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Tumwater

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Also known as Tumwater, Washington, Tumwater, WA

city in Thurston County, Washington, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Washington
County
Thurston
Incorporated
November 25, 1869
Type
Mayor–council
Mayor
Leatta Dahlhoff
Total
17.76 sq mi (46.00 km )
Land
17.50 sq mi (45.32 km )
Water
0.26 sq mi (0.67 km )
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Estimate 2024
27,826
Density
1,372.8/sq mi (530.04/km )
Time zone
UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst
UTC−7 (PDT)
Zip codes
98501, 98511–98512
Fips code
53-72905
Website
ci.tumwater.wa.us

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Encyclopedic overview

Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north. Tumwater is the oldest permanent Anglo-American settlement on Puget Sound. The city is the southern gateway to the wider Seattle/Tacoma urban area, which stretches from Tumwater to Marysville along the Interstate 5 corridor.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tumwater” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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