county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tacoma is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound.
Tacoma | |
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![]() Clockwise from top: Downtown Tacoma from the Port of Tacoma, Point Defiance Park, Wright Park, the Tacoma Dome, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge | |
Nickname(s): City of Destiny, Grit City | |
![]() Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington state | |
Coordinates: 47°14′29″N 122°27′34″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Pierce |
Adopted | 1868[1] |
Founded | 1872 |
Incorporated | November 12, 1875 |
Named for | Tahoma |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
Area | |
• City | 62.42 sq mi (161.68 km2) |
• Land | 49.71 sq mi (128.76 km2) |
• Water | 12.71 sq mi (32.92 km2) |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population | |
• City | 219,346 |
• Rank | US: 101st WA: 3rd |
• Density | 4,412.51/sq mi (1,703.53/km2) |
• Urban | 3,544,011 (Seattle urban area) (US: 13rd) |
• Metro | 4,034,248 (Seattle metropolitan area) (US: 15th) |
Demonym | Tacoman (plural: Tacomans) |
Time zone | UTC–8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | Zip codes[4] |
Area code | 253 |
FIPS code | 53-70000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512713[1] |
Website | cityoftacoma.org |
Tacoma was named after the nearby Mount Rainier. It was first called Mount Tahoma.
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