Businesses and Places in Washington

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Washington Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation WA
Capital Olympia
Size Total (Land + Water) 71,300 sq miles; Land Only 66,544 sq miles
Number of Counties 39
Time Zone Pacific Time Zone
Bordering States Idaho, Oregon
Highest Point Mount Rainier, 14,417 feet
National Parks Mount Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
Population (2015) 7,170,351
Population Density 107.8 people / square mile
Area Codes 206, 253, 360, 425, 509, 564
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Seattle (608,660)
Spokane (208,916)
Tacoma (198,397)
Vancouver (161,791)
Bellevue (122,363)
Statehood November 11, 1889
Electoral Votes 12
Governor Official Washington Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Washington
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Washington
Senators List of Washington State Senators
Representatives List of Washington State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Washington State Constitution
Road Conditions Washington Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date April 02, 2007
Amphibian Pacific chorus frog
Bird Willow goldfinch
Dance Square dance
Endemic Mammal Olympic marmot
Fish Steelhead trout
Flower Coast rhododendron
Folk Song "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"
Fossil Columbian mammoth
Fruit Apple
Gem Petrified wood
Grass Bluebunch wheatgrass
Insect Green darner dragonfly
Marine Mammal Orca
Motto Al-ki (By and by)
Nickname Evergreen State
Oyster Ostrea lurida
Ship Lady Washington
Song "Washington, My Home"
Tree Western hemlock
Vegetable Walla Walla sweet onion
Waterfall Palouse Falls
Gas Tax $0.4450 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $3.025 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Space Needle Tower in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Mount Rainier National Park National park near Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Olympic National Park National park in Port Angeles, Washington.
NCAA Division I Schools Eastern Washington University (Big Sky)
Gonzaga University (West Coast)
Seattle University (WAC)
University of Washington (Pac-12)
Washington State University (Pac-12)
Tourist Attractions Pike Place Market Marketplace in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Mount St. Helens Active volcano located in Skamania County, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Snoqualmie Falls Waterfall on the Snoqualmie River in Snoqualmie, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Woodland Park Zoo Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions San Juan Islands Archipelago in northwestern Washington.
Tourist Attractions Seattle Aquarium Aquarium in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Chihuly Garden and Glass Art museum in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Pacific Science Center Science museum in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Seattle Art Museum Art museum in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Museum of Flight Air and space museum in Seattle, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Lake Chelan Lake in Chelan County, Washington.
Tourist Attractions Northwest Trek Wildlife park in Eatonville, Washington.
Tourist Attractions North Cascades National Park National park in northern Washington.
Tourist Attractions Mount Baker Active volcano in northwestern Washington.
Tourist Attractions Gum Wall Brick wall covered in used chewing gum, in Seattle, Washington.
Fun Facts The state of Washington was named after the first president of the United States, George Washington. It is the only state to be named after a president.
Fun Facts Washington state is the largest producer of apples in the United States.
Fun Facts Boeing’s Everett factory is the world’s largest building by volume, covering 4.3 million square feet and encompassing 472 million cubic feet of space.
Fun Facts Harbor Island, located in the mouth of Seattle’s Duwamish Waterway, is the largest man-made island in the United States.
Fun Facts The world’s largest coffeehouse chain, Starbucks, was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971.
Fun Facts 57 people perished in the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, the deadliest volcano eruption in the recorded history of the United States.
Fun Facts Washington state flag is the only U.S. state flag with a field of green as well as the only state flag with the image of an American president.
Fun Facts Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant in the 48 contiguous United States, the SkyCity Restaurant on top of the Space Needle.
Fun Facts Washington has more glaciers than any of the other 47 contiguous states.
Fun Facts Washington is the only state with an official State Oyster Ostrea lurida.
Fun Facts In 2012, Washington (along with Colorado) became the first to legalize marijuana (weed) for recreational use.
Fun Facts In 2007, Washington became the first state to ban texting while driving.
Name Origin In honor of George Washington
Residents Names Washingtonian
Tourism Office Website www.tourism.wa.gov
Tourism Office Phone Number 877-260-2731

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