(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)WASHINGTON (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) QUICK FACTS Name Washington is named after George Washington the first president of the United States State Capital Olympia population 50,302 Date of Statehood November 11 1889 42nd state Population 7,170,351 13th-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 71,298 square miles 184,661 sq km 18th-largest state Largest City Seattle population 684,451 Nickname The Evergreen State Motto Alki Into the Future By and By State Bird Willow Goldfinch State Flower Coast Rhododendron 6 WASHINGTON
(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) State Gem Petrified Wood State Tree Western Hemlock State Song Washington My Home Highest Point Mount Rainier 14,411 feet 4,392 m Lowest Point Pacific Ocean 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 78 F 26 C Record High Temperature 118 F 48 C at Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco on August 5 1961 Average January Low Temperature 26 F 3 C Mount Rainier Record Low Temperature 48 F 44 C in Mazama on December 30 1968 Average Annual Precipitation Varies greatly across the state 109 inches 277 cm in the West Olympic Coast region 8 inches 20 cm in the Yakima area Pacific Ocean Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 10 U S Postal Service Abbreviation WA QUICK FACTS 7
(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)WASHINGTON (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) GEOGRAPHY Washington is in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States It covers 71,298 square miles 184,661 sq km of land and water That makes it the 18th-largest state It shares borders with Oregon to the south Idaho to the east and the nation of Canada to the north To the west is the Pacific Ocean Washington’s western side is rainy and filled with dense forests Millions of people live along the Pacific Ocean coast Washington’s eastern side is more arid flat and less populated The Cascade Range is a series of towering peaks that run north and south across the middle of the state Mount Rainier soars to 14,411 feet 4,392 m Its summit is the tallest point in Washington There are glaciers on many of the highest mountains The Cascade Range also includes several volcanic peaks Southern Washington’s Mount St Helens blew its top on May 18 1980 The eruption killed dozens of people and caused much damage Mount St Helens 8 WASHINGTON
(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:3)(cid:43) 5 d n u o S t e g u P Olympic Mts Seattle Tacoma (cid:43) Olympia P A C I F I C O C E A N CANADA N (cid:56) 0 0 100 miles 100 km ia Rive r b m olu WASHINGTON C Colu m b i a R i v e r 90 90 E G N A ER D A C AS C Mt Ranier 5 Mt St Helens Mt Adams Vancouver Y a k i m 82 a River Co l u m b i a R i v er OREGON Spokane i ver e R k Sna Blue Mts O H A D I Washington’s total land and water area is 71,298 square miles 184,661 sq km It is the 18th-largest state The state capital is Olympia GEOGRAPHY 9
