 +7.3% 3.79 9.8 3,735.6/sq mi (1,442.3/km2) 1935
Eatonville Town Pierce 2,845 2,758 +3.2% 1.83 4.7 1,554.6/sq mi (600.3/km2) 1909
Edgewood Code city Pierce 12,327 9,387 +31.3% 8.39 21.7 1,469.2/sq mi (567.3/km2) 1996
Edmonds Code city Snohomish 42,853 39,709 +7.9% 8.92 23.1 4,804.1/sq mi (1,854.9/km2) 1890
Electric City Code city Grant 956 968 −1.2% 1.99 5.2 480.4/sq mi (185.5/km2) 1950
Ellensburg † Code city Kittitas 18,666 18,174 +2.7% 1.99 5.2 2,421.0/sq mi (934.8/km2) 1883
Elma Code city Grays Harbor 3,438 3,107 +10.7% 2.55 6.6 1,348.2/sq mi (520.6/km2) 1888
Elmer City Town Okanogan 239 238 +0.4% 0.24 0.62 995.8/sq mi (384.5/km2) 1947
Endicott Town Whitman 312 289 +8.0% 0.30 0.78 1,040.0/sq mi (401.5/km2) 1905
Entiat Code city Chelan 1,326 1,112 +19.2% 2.18 5.6 608.3/sq mi (234.8/km2) 1944
Enumclaw Code city King,
Pierce[a] 		12,543 10,669 +17.6% 5.17 13.4 2,426.1/sq mi (936.7/km2) 1913
Ephrata † Code city Grant 8,477 7,664 +10.6% 10.44 27.0 812.0/sq mi (313.5/km2) 1909
Everett † First-class city Snohomish 110,629 103,019 +7.4% 33.19 86.0 3,333.2/sq mi (1,287.0/km2) 1893
Everson Code city Whatcom 2,888 2,483 +16.3% 1.35 3.5 2,139.3/sq mi (826.0/km2) 1929
Fairfield Town Spokane 589 612 −3.8% 0.62 1.6 950.0/sq mi (366.8/km2) 1905
Farmington Town Whitman 131 146 −10.3% 0.36 0.93 363.9/sq mi (140.5/km2) 1888
Federal Way Code city King 101,030 89,306 +13.1% 22.30 57.8 4,530.5/sq mi (1,749.2/km2) 1990
Ferndale Code city Whatcom 15,048 11,415 +31.8% 7.03 18.2 2,140.5/sq mi (826.5/km2) 1907
Fife Code city Pierce 10,999 9,173 +19.9% 5.76 14.9 1,909.5/sq mi (737.3/km2) 1957
Fircrest Code city Pierce 7,156 6,497 +10.1% 1.58 4.1 4,529.1/sq mi (1,748.7/km2) 1925
Forks Code city Clallam 3,335 3,532 −5.6% 4.12 10.7 809.5/sq mi (312.5/km2) 1945
Friday Harbor † Town San Juan 2,613 2,162 +20.9% 2.18 5.6 1,198.6/sq mi (462.8/km2) 1909
Garfield Town Whitman 562 597 −5.9% 0.94 2.4 597.9/sq mi (230.8/km2) 1890
George Code city Grant 809 501 +61.5% 1.38 3.6 586.2/sq mi (226.3/km2) 1961
Gig Harbor Code city Pierce 12,029 7,126 +68.8% 5.90 15.3 2,038.8/sq mi (787.2/km2) 1946
Gold Bar Code city Snohomish 2,403 2,075 +15.8% 1.06 2.7 2,267.0/sq mi (875.3/km2) 1910
Goldendale † Code city Klickitat 3,453 3,407 +1.4% 2.96 7.7 1,166.6/sq mi (450.4/km2) 1879
Grand Coulee Code city Grant 972 988 −1.6% 1.26 3.3 771.4/sq mi (297.9/km2) 1935
Grandview Code city Yakima 10,907 10,862 +0.4% 6.44 16.7 1,693.6/sq mi (653.9/km2) 1909
Granger Code city Yakima 3,624 3,246 +11.6% 1.73 4.5 2,094.8/sq mi (808.8/km2) 1909
Granite Falls Code city Snohomish 4,450 3,364 +32.3% 2.19 5.7 2,032.0/sq mi (784.5/km2) 1903
Hamilton Town Skagit 299 301 −0.7% 1.20 3.1 249.2/sq mi (96.2/km2) 1891
Harrah Town Yakima 585 630 −7.1% 0.27 0.70 2,166.7/sq mi (836.6/km2) 1946
Harrington Code city Lincoln 429 424 +1.2% 0.39 1.0 1,100.0/sq mi (424.7/km2) 1902
Hartline Town Grant 180 151 +19.2% 0.33 0.85 545.5/sq mi (210.6/km2) 1907
Hatton Town Adams 79 101 −21.8% 0.37 0.96 213.5/sq mi (82.4/km2) 1907
Hoquiam Code city Grays Harbor 8,776 8,726 +0.6% 9.54 24.7 919.9/sq mi (355.2/km2) 1890
Hunts Point Town King 457 394 +16.0% 0.31 0.80 1,474.2/sq mi (569.2/km2) 1955
Ilwaco Code city Pacific 1,087 936 +16.1% 2.07 5.4 525.1/sq mi (202.8/km2) 1890
Index Town Snohomish 155 178 −12.9% 0.23 0.60 673.9/sq mi (260.2/km2) 1907
Ione Town Pend Oreille 428 447 −4.3% 0.53 1.4 807.5/sq mi (311.8/km2) 1910
Issaquah Code city King 40,051 30,434 +31.6% 12.13 31.4 3,301.8/sq mi (1,274.8/km2) 1892
Kahlotus Code city Franklin 147 193 −23.8% 0.38 0.98 386.8/sq mi (149.4/km2) 1906
Kalama Code city Cowlitz 2,959 2,344 +26.2% 3.57 9.2 828.9/sq mi (320.0/km2) 1890
Kelso † Code city Cowlitz 12,720 11,925 +6.7% 8.14 21.1 1,562.7/sq mi (603.3/km2) 1890
Kenmore Code city King 23,914 20,460 +16.9% 6.15 15.9 3,888.5/sq mi (1,501.3/km2) 1998
Kennewick Code city Benton 83,921 73,917 +13.5% 27.45 71.1 3,057.2/sq mi (1,180.4/km2) 1904
Kent Code city King 136,588 92,411 +47.8% 33.75 87.4 4,047.1/sq mi (1,562.6/km2) 1890
Kettle Falls Code city Stevens 1,636 1,595 +2.6% 1.08 2.8 1,514.8/sq mi (584.9/km2) 1892
Kirkland Code city King 92,175 48,787 +88.9% 17.81 46.1 5,175.5/sq mi (1,998.3/km2) 1905
Kittitas Code city Kittitas 1,438 1,381 +4.1% 0.78 2.0 1,843.6/sq mi (711.8/km2) 1931
Krupp[c] Town Grant 49 48 +2.1% 0.58 1.5 84.5/sq mi (32.6/km2) 1911
La Center Code city Clark 3,424 2,800 +22.3% 2.59 6.7 1,322.0/sq mi (510.4/km2) 1909
La Conner Town Skagit 965 891 +8.3% 0.40 1.0 2,412.5/sq mi (931.5/km2) 1893
Lacey Code city Thurston 53,526 42,393 +26.3% 17.20 44.5 3,112.0/sq mi (1,201.5/km2) 1966
LaCrosse Town Whitman 297 313 −5.1% 0.85 2.2 349.4/sq mi (134.9/km2) 1917
Lake Forest Park Code city King 13,630 12,598 +8.2% 3.52 9.1 3,872.2/sq mi (1,495.0/km2) 1961
Lake Stevens Code city Snohomish 35,630 28,069 +26.9% 9.17 23.8 3,885.5/sq mi (1,500.2/km2) 1960
Lakewood Code city Pierce 63,612 58,163 +9.4% 17.06 44.2 3,728.7/sq mi (1,439.7/km2) 1996
Lamont Town Whitman 79 81 −2.5% 0.29 0.75 272.4/sq mi (105.2/km2) 1910
Langley Code city Island 1,147 1,035 +10.8% 1.01 2.6 1,135.6/sq mi (438.5/km2) 1913
Latah Town Spokane 185 193 −4.1% 0.32 0.83 578.1/sq mi (223.2/km2) 1892
Leavenworth Code city Chelan 2,263 1,965 +15.2% 1.45 3.8 1,560.7/sq mi (602.6/km2) 1906
Liberty Lake Code city Spokane 12,003 7,591 +58.1% 6.25 16.2 1,920.5/sq mi (741.5/km2) 2001
Lind Town Adams 535 564 −5.1% 1.11 2.9 482.0/sq mi (186.1/km2) 1902
Long Beach Code city Pacific 1,688 1,392 +21.3% 1.38 3.6 1,223.2/sq mi (472.3/km2) 1922
Longview Code city Cowlitz 37,818 36,648 +3.2% 14.80 38.3 2,555.3/sq mi (986.6/km2) 1924
Lyman Town Skagit 423 438 −3.4% 0.67 1.7 631.3/sq mi (243.8/km2) 1909
Lynden Code city Whatcom 15,749 11,951 +31.8% 5.44 14.1 2,895.0/sq mi (1,117.8/km2) 1891
Lynnwood Code city Snohomish 38,568 35,836 +7.6% 7.88 20.4 4,894.4/sq mi (1,889.7/km2) 1959
Mabton Code city Yakima 1,959 2,286 −14.3% 0.84 2.2 2,332.1/sq mi (900.4/km2) 1905
Malden Town Whitman 216 203 +6.4% 0.66 1.7 327.3/sq mi (126.4/km2) 1909
Mansfield Town Douglas 326 320 +1.9% 0.32 0.83 1,018.8/sq mi (393.3/km2) 1911
Maple Valley Code city King 28,013 22,684 +23.5% 6.00 15.5 4,668.8/sq mi (1,802.6/km2) 1997
Marcus Town Stevens 216 183 +18.0% 0.22 0.57 981.8/sq mi (379.1/km2) 1910
Marysville Code city Snohomish 70,714 60,020 +17.8% 20.75 53.7 3,407.9/sq mi (1,315.8/km2) 1891
Mattawa Code city Grant 3,335 4,437 −24.8% 0.92 2.4 3,625.0/sq mi (1,399.6/km2) 1958
McCleary Code city Grays Harbor 1,997 1,653 +20.8% 2.05 5.3 974.1/sq mi (376.1/km2) 1943
Medical Lake Code city Spokane 4,874 5,060 −3.7% 3.37 8.7 1,446.3/sq mi (558.4/km2) 1890
Medina Code city King 2,915 2,969 −1.8% 1.44 3.7 2,024.3/sq mi (781.6/km2) 1955
Mercer Island Code city King 25,748 22,699 +13.4% 6.38 16.5 4,035.7/sq mi (1,558.2/km2) 1960
Mesa Code city Franklin 385 489 −21.3% 1.66 4.3 231.9/sq mi (89.5/km2) 1955
Metaline Town Pend Oreille 162 173 −6.4% 0.31 0.80 522.6/sq mi (201.8/km2) 1948
Metaline Falls Town Pend Oreille 272 238 +14.3% 0.20 0.52 1,360.0/sq mi (525.1/km2) 1911
Mill Creek Code city Snohomish 20,926 18,244 +14.7% 4.64 12.0 4,509.9/sq mi (1,741.3/km2) 1983
Millwood Code city Spokane 1,881 1,786 +5.3% 0.70 1.8 2,687.1/sq mi (1,037.5/km2) 1927
Milton Code city Pierce,
King[a] 		8,697 6,968 +24.8% 2.78 7.2 3,128.4/sq mi (1,207.9/km2) 1907
Monroe Code city Snohomish 19,699 17,304 +13.8% 6.10 15.8 3,229.3/sq mi (1,246.9/km2) 1903
Montesano † Code city Grays Harbor 4,138 3,976 +4.1% 10.38 26.9 398.7/sq mi (153.9/km2) 1883
Morton Code city Lewis 1,036 1,126 −8.0% 0.82 2.1 1,263.4/sq mi (487.8/km2) 1912
Moses Lake Code city Grant 25,146 20,366 +23.5% 17.95 46.5 1,400.9/sq mi (540.9/km2) 1938
Mossyrock Code city Lewis 768 759 +1.2% 0.69 1.8 1,113.0/sq mi (429.7/km2) 1948
Mount Vernon † Code city Skagit 35,219 31,743 +11.0% 12.30 31.9 2,863.3/sq mi (1,105.5/km2) 1890
Mountlake Terrace Code city Snohomish 21,286 19,909 +6.9% 4.06 10.5 5,242.9/sq mi (2,024.3/km2) 1954
Moxee Code city Yakima 4,326 3,308 +30.8% 2.37 6.1 1,825.3/sq mi (704.8/km2) 1921
Mukilteo Code city Snohomish 21,538 20,254 +6.3% 6.26 16.2 3,440.6/sq mi (1,328.4/km2) 1947
Naches Town Yakima 1,084 795 +36.4% 0.87 2.3 1,246.0/sq mi (481.1/km2) 1921
Napavine Code city Lewis 1,888 1,766 +6.9% 2.89 7.5 653.3/sq mi (252.2/km2) 1913
Nespelem Town Okanogan 180 236 −23.7% 0.19 0.49 947.4/sq mi (365.8/km2) 1935
Newcastle Code city King 13,017 10,380 +25.4% 4.45 11.5 2,925.2/sq mi (1,129.4/km2) 1994
Newport † Code city Pend Oreille 2,114 2,126 −0.6% 1.47 3.8 1,438.1/sq mi (555.3/km2) 1903
Nooksack Code city Whatcom 1,471 1,338 +9.9% 0.87 2.3 1,690.8/sq mi (652.8/km2) 1912
Normandy Park Code city King 6,771 6,335 +6.9% 2.49 6.4 2,719.3/sq mi (1,049.9/km2) 1953
North Bend Code city King 7,461 5,731 +30.2% 4.35 11.3 1,715.2/sq mi (662.2/km2) 1909
North Bonneville Code city Skamania 1,397 956 +46.1% 2.53 6.6 552.2/sq mi (213.2/km2) 1935
Northport Town Stevens 297 295 +0.7% 0.57 1.5 521.1/sq mi (201.2/km2) 1898
Oak Harbor Code city Island 24,622 22,075 +11.5% 9.65 25.0 2,551.5/sq mi (985.1/km2) 1915
Oakesdale Town Whitman 395 422 −6.4% 1.04 2.7 379.8/sq mi (146.6/km2) 1888
Oakville Code city Grays Harbor 715 684 +4.5% 0.55 1.4 1,300.0/sq mi (501.9/km2) 1905
Ocean Shores Code city Grays Harbor 6,715 5,569 +20.6% 8.52 22.1 788.1/sq mi (304.3/km2) 1970
Odessa Town Lincoln 896 910 −1.5% 0.81 2.1 1,106.2/sq mi (427.1/km2) 1902
Okanogan † Code city Okanogan 2,379 2,552 −6.8% 2.01 5.2 1,183.6/sq mi (457.0/km2) 1907
Olympia ‡ Code city Thurston 55,605 46,478 +19.6% 18.22 47.2 3,051.9/sq mi (1,178.3/km2) 1859
Omak Code city Okanogan 4,860 4,845 +0.3% 3.86 10.0 1,259.1/sq mi (486.1/km2) 1911
Oroville Code city Okanogan 1,795 1,686 +6.5% 1.69 4.4 1,062.1/sq mi (410.1/km2) 1908
Orting Code city Pierce 9,041 6,746 +34.0% 2.71 7.0 3,336.2/sq mi (1,288.1/km2) 1889
Othello Code city Adams 8,549 7,364 +16.1% 4.00 10.4 2,137.3/sq mi (825.2/km2) 1910
Pacific Code city King,
Pierce[a] 		7,235 6,606 +9.5% 2.42 6.3 2,989.7/sq mi (1,154.3/km2) 1909
Palouse Second-class city Whitman 1,015 998 +1.7% 1.05 2.7 966.7/sq mi (373.2/km2) 1890
Pasco † Code city Franklin 77,108 59,781 +29.0% 33.96 88.0 2,270.6/sq mi (876.7/km2) 1891
Pateros Code city Okanogan 593 667 −11.1% 0.51 1.3 1,162.7/sq mi (448.9/km2) 1913
Pe Ell Town Lewis 642 632 +1.6% 0.59 1.5 1,088.1/sq mi (420.1/km2) 1906
Pomeroy † Code city Garfield 1,389 1,425 −2.5% 1.78 4.6 780.3/sq mi (301.3/km2) 1886
Port Angeles † Code city Clallam 19,960 19,038 +4.8% 10.71 27.7 1,863.7/sq mi (719.6/km2) 1890
Port Orchard † Code city Kitsap 15,587 11,157 +39.7% 9.64 25.0 1,616.9/sq mi (624.3/km2) 1890
Port Townsend † Code city Jefferson 10,148 9,113 +11.4% 6.94 18.0 1,462.2/sq mi (564.6/km2) 1860
Poulsbo Code city Kitsap 11,975 9,200 +30.2% 4.74 12.3 2,526.4/sq mi (975.4/km2) 1907
Prescott Code city Walla Walla 372 318 +17.0% 0.40 1.0 930.0/sq mi (359.1/km2) 1903
Prosser † Code city Benton 6,062 5,714 +6.1% 4.66 12.1 1,300.9/sq mi (502.3/km2) 1899
Pullman Code city Whitman 32,901 29,799 +10.4% 10.93 28.3 3,010.2/sq mi (1,162.2/km2) 1888
Puyallup Code city Pierce 42,973 37,022 +16.1% 14.14 36.6 3,039.1/sq mi (1,173.4/km2) 1890
Quincy Code city Grant 7,543 6,750 +11.7% 6.05 15.7 1,246.8/sq mi (481.4/km2) 1907
Rainier Code city Thurston 2,369 1,794 +32.1% 1.74 4.5 1,361.5/sq mi (525.7/km2) 1947
Raymond Code city Pacific 3,081 2,882 +6.9% 4.09 10.6 753.3/sq mi (290.9/km2) 1907
Reardan Town Lincoln 637 571 +11.6% 0.50 1.3 1,274.0/sq mi (491.9/km2) 1903
Redmond Code city King 73,256 54,144 +35.3% 16.57 42.9 4,421.0/sq mi (1,707.0/km2) 1912
Renton Code city King 106,785 90,927 +17.4% 23.47 60.8 4,549.9/sq mi (1,756.7/km2) 1901
Republic † Code city Ferry 992 1,073 −7.5% 1.42 3.7 698.6/sq mi (269.7/km2) 1900
Richland First-class city Benton 60,560 48,058 +26.0% 39.23 101.6 1,543.7/sq mi (596.0/km2) 1958
Ridgefield Code city Clark 10,319 4,763 +116.6% 7.34 19.0 1,405.9/sq mi (542.8/km2) 1909
Ritzville † Second-class city Adams 1,767 1,673 +5.6% 1.75 4.5 1,009.7/sq mi (389.9/km2) 1890
Riverside Town Okanogan 329 280 +17.5% 0.89 2.3 369.7/sq mi (142.7/km2) 1913
Rock Island Code city Douglas 1,279 788 +62.3% 1.13 2.9 1,131.9/sq mi (437.0/km2) 1931
Rockford Town Spokane 522 470 +11.1% 0.66 1.7 790.9/sq mi (305.4/km2) 1890
Rosalia Town Whitman 598 550 +8.7% 0.63 1.6 949.2/sq mi (366.5/km2) 1894
Roslyn Code city Kittitas 950 893 +6.4% 4.39 11.4 216.4/sq mi (83.6/km2) 1886
Roy Code city Pierce 816 793 +2.9% 0.48 1.2 1,700.0/sq mi (656.4/km2) 1908
Royal City Code city Grant 1,776 2,140 −17.0% 1.16 3.0 1,531.0/sq mi (591.1/km2) 1962
Ruston Code city Pierce 1,055 749 +40.9% 0.26 0.67 4,057.7/sq mi (1,566.7/km2) 1906
Sammamish Code city King 67,455 45,780 +47.3% 20.42 52.9 3,303.4/sq mi (1,275.4/km2) 1999
SeaTac Code city King 31,454 26,909 +16.9% 10.06 26.1 3,126.6/sq mi (1,207.2/km2) 1990
Seattle † First-class city King 737,015 608,660 +21.1% 83.83 217.1 8,791.8/sq mi (3,394.5/km2) 1865
Sedro-Woolley Code city Skagit 12,421 10,540 +17.8% 4.31 11.2 2,881.9/sq mi (1,112.7/km2) 1898
Selah Code city Yakima 8,153 7,147 +14.1% 4.58 11.9 1,780.1/sq mi (687.3/km2) 1919
Sequim Code city Clallam 8,024 6,606 +21.5% 6.32 16.4 1,269.6/sq mi (490.2/km2) 1913
Shelton † Code city Mason 10,371 9,834 +5.5% 5.82 15.1 1,782.0/sq mi (688.0/km2) 1890
Shoreline Code city King 58,608 53,007 +10.6% 11.64 30.1 5,035.1/sq mi (1,944.0/km2) 1995
Skykomish Town King 161 198 −18.7% 0.31 0.80 519.4/sq mi (200.5/km2) 1909
Snohomish Code city Snohomish 10,126 9,098 +11.3% 3.52 9.1 2,876.7/sq mi (1,110.7/km2) 1890
Snoqualmie Code city King 14,121 10,670 +32.3% 7.18 18.6 1,966.7/sq mi (759.4/km2) 1903
Soap Lake Code city Grant 1,691 1,514 +11.7% 1.54 4.0 1,098.1/sq mi (424.0/km2) 1919
South Bend † Code city Pacific 1,746 1,637 +6.7% 1.64 4.2 1,064.6/sq mi (411.1/km2) 1890
South Cle Elum Town Kittitas 559 532 +5.1% 0.40 1.0 1,397.5/sq mi (539.6/km2) 1911
South Prairie Town Pierce 373 434 −14.1% 0.38 0.98 981.6/sq mi (379.0/km2) 1909
Spangle Code city Spokane 280 278 +0.7% 0.35 0.91 800.0/sq mi (308.9/km2) 1888
Spokane † First-class city Spokane 228,989 208,916 +9.6% 68.76 178.1 3,330.3/sq mi (1,285.8/km2) 1881
Spokane Valley Code city Spokane 102,976 89,755 +14.7% 37.72 97.7 2,730.0/sq mi (1,054.1/km2) 2003
Sprague Code city Lincoln 495 446 +11.0% 1.05 2.7 471.4/sq mi (182.0/km2) 1883
Springdale Town Stevens 234 285 −17.9% 1.13 2.9 207.1/sq mi (80.0/km2) 1903
St. John Town Whitman 599 543 +10.3% 0.67 1.7 894.0/sq mi (345.2/km2) 1904
Stanwood Code city Snohomish 7,705 6,231 +23.7% 2.93 7.6 2,629.7/sq mi (1,015.3/km2) 1903
Starbuck Town Columbia 119 129 −7.8% 0.20 0.52 595.0/sq mi (229.7/km2) 1905
Steilacoom Town Pierce 6,727 5,985 +12.4% 2.01 5.2 3,346.8/sq mi (1,292.2/km2) 1854
Stevenson † Code city Skamania 1,491 1,465 +1.8% 1.93 5.0 772.5/sq mi (298.3/km2) 1907
Sultan Code city Snohomish 5,146 4,651 +10.6% 3.27 8.5 1,573.7/sq mi (607.6/km2) 1905
Sumas Code city Whatcom 1,583 1,319 +20.0% 1.47 3.8 1,076.9/sq mi (415.8/km2) 1891
Sumner Code city Pierce 10,621 9,451 +12.4% 7.53 19.5 1,410.5/sq mi (544.6/km2) 1891
Sunnyside Code city Yakima 16,375 15,858 +3.3% 7.53 19.5 2,174.6/sq mi (839.6/km2) 1902
Tacoma † First-class city Pierce 219,346 198,397 +10.6% 49.71 128.7 4,412.5/sq mi (1,703.7/km2) 1884
Tekoa Second-class city Whitman 817 778 +5.0% 1.23 3.2 664.2/sq mi (256.5/km2) 1889
Tenino Code city Thurston 1,870 1,695 +10.3% 1.46 3.8 1,280.8/sq mi (494.5/km2) 1906
Tieton Code city Yakima 1,389 1,191 +16.6% 0.86 2.2 1,615.1/sq mi (623.6/km2) 1942
Toledo Code city Lewis 631 725 −13.0% 0.39 1.0 1,617.9/sq mi (624.7/km2) 1892
Tonasket Code city Okanogan 1,103 1,032 +6.9% 0.94 2.4 1,173.4/sq mi (453.1/km2) 1927
Toppenish Code city Yakima 8,854 8,949 −1.1% 2.14 5.5 4,137.4/sq mi (1,597.5/km2) 1907
Tukwila Code city King 21,798 19,107 +14.1% 9.19 23.8 2,371.9/sq mi (915.8/km2) 1908
Tumwater Code city Thurston 25,350 17,371 +45.9% 17.50 45.3 1,448.6/sq mi (559.3/km2) 1869
Twisp Town Okanogan 992 919 +7.9% 1.17 3.0 847.9/sq mi (327.4/km2) 1909
Union Gap Code city Yakima 6,568 6,047 +8.6% 5.58 14.5 1,177.1/sq mi (454.5/km2) 1883
Uniontown Town Whitman 389 294 +32.3% 0.92 2.4 422.8/sq mi (163.3/km2) 1890
University Place Code city Pierce 34,866 31,144 +12.0% 8.34 21.6 4,180.6/sq mi (1,614.1/km2) 1995
Vader Code city Lewis 629 621 +1.3% 0.93 2.4 676.3/sq mi (261.1/km2) 1906
Vancouver † First-class city Clark 190,915 161,791 +18.0% 48.74 126.2 3,917.0/sq mi (1,512.4/km2) 1857
Waitsburg Unclassified city Walla Walla 1,166 1,217 −4.2% 1.16 3.0 1,005.2/sq mi (388.1/km2) 1881
Walla Walla † Code city Walla Walla 34,060 31,731 +7.3% 13.85 35.9 2,459.2/sq mi (949.5/km2) 1862
Wapato Second-class city Yakima 4,607 4,997 −7.8% 1.16 3.0 3,971.6/sq mi (1,533.4/km2) 1908
Warden Code city Grant 2,449 2,692 −9.0% 2.93 7.6 835.8/sq mi (322.7/km2) 1910
Washougal Code city Clark 17,039 14,095 +20.9% 5.95 15.4 2,863.7/sq mi (1,105.7/km2) 1908
Washtucna Town Adams 211 208 +1.4% 0.66 1.7 319.7/sq mi (123.4/km2) 1903
Waterville † Town Douglas 1,134 1,138 −0.4% 0.87 2.3 1,303.4/sq mi (503.3/km2) 1889
Waverly Town Spokane 121 107 +13.1% 0.41 1.1 295.1/sq mi (113.9/km2) 1907
Wenatchee † Code city Chelan 35,308 31,925 +10.6% 10.58 27.4 3,337.2/sq mi (1,288.5/km2) 1892
West Richland Code city Benton 16,295 11,811 +38.0% 22.12 57.3 736.7/sq mi (284.4/km2) 1955
Westport Code city Grays Harbor 2,213 2,099 +5.4% 3.69 9.6 599.7/sq mi (231.6/km2) 1914
White Salmon Code city Klickitat 2,485 2,224 +11.7% 1.54 4.0 1,613.6/sq mi (623.0/km2) 1907
Wilbur Town Lincoln 895 884 +1.2% 1.32 3.4 678.0/sq mi (261.8/km2) 1890
Wilkeson Town Pierce 499 477 +4.6% 0.47 1.2 1,061.7/sq mi (409.9/km2) 1909
Wilson Creek Town Grant 204 205 −0.5% 0.97 2.5 210.3/sq mi (81.2/km2) 1903
Winlock Code city Lewis 1,472 1,339 +9.9% 1.29 3.3 1,141.1/sq mi (440.6/km2) 1890
Winthrop Town Okanogan 504 394 +27.9% 0.93 2.4 541.9/sq mi (209.2/km2) 1924
Woodinville Code city King 13,069 10,938 +19.5% 5.62 14.6 2,325.4/sq mi (897.9/km2) 1993
Woodland Code city Cowlitz,
Clark[a] 		6,531 5,509 +18.6% 4.11 10.6 1,589.1/sq mi (613.5/km2) 1906
Woodway Code city Snohomish 1,318 1,307 +0.8% 1.17 3.0 1,126.5/sq mi (434.9/km2) 1958
Yacolt Town Clark 1,668 1,566 +6.5% 0.58 1.5 2,875.9/sq mi (1,110.4/km2) 1908
Yakima † First-class city Yakima 96,968 91,196 +6.3% 27.81 72.0 3,486.8/sq mi (1,346.3/km2) 1886
Yarrow Point Town King 1,134 1,001 +13.3% 0.37 0.96 3,064.9/sq mi (1,183.4/km2) 1959
Yelm Code city Thurston 10,617 6,848 +55.0% 5.71 14.8 1,859.4/sq mi (717.9/km2) 1924
Zillah Code city Yakima 3,179 2,964 +7.3% 1.82 4.7 1,746.7/sq mi (674.4/km2) 1911

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g The municiaplity spans multiple counties. The counties are listed in the order given by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), primary county first.[22]
  2. ^ Formed through a merger of the cities of Fairhaven (incorporated in 1890) and Whatcom (incorporated in 1883).[25]
  3. ^ Also referred to as Marlin or Marlin/Krupp.[26]

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  17. ^ Oliveaux, Diannie (February 22, 2013). "Council discusses changes for city". Port Orchard Independent. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  18. ^ James, Will (October 30, 2017). "In Shelton, A New Form Of Government Is On The Ballot". KNKX. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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  25. ^ Dougherty, Phil (August 20, 2024). "Whatcom and Fairhaven merge to form Bellingham on December 28, 1903". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  26. ^ Dougherty, Phil (December 2, 2021). "Krupp (Marlin) — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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