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. Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are classified into cities and towns. Approximately 65.4% of the state's population lives in incorporated municipalities.
The most populous municipality in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the least populous municipality is Krupp with 49 residents. 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. Seattle is also the largest municipality by land area, at 83.83 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. The oldest municipality is Steilacoom, which was incorporated in 1854; the most recent municipality to incorporate was Spokane Valley in 2003. Five municipalities have also been disincorporated with their governments dissolved; the most recent was Westlake in 1966.
The state has five categories for its 281 municipalities that vary based on population at the time of incorporation or reorganization. As of 2022[update], 197 are code cities, 10 are first-class cities, 5 are second-class cities, and 69 are towns; one city remains unclassified. 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.
Classification of municipalities
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. 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. After Washington was admitted as a U.S. state in 1889, the state legislature created classifications for local municipalities, each with a population threshold. 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.
As of 2022[update], 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. 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.
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[update], the state has 197 municipalities that are code cities—the most of any classification. 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. 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. As of 2022[update], one city remains unclassified—Waitsburg, in Walla Walla County—and continues to use the 1881 territorial charter under which it was organized. It is allowed to exercise the powers of a code city under a 2003 law passed by the state legislature.
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. 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. As of 2020[update], a total of the 227 municipalities that use a mayor–council system comprise 58 percent of Washington residents in incorporated areas; the 54 municipalities that use a council–manager system, which are all code and first-class cities, comprise 42 percent of residents in incorporated areas. 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.
List of municipalities
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Downtown skyline of Seattle, the most populous city in Washington -
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Aerial view of Spokane, the second-most populous city in Washington -
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Skyline of Tacoma, the third-most populous city in Washington -
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Skyline of Vancouver, the fourth-most populous city in Washington -
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Aerial view of Bellevue, the fifth-most populous city in Washington -
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Aerial view of Kent, the sixth-most populous city in Washington -
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The skyline of Everett, the seventh-most populous city in Washington
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| Name | Type | County | Population | Change, 2010–2020 | Land area | Population density | Incorporated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
See also
- Washington (state) statistical areas
- List of counties in Washington
- List of census-designated places in Washington
- List of unincorporated communities in Washington
Notes
- The municiaplity spans multiple counties. The counties are listed in the order given by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), primary county first.
- Formed through a merger of the cities of Fairhaven (incorporated in 1890) and Whatcom (incorporated in 1883).
- Also referred to as Marlin or Marlin/Krupp.
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External links
- Title 35 RCW (governing all cities)
- Title 35A RCW (governing code cities)
- Association of Washington Cities
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 Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 municipalities that are classified into cities and towns Approximately 65 4 of the state s population lives in incorporated municipalities Map of the United States with Washington highlightedMap of Washington with incorporated cities and towns highlighted in yellow The most populous municipality in Washington is Seattle with 737 015 residents and the least populous municipality is Krupp with 49 residents 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 Seattle is also the largest municipality by land area at 83 83 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 The oldest municipality is Steilacoom which was incorporated in 1854 the most recent municipality to incorporate was Spokane Valley in 2003 Five municipalities have also been disincorporated with their governments dissolved the most recent was Westlake in 1966 The state has five categories for its 281 municipalities that vary based on population at the time of incorporation or reorganization As of 2022 update 197 are code cities 10 are first class cities 5 are second class cities and 69 are towns one city remains unclassified 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 Classification of municipalitiesThere 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 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 After Washington was admitted as a U S state in 1889 the state legislature created classifications for local municipalities each with a population threshold 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 As of 2022 update 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 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 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 update the state has 197 municipalities that are code cities the most of any classification 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 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 As of 2022 update one city remains unclassified Waitsburg in Walla Walla County and continues to use the 1881 territorial charter under which it was organized It is allowed to exercise the powers of a code city under a 2003 law passed by the state legislature 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 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 As of 2020 update a total of the 227 municipalities that use a mayor council system comprise 58 percent of Washington residents in incorporated areas the 54 municipalities that use a council manager system which are all code and first class cities comprise 42 percent of residents in incorporated areas 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 List of municipalitiesDowntown skyline of Seattle the most populous city in Washington Aerial view of Spokane the second most populous city in Washington Skyline of Tacoma the third most populous city in Washington Skyline of Vancouver the fourth most populous city in Washington Aerial view of Bellevue the fifth most populous city in Washington Aerial view of Kent the sixth most populous city in Washington The skyline of Everett the seventh most populous city in WashingtonA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Key Symbols indicating county seats and the state capital County seat State capital and county seatList of municipalities in Washington Name Type County Population Change 2010 2020 Land area Population density Incorporated2020 census 2010 census sq mi km2Aberdeen First class city Grays Harbor 17 013 16 896 0 7 10 87 28 2 1 565 1 sq mi 604 3 km2 1890Airway Heights Code city Spokane 10 757 6 114 75 9 6 01 15 6 1 789 9 sq mi 691 1 km2 1955Albion Town Whitman 550 579 5 0 0 39 1 0 1 410 3 sq mi 544 5 km2 1910Algona Code city King 3 290 3 014 9 2 1 29 3 3 2 550 4 sq mi 984 7 km2 1955Almira Town Lincoln 318 284 12 0 0 51 1 3 623 5 sq mi 240 7 km2 1904Anacortes Code city Skagit 17 637 15 778 11 8 11 70 30 3 1 507 4 sq mi 582 0 km2 1891Arlington Code city Snohomish 19 868 17 926 10 8 9 81 25 4 2 025 3 sq mi 782 0 km2 1903Asotin Code city Asotin 1 204 1 251 3 8 1 14 3 0 1 056 1 sq mi 407 8 km2 1890Auburn Code city King Pierce 87 256 70 180 24 3 29 58 76 6 2 949 8 sq mi 1 138 9 km2 1891Bainbridge Island Code city Kitsap 24 825 23 025 7 8 27 61 71 5 899 1 sq mi 347 2 km2 1947Battle Ground Code city Clark 20 743 17 571 18 1 8 54 22 1 2 428 9 sq mi 937 8 km2 1951Beaux Arts Village Town King 317 299 6 0 0 08 0 21 3 962 5 sq mi 1 529 9 km2 1954Bellevue Code city King 151 854 122 363 24 1 33 46 86 7 4 538 4 sq mi 1 752 3 km2 1953Bellingham First class city Whatcom 91 482 80 885 13 1 28 14 72 9 3 251 0 sq mi 1 255 2 km2 1903Benton City Code city Benton 3 479 3 038 14 5 2 47 6 4 1 408 5 sq mi 543 8 km2 1945Bingen Code city Klickitat 778 712 9 3 0 62 1 6 1 254 8 sq mi 484 5 km2 1924Black Diamond Code city King 4 697 4 153 13 1 6 55 17 0 717 1 sq mi 276 9 km2 1959Blaine Code city Whatcom 5 884 4 684 25 6 5 58 14 5 1 054 5 sq mi 407 1 km2 1890Bonney Lake Code city Pierce 22 487 17 374 29 4 8 22 21 3 2 735 6 sq mi 1 056 2 km2 1949Bothell Code city King Snohomish 48 161 33 505 43 7 13 64 35 3 3 530 9 sq mi 1 363 3 km2 1909Bremerton First class city Kitsap 43 505 37 729 15 3 28 43 73 6 1 530 2 sq mi 590 8 km2 1901Brewster Code city Okanogan 1 983 2 370 16 3 1 15 3 0 1 724 3 sq mi 665 8 km2 1910Bridgeport Code city Douglas 2 141 2 409 11 1 1 07 2 8 2 000 9 sq mi 772 6 km2 1910Brier Code city Snohomish 6 560 6 087 7 8 2 20 5 7 2 981 8 sq mi 1 151 3 km2 1965Buckley Code city Pierce 5 114 4 354 17 5 3 86 10 0 1 324 9 sq mi 511 5 km2 1890Bucoda Town Thurston 600 562 6 8 0 58 1 5 1 034 5 sq mi 399 4 km2 1910Burien Code city King 52 066 33 313 56 3 10 04 26 0 5 185 9 sq mi 2 002 3 km2 1993Burlington Code city Skagit 9 152 8 388 9 1 4 28 11 1 2 138 3 sq mi 825 6 km2 1902Camas Code city Clark 26 065 19 355 34 7 14 08 36 5 1 851 2 sq mi 714 8 km2 1906Carbonado Town Pierce 734 610 20 3 0 42 1 1 1 747 6 sq mi 674 8 km2 1948Carnation Code city King 2 158 1 786 20 8 1 16 3 0 1 860 3 sq mi 718 3 km2 1912Cashmere Code city Chelan 3 248 3 063 6 0 1 16 3 0 2 800 0 sq mi 1 081 1 km2 1904Castle Rock Code city Cowlitz 2 446 1 982 23 4 2 10 5 4 1 164 8 sq mi 449 7 km2 1890Cathlamet Town Wahkiakum 560 532 5 3 0 51 1 3 1 098 0 sq mi 424 0 km2 1907Centralia Code city Lewis 18 183 16 336 11 3 7 62 19 7 2 386 2 sq mi 921 3 km2 1886Chehalis Code city Lewis 7 439 7 259 2 5 5 81 15 0 1 280 4 sq mi 494 4 km2 1883Chelan Code city Chelan 4 222 3 890 8 5 6 69 17 3 631 1 sq mi 243 7 km2 1902Cheney Code city Spokane 13 255 10 590 25 2 4 34 11 2 3 054 1 sq mi 1 179 2 km2 1883Chewelah Code city Stevens 2 470 2 607 5 3 2 95 7 6 837 3 sq mi 323 3 km2 1903Clarkston Code city Asotin 7 161 7 229 0 9 2 06 5 3 3 476 2 sq mi 1 342 2 km2 1902Cle Elum Code city Kittitas 2 157 1 872 15 2 4 49 11 6 480 4 sq mi 185 5 km2 1902Clyde Hill Code city King 3 126 2 984 4 8 1 06 2 7 2 948 1 sq mi 1 138 3 km2 1953Colfax Code city Whitman 2 782 2 805 0 8 3 78 9 8 736 0 sq mi 284 2 km2 1873College Place Code city Walla Walla 9 902 8 765 13 0 3 00 7 8 3 300 7 sq mi 1 274 4 km2 1946Colton Town Whitman 401 418 4 1 0 62 1 6 646 8 sq mi 249 7 km2 1890Colville Code city Stevens 4 917 4 673 5 2 3 08 8 0 1 596 4 sq mi 616 4 km2 1890Conconully Town Okanogan 193 210 8 1 0 21 0 54 919 0 sq mi 354 8 km2 1908Concrete Town Skagit 801 710 12 8 1 17 3 0 684 6 sq mi 264 3 km2 1909Connell Code city Franklin 5 441 4 209 29 3 7 69 19 9 707 5 sq mi 273 2 km2 1910Cosmopolis Code city Grays Harbor 1 638 1 649 0 7 1 39 3 6 1 178 4 sq mi 455 0 km2 1891Coulee City Town Grant 549 562 2 3 0 92 2 4 596 7 sq mi 230 4 km2 1907Coulee Dam Code city Okanogan Douglas Grant 1 211 1 098 10 3 0 72 1 9 1 681 9 sq mi 649 4 km2 1959Coupeville Town Island 1 942 1 831 6 1 1 27 3 3 1 129 1 sq mi 435 9 km2 1910Covington Code city King 20 777 17 575 18 2 5 93 15 4 3 503 7 sq mi 1 352 8 km2 1997Creston Town Lincoln 213 236 9 7 0 41 1 1 519 5 sq mi 200 6 km2 1903Cusick Town Pend Oreille 153 207 26 1 0 51 1 3 300 0 sq mi 115 8 km2 1927Darrington Town Snohomish 1 462 1 347 8 5 1 73 4 5 845 1 sq mi 326 3 km2 1945Davenport Second class city Lincoln 1 703 1 734 1 8 1 67 4 3 1 019 8 sq mi 393 7 km2 1890Dayton Code city Columbia 2 448 2 526 3 1 1 44 3 7 1 700 0 sq mi 656 4 km2 1881Deer Park Code city Spokane 4 383 3 652 20 0 6 89 17 8 636 1 sq mi 245 6 km2 1908Des Moines Code city King 32 888 29 673 10 8 6 41 16 6 5 130 7 sq mi 1 981 0 km2 1959DuPont Code city Pierce 10 151 8 199 23 8 5 82 15 1 1 744 2 sq mi 673 4 km2 1912Duvall Code city King 8 034 6 695 20 0 2 45 6 3 3 279 2 sq mi 1 266 1 km2 1913East Wenatchee Code city Douglas 14 158 13 190 7 3 3 79 9 8 3 735 6 sq mi 1 442 3 km2 1935Eatonville Town Pierce 2 845 2 758 3 2 1 83 4 7 1 554 6 sq mi 600 3 km2 1909Edgewood Code city Pierce 12 327 9 387 31 3 8 39 21 7 1 469 2 sq mi 567 3 km2 1996Edmonds Code city Snohomish 42 853 39 709 7 9 8 92 23 1 4 804 1 sq mi 1 854 9 km2 1890Electric City Code city Grant 956 968 1 2 1 99 5 2 480 4 sq mi 185 5 km2 1950Ellensburg Code city Kittitas 18 666 18 174 2 7 1 99 5 2 2 421 0 sq mi 934 8 km2 1883Elma Code city Grays Harbor 3 438 3 107 10 7 2 55 6 6 1 348 2 sq mi 520 6 km2 1888Elmer City Town Okanogan 239 238 0 4 0 24 0 62 995 8 sq mi 384 5 km2 1947Endicott Town Whitman 312 289 8 0 0 30 0 78 1 040 0 sq mi 401 5 km2 1905Entiat Code city Chelan 1 326 1 112 19 2 2 18 5 6 608 3 sq mi 234 8 km2 1944Enumclaw Code city King Pierce 12 543 10 669 17 6 5 17 13 4 2 426 1 sq mi 936 7 km2 1913Ephrata Code city Grant 8 477 7 664 10 6 10 44 27 0 812 0 sq mi 313 5 km2 1909Everett First class city Snohomish 110 629 103 019 7 4 33 19 86 0 3 333 2 sq mi 1 287 0 km2 1893Everson Code city Whatcom 2 888 2 483 16 3 1 35 3 5 2 139 3 sq mi 826 0 km2 1929Fairfield Town Spokane 589 612 3 8 0 62 1 6 950 0 sq mi 366 8 km2 1905Farmington Town Whitman 131 146 10 3 0 36 0 93 363 9 sq mi 140 5 km2 1888Federal Way Code city King 101 030 89 306 13 1 22 30 57 8 4 530 5 sq mi 1 749 2 km2 1990Ferndale Code city Whatcom 15 048 11 415 31 8 7 03 18 2 2 140 5 sq mi 826 5 km2 1907Fife Code city Pierce 10 999 9 173 19 9 5 76 14 9 1 909 5 sq mi 737 3 km2 1957Fircrest Code city Pierce 7 156 6 497 10 1 1 58 4 1 4 529 1 sq mi 1 748 7 km2 1925Forks Code city Clallam 3 335 3 532 5 6 4 12 10 7 809 5 sq mi 312 5 km2 1945Friday Harbor Town San Juan 2 613 2 162 20 9 2 18 5 6 1 198 6 sq mi 462 8 km2 1909Garfield Town Whitman 562 597 5 9 0 94 2 4 597 9 sq mi 230 8 km2 1890George Code city Grant 809 501 61 5 1 38 3 6 586 2 sq mi 226 3 km2 1961Gig Harbor Code city Pierce 12 029 7 126 68 8 5 90 15 3 2 038 8 sq mi 787 2 km2 1946Gold Bar Code city Snohomish 2 403 2 075 15 8 1 06 2 7 2 267 0 sq mi 875 3 km2 1910Goldendale Code city Klickitat 3 453 3 407 1 4 2 96 7 7 1 166 6 sq mi 450 4 km2 1879Grand Coulee Code city Grant 972 988 1 6 1 26 3 3 771 4 sq mi 297 9 km2 1935Grandview Code city Yakima 10 907 10 862 0 4 6 44 16 7 1 693 6 sq mi 653 9 km2 1909Granger Code city Yakima 3 624 3 246 11 6 1 73 4 5 2 094 8 sq mi 808 8 km2 1909Granite Falls Code city Snohomish 4 450 3 364 32 3 2 19 5 7 2 032 0 sq mi 784 5 km2 1903Hamilton Town Skagit 299 301 0 7 1 20 3 1 249 2 sq mi 96 2 km2 1891Harrah Town Yakima 585 630 7 1 0 27 0 70 2 166 7 sq mi 836 6 km2 1946Harrington Code city Lincoln 429 424 1 2 0 39 1 0 1 100 0 sq mi 424 7 km2 1902Hartline Town Grant 180 151 19 2 0 33 0 85 545 5 sq mi 210 6 km2 1907Hatton Town Adams 79 101 21 8 0 37 0 96 213 5 sq mi 82 4 km2 1907Hoquiam Code city Grays Harbor 8 776 8 726 0 6 9 54 24 7 919 9 sq mi 355 2 km2 1890Hunts Point Town King 457 394 16 0 0 31 0 80 1 474 2 sq mi 569 2 km2 1955Ilwaco Code city Pacific 1 087 936 16 1 2 07 5 4 525 1 sq mi 202 8 km2 1890Index Town Snohomish 155 178 12 9 0 23 0 60 673 9 sq mi 260 2 km2 1907Ione Town Pend Oreille 428 447 4 3 0 53 1 4 807 5 sq mi 311 8 km2 1910Issaquah Code city King 40 051 30 434 31 6 12 13 31 4 3 301 8 sq mi 1 274 8 km2 1892Kahlotus Code city Franklin 147 193 23 8 0 38 0 98 386 8 sq mi 149 4 km2 1906Kalama Code city Cowlitz 2 959 2 344 26 2 3 57 9 2 828 9 sq mi 320 0 km2 1890Kelso Code city Cowlitz 12 720 11 925 6 7 8 14 21 1 1 562 7 sq mi 603 3 km2 1890Kenmore Code city King 23 914 20 460 16 9 6 15 15 9 3 888 5 sq mi 1 501 3 km2 1998Kennewick Code city Benton 83 921 73 917 13 5 27 45 71 1 3 057 2 sq mi 1 180 4 km2 1904Kent Code city King 136 588 92 411 47 8 33 75 87 4 4 047 1 sq mi 1 562 6 km2 1890Kettle Falls Code city Stevens 1 636 1 595 2 6 1 08 2 8 1 514 8 sq mi 584 9 km2 1892Kirkland Code city King 92 175 48 787 88 9 17 81 46 1 5 175 5 sq mi 1 998 3 km2 1905Kittitas Code city Kittitas 1 438 1 381 4 1 0 78 2 0 1 843 6 sq mi 711 8 km2 1931Krupp Town Grant 49 48 2 1 0 58 1 5 84 5 sq mi 32 6 km2 1911La Center Code city Clark 3 424 2 800 22 3 2 59 6 7 1 322 0 sq mi 510 4 km2 1909La Conner Town Skagit 965 891 8 3 0 40 1 0 2 412 5 sq mi 931 5 km2 1893Lacey Code city Thurston 53 526 42 393 26 3 17 20 44 5 3 112 0 sq mi 1 201 5 km2 1966LaCrosse Town Whitman 297 313 5 1 0 85 2 2 349 4 sq mi 134 9 km2 1917Lake Forest Park Code city King 13 630 12 598 8 2 3 52 9 1 3 872 2 sq mi 1 495 0 km2 1961Lake Stevens Code city Snohomish 35 630 28 069 26 9 9 17 23 8 3 885 5 sq mi 1 500 2 km2 1960Lakewood Code city Pierce 63 612 58 163 9 4 17 06 44 2 3 728 7 sq mi 1 439 7 km2 1996Lamont Town Whitman 79 81 2 5 0 29 0 75 272 4 sq mi 105 2 km2 1910Langley Code city Island 1 147 1 035 10 8 1 01 2 6 1 135 6 sq mi 438 5 km2 1913Latah Town Spokane 185 193 4 1 0 32 0 83 578 1 sq mi 223 2 km2 1892Leavenworth Code city Chelan 2 263 1 965 15 2 1 45 3 8 1 560 7 sq mi 602 6 km2 1906Liberty Lake Code city Spokane 12 003 7 591 58 1 6 25 16 2 1 920 5 sq mi 741 5 km2 2001Lind Town Adams 535 564 5 1 1 11 2 9 482 0 sq mi 186 1 km2 1902Long Beach Code city Pacific 1 688 1 392 21 3 1 38 3 6 1 223 2 sq mi 472 3 km2 1922Longview Code city Cowlitz 37 818 36 648 3 2 14 80 38 3 2 555 3 sq mi 986 6 km2 1924Lyman Town Skagit 423 438 3 4 0 67 1 7 631 3 sq mi 243 8 km2 1909Lynden Code city Whatcom 15 749 11 951 31 8 5 44 14 1 2 895 0 sq mi 1 117 8 km2 1891Lynnwood Code city Snohomish 38 568 35 836 7 6 7 88 20 4 4 894 4 sq mi 1 889 7 km2 1959Mabton Code city Yakima 1 959 2 286 14 3 0 84 2 2 2 332 1 sq mi 900 4 km2 1905Malden Town Whitman 216 203 6 4 0 66 1 7 327 3 sq mi 126 4 km2 1909Mansfield Town Douglas 326 320 1 9 0 32 0 83 1 018 8 sq mi 393 3 km2 1911Maple Valley Code city King 28 013 22 684 23 5 6 00 15 5 4 668 8 sq mi 1 802 6 km2 1997Marcus Town Stevens 216 183 18 0 0 22 0 57 981 8 sq mi 379 1 km2 1910Marysville Code city Snohomish 70 714 60 020 17 8 20 75 53 7 3 407 9 sq mi 1 315 8 km2 1891Mattawa Code city Grant 3 335 4 437 24 8 0 92 2 4 3 625 0 sq mi 1 399 6 km2 1958McCleary Code city Grays Harbor 1 997 1 653 20 8 2 05 5 3 974 1 sq mi 376 1 km2 1943Medical Lake Code city Spokane 4 874 5 060 3 7 3 37 8 7 1 446 3 sq mi 558 4 km2 1890Medina Code city King 2 915 2 969 1 8 1 44 3 7 2 024 3 sq mi 781 6 km2 1955Mercer Island Code city King 25 748 22 699 13 4 6 38 16 5 4 035 7 sq mi 1 558 2 km2 1960Mesa Code city Franklin 385 489 21 3 1 66 4 3 231 9 sq mi 89 5 km2 1955Metaline Town Pend Oreille 162 173 6 4 0 31 0 80 522 6 sq mi 201 8 km2 1948Metaline Falls Town Pend Oreille 272 238 14 3 0 20 0 52 1 360 0 sq mi 525 1 km2 1911Mill Creek Code city Snohomish 20 926 18 244 14 7 4 64 12 0 4 509 9 sq mi 1 741 3 km2 1983Millwood Code city Spokane 1 881 1 786 5 3 0 70 1 8 2 687 1 sq mi 1 037 5 km2 1927Milton Code city Pierce King 8 697 6 968 24 8 2 78 7 2 3 128 4 sq mi 1 207 9 km2 1907Monroe Code city Snohomish 19 699 17 304 13 8 6 10 15 8 3 229 3 sq mi 1 246 9 km2 1903Montesano Code city Grays Harbor 4 138 3 976 4 1 10 38 26 9 398 7 sq mi 153 9 km2 1883Morton Code city Lewis 1 036 1 126 8 0 0 82 2 1 1 263 4 sq mi 487 8 km2 1912Moses Lake Code city Grant 25 146 20 366 23 5 17 95 46 5 1 400 9 sq mi 540 9 km2 1938Mossyrock Code city Lewis 768 759 1 2 0 69 1 8 1 113 0 sq mi 429 7 km2 1948Mount Vernon Code city Skagit 35 219 31 743 11 0 12 30 31 9 2 863 3 sq mi 1 105 5 km2 1890Mountlake Terrace Code city Snohomish 21 286 19 909 6 9 4 06 10 5 5 242 9 sq mi 2 024 3 km2 1954Moxee Code city Yakima 4 326 3 308 30 8 2 37 6 1 1 825 3 sq mi 704 8 km2 1921Mukilteo Code city Snohomish 21 538 20 254 6 3 6 26 16 2 3 440 6 sq mi 1 328 4 km2 1947Naches Town Yakima 1 084 795 36 4 0 87 2 3 1 246 0 sq mi 481 1 km2 1921Napavine Code city Lewis 1 888 1 766 6 9 2 89 7 5 653 3 sq mi 252 2 km2 1913Nespelem Town Okanogan 180 236 23 7 0 19 0 49 947 4 sq mi 365 8 km2 1935Newcastle Code city King 13 017 10 380 25 4 4 45 11 5 2 925 2 sq mi 1 129 4 km2 1994Newport Code city Pend Oreille 2 114 2 126 0 6 1 47 3 8 1 438 1 sq mi 555 3 km2 1903Nooksack Code city Whatcom 1 471 1 338 9 9 0 87 2 3 1 690 8 sq mi 652 8 km2 1912Normandy Park Code city King 6 771 6 335 6 9 2 49 6 4 2 719 3 sq mi 1 049 9 km2 1953North Bend Code city King 7 461 5 731 30 2 4 35 11 3 1 715 2 sq mi 662 2 km2 1909North Bonneville Code city Skamania 1 397 956 46 1 2 53 6 6 552 2 sq mi 213 2 km2 1935Northport Town Stevens 297 295 0 7 0 57 1 5 521 1 sq mi 201 2 km2 1898Oak Harbor Code city Island 24 622 22 075 11 5 9 65 25 0 2 551 5 sq mi 985 1 km2 1915Oakesdale Town Whitman 395 422 6 4 1 04 2 7 379 8 sq mi 146 6 km2 1888Oakville Code city Grays Harbor 715 684 4 5 0 55 1 4 1 300 0 sq mi 501 9 km2 1905Ocean Shores Code city Grays Harbor 6 715 5 569 20 6 8 52 22 1 788 1 sq mi 304 3 km2 1970Odessa Town Lincoln 896 910 1 5 0 81 2 1 1 106 2 sq mi 427 1 km2 1902Okanogan Code city Okanogan 2 379 2 552 6 8 2 01 5 2 1 183 6 sq mi 457 0 km2 1907Olympia Code city Thurston 55 605 46 478 19 6 18 22 47 2 3 051 9 sq mi 1 178 3 km2 1859Omak Code city Okanogan 4 860 4 845 0 3 3 86 10 0 1 259 1 sq mi 486 1 km2 1911Oroville Code city Okanogan 1 795 1 686 6 5 1 69 4 4 1 062 1 sq mi 410 1 km2 1908Orting Code city Pierce 9 041 6 746 34 0 2 71 7 0 3 336 2 sq mi 1 288 1 km2 1889Othello Code city Adams 8 549 7 364 16 1 4 00 10 4 2 137 3 sq mi 825 2 km2 1910Pacific Code city King Pierce 7 235 6 606 9 5 2 42 6 3 2 989 7 sq mi 1 154 3 km2 1909Palouse Second class city Whitman 1 015 998 1 7 1 05 2 7 966 7 sq mi 373 2 km2 1890Pasco Code city Franklin 77 108 59 781 29 0 33 96 88 0 2 270 6 sq mi 876 7 km2 1891Pateros Code city Okanogan 593 667 11 1 0 51 1 3 1 162 7 sq mi 448 9 km2 1913Pe Ell Town Lewis 642 632 1 6 0 59 1 5 1 088 1 sq mi 420 1 km2 1906Pomeroy Code city Garfield 1 389 1 425 2 5 1 78 4 6 780 3 sq mi 301 3 km2 1886Port Angeles Code city Clallam 19 960 19 038 4 8 10 71 27 7 1 863 7 sq mi 719 6 km2 1890Port Orchard Code city Kitsap 15 587 11 157 39 7 9 64 25 0 1 616 9 sq mi 624 3 km2 1890Port Townsend Code city Jefferson 10 148 9 113 11 4 6 94 18 0 1 462 2 sq mi 564 6 km2 1860Poulsbo Code city Kitsap 11 975 9 200 30 2 4 74 12 3 2 526 4 sq mi 975 4 km2 1907Prescott Code city Walla Walla 372 318 17 0 0 40 1 0 930 0 sq mi 359 1 km2 1903Prosser Code city Benton 6 062 5 714 6 1 4 66 12 1 1 300 9 sq mi 502 3 km2 1899Pullman Code city Whitman 32 901 29 799 10 4 10 93 28 3 3 010 2 sq mi 1 162 2 km2 1888Puyallup Code city Pierce 42 973 37 022 16 1 14 14 36 6 3 039 1 sq mi 1 173 4 km2 1890Quincy Code city Grant 7 543 6 750 11 7 6 05 15 7 1 246 8 sq mi 481 4 km2 1907Rainier Code city Thurston 2 369 1 794 32 1 1 74 4 5 1 361 5 sq mi 525 7 km2 1947Raymond Code city Pacific 3 081 2 882 6 9 4 09 10 6 753 3 sq mi 290 9 km2 1907Reardan Town Lincoln 637 571 11 6 0 50 1 3 1 274 0 sq mi 491 9 km2 1903Redmond Code city King 73 256 54 144 35 3 16 57 42 9 4 421 0 sq mi 1 707 0 km2 1912Renton Code city King 106 785 90 927 17 4 23 47 60 8 4 549 9 sq mi 1 756 7 km2 1901Republic Code city Ferry 992 1 073 7 5 1 42 3 7 698 6 sq mi 269 7 km2 1900Richland First class city Benton 60 560 48 058 26 0 39 23 101 6 1 543 7 sq mi 596 0 km2 1958Ridgefield Code city Clark 10 319 4 763 116 6 7 34 19 0 1 405 9 sq mi 542 8 km2 1909Ritzville Second class city Adams 1 767 1 673 5 6 1 75 4 5 1 009 7 sq mi 389 9 km2 1890Riverside Town Okanogan 329 280 17 5 0 89 2 3 369 7 sq mi 142 7 km2 1913Rock Island Code city Douglas 1 279 788 62 3 1 13 2 9 1 131 9 sq mi 437 0 km2 1931Rockford Town Spokane 522 470 11 1 0 66 1 7 790 9 sq mi 305 4 km2 1890Rosalia Town Whitman 598 550 8 7 0 63 1 6 949 2 sq mi 366 5 km2 1894Roslyn Code city Kittitas 950 893 6 4 4 39 11 4 216 4 sq mi 83 6 km2 1886Roy Code city Pierce 816 793 2 9 0 48 1 2 1 700 0 sq mi 656 4 km2 1908Royal City Code city Grant 1 776 2 140 17 0 1 16 3 0 1 531 0 sq mi 591 1 km2 1962Ruston Code city Pierce 1 055 749 40 9 0 26 0 67 4 057 7 sq mi 1 566 7 km2 1906Sammamish Code city King 67 455 45 780 47 3 20 42 52 9 3 303 4 sq mi 1 275 4 km2 1999SeaTac Code city King 31 454 26 909 16 9 10 06 26 1 3 126 6 sq mi 1 207 2 km2 1990Seattle First class city King 737 015 608 660 21 1 83 83 217 1 8 791 8 sq mi 3 394 5 km2 1865Sedro Woolley Code city Skagit 12 421 10 540 17 8 4 31 11 2 2 881 9 sq mi 1 112 7 km2 1898Selah Code city Yakima 8 153 7 147 14 1 4 58 11 9 1 780 1 sq mi 687 3 km2 1919Sequim Code city Clallam 8 024 6 606 21 5 6 32 16 4 1 269 6 sq mi 490 2 km2 1913Shelton Code city Mason 10 371 9 834 5 5 5 82 15 1 1 782 0 sq mi 688 0 km2 1890Shoreline Code city King 58 608 53 007 10 6 11 64 30 1 5 035 1 sq mi 1 944 0 km2 1995Skykomish Town King 161 198 18 7 0 31 0 80 519 4 sq mi 200 5 km2 1909Snohomish Code city Snohomish 10 126 9 098 11 3 3 52 9 1 2 876 7 sq mi 1 110 7 km2 1890Snoqualmie Code city King 14 121 10 670 32 3 7 18 18 6 1 966 7 sq mi 759 4 km2 1903Soap Lake Code city Grant 1 691 1 514 11 7 1 54 4 0 1 098 1 sq mi 424 0 km2 1919South Bend Code city Pacific 1 746 1 637 6 7 1 64 4 2 1 064 6 sq mi 411 1 km2 1890South Cle Elum Town Kittitas 559 532 5 1 0 40 1 0 1 397 5 sq mi 539 6 km2 1911South Prairie Town Pierce 373 434 14 1 0 38 0 98 981 6 sq mi 379 0 km2 1909Spangle Code city Spokane 280 278 0 7 0 35 0 91 800 0 sq mi 308 9 km2 1888Spokane First class city Spokane 228 989 208 916 9 6 68 76 178 1 3 330 3 sq mi 1 285 8 km2 1881Spokane Valley Code city Spokane 102 976 89 755 14 7 37 72 97 7 2 730 0 sq mi 1 054 1 km2 2003Sprague Code city Lincoln 495 446 11 0 1 05 2 7 471 4 sq mi 182 0 km2 1883Springdale Town Stevens 234 285 17 9 1 13 2 9 207 1 sq mi 80 0 km2 1903St John Town Whitman 599 543 10 3 0 67 1 7 894 0 sq mi 345 2 km2 1904Stanwood Code city Snohomish 7 705 6 231 23 7 2 93 7 6 2 629 7 sq mi 1 015 3 km2 1903Starbuck Town Columbia 119 129 7 8 0 20 0 52 595 0 sq mi 229 7 km2 1905Steilacoom Town Pierce 6 727 5 985 12 4 2 01 5 2 3 346 8 sq mi 1 292 2 km2 1854Stevenson Code city Skamania 1 491 1 465 1 8 1 93 5 0 772 5 sq mi 298 3 km2 1907Sultan Code city Snohomish 5 146 4 651 10 6 3 27 8 5 1 573 7 sq mi 607 6 km2 1905Sumas Code city Whatcom 1 583 1 319 20 0 1 47 3 8 1 076 9 sq mi 415 8 km2 1891Sumner Code city Pierce 10 621 9 451 12 4 7 53 19 5 1 410 5 sq mi 544 6 km2 1891Sunnyside Code city Yakima 16 375 15 858 3 3 7 53 19 5 2 174 6 sq mi 839 6 km2 1902Tacoma First class city Pierce 219 346 198 397 10 6 49 71 128 7 4 412 5 sq mi 1 703 7 km2 1884Tekoa Second class city Whitman 817 778 5 0 1 23 3 2 664 2 sq mi 256 5 km2 1889Tenino Code city Thurston 1 870 1 695 10 3 1 46 3 8 1 280 8 sq mi 494 5 km2 1906Tieton Code city Yakima 1 389 1 191 16 6 0 86 2 2 1 615 1 sq mi 623 6 km2 1942Toledo Code city Lewis 631 725 13 0 0 39 1 0 1 617 9 sq mi 624 7 km2 1892Tonasket Code city Okanogan 1 103 1 032 6 9 0 94 2 4 1 173 4 sq mi 453 1 km2 1927Toppenish Code city Yakima 8 854 8 949 1 1 2 14 5 5 4 137 4 sq mi 1 597 5 km2 1907Tukwila Code city King 21 798 19 107 14 1 9 19 23 8 2 371 9 sq mi 915 8 km2 1908Tumwater Code city Thurston 25 350 17 371 45 9 17 50 45 3 1 448 6 sq mi 559 3 km2 1869Twisp Town Okanogan 992 919 7 9 1 17 3 0 847 9 sq mi 327 4 km2 1909Union Gap Code city Yakima 6 568 6 047 8 6 5 58 14 5 1 177 1 sq mi 454 5 km2 1883Uniontown Town Whitman 389 294 32 3 0 92 2 4 422 8 sq mi 163 3 km2 1890University Place Code city Pierce 34 866 31 144 12 0 8 34 21 6 4 180 6 sq mi 1 614 1 km2 1995Vader Code city Lewis 629 621 1 3 0 93 2 4 676 3 sq mi 261 1 km2 1906Vancouver First class city Clark 190 915 161 791 18 0 48 74 126 2 3 917 0 sq mi 1 512 4 km2 1857Waitsburg Unclassified city Walla Walla 1 166 1 217 4 2 1 16 3 0 1 005 2 sq mi 388 1 km2 1881Walla Walla Code city Walla Walla 34 060 31 731 7 3 13 85 35 9 2 459 2 sq mi 949 5 km2 1862Wapato Second class city Yakima 4 607 4 997 7 8 1 16 3 0 3 971 6 sq mi 1 533 4 km2 1908Warden Code city Grant 2 449 2 692 9 0 2 93 7 6 835 8 sq mi 322 7 km2 1910Washougal Code city Clark 17 039 14 095 20 9 5 95 15 4 2 863 7 sq mi 1 105 7 km2 1908Washtucna Town Adams 211 208 1 4 0 66 1 7 319 7 sq mi 123 4 km2 1903Waterville Town Douglas 1 134 1 138 0 4 0 87 2 3 1 303 4 sq mi 503 3 km2 1889Waverly Town Spokane 121 107 13 1 0 41 1 1 295 1 sq mi 113 9 km2 1907Wenatchee Code city Chelan 35 308 31 925 10 6 10 58 27 4 3 337 2 sq mi 1 288 5 km2 1892West Richland Code city Benton 16 295 11 811 38 0 22 12 57 3 736 7 sq mi 284 4 km2 1955Westport Code city Grays Harbor 2 213 2 099 5 4 3 69 9 6 599 7 sq mi 231 6 km2 1914White Salmon Code city Klickitat 2 485 2 224 11 7 1 54 4 0 1 613 6 sq mi 623 0 km2 1907Wilbur Town Lincoln 895 884 1 2 1 32 3 4 678 0 sq mi 261 8 km2 1890Wilkeson Town Pierce 499 477 4 6 0 47 1 2 1 061 7 sq mi 409 9 km2 1909Wilson Creek Town Grant 204 205 0 5 0 97 2 5 210 3 sq mi 81 2 km2 1903Winlock Code city Lewis 1 472 1 339 9 9 1 29 3 3 1 141 1 sq mi 440 6 km2 1890Winthrop Town Okanogan 504 394 27 9 0 93 2 4 541 9 sq mi 209 2 km2 1924Woodinville Code city King 13 069 10 938 19 5 5 62 14 6 2 325 4 sq mi 897 9 km2 1993Woodland Code city Cowlitz Clark 6 531 5 509 18 6 4 11 10 6 1 589 1 sq mi 613 5 km2 1906Woodway Code city Snohomish 1 318 1 307 0 8 1 17 3 0 1 126 5 sq mi 434 9 km2 1958Yacolt Town Clark 1 668 1 566 6 5 0 58 1 5 2 875 9 sq mi 1 110 4 km2 1908Yakima First class city Yakima 96 968 91 196 6 3 27 81 72 0 3 486 8 sq mi 1 346 3 km2 1886Yarrow Point Town King 1 134 1 001 13 3 0 37 0 96 3 064 9 sq mi 1 183 4 km2 1959Yelm Code city Thurston 10 617 6 848 55 0 5 71 14 8 1 859 4 sq mi 717 9 km2 1924Zillah Code city Yakima 3 179 2 964 7 3 1 82 4 7 1 746 7 sq mi 674 4 km2 1911See alsoWashington state statistical areas List of counties in Washington List of census designated places in Washington List of unincorporated communities in WashingtonNotesThe municiaplity spans multiple counties The counties are listed in the order given by the Geographic Names Information System GNIS primary county first Formed through a merger of the cities of Fairhaven incorporated in 1890 and Whatcom incorporated in 1883 Also referred to as Marlin or Marlin Krupp References 2020 Population and Housing State Data United States Census Bureau August 12 2021 Archived from the original on August 24 2021 Retrieved November 2 2021 State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates United States Census Bureau 2010 Archived from the original on April 7 2020 Retrieved November 28 2024 Rey Oskar September 6 2022 Why Are There so Many Types of Cities and Counties A Guide to Municipal Classifications and Forms of Government Municipal Research and Services Center Archived from the original on December 7 2024 Retrieved November 28 2024 Guide to 2010 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