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Olympia, Washington
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From top, and left to right:
Old Capitol Building
,
East Olympia
,
Interstate 5
at the junction of
U.S. Route 101
, Port of Olympia, Downtown from
Capitol Lake
,
Washington State Capitol
, Salmon sculpture,
Mount Rainier
,
Percival Landing Park
,
Olympic Mountains
and Swantown Marina
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Nickname:
Oly
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Location within Washington
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Location within the United States
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Coordinates:
47°2′16″N
122°54′3″W
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47.03778°N 122.90083°W
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47.03778; -122.90083
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Country
| United States
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State
| Washington
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County
| Thurston
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Incorporated
| January 28, 1859
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Named for
| Olympic Mountains
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? Type
| Council/City Manager
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? City
| 20.09 sq mi (52.02 km
2
)
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? Land
| 18.23 sq mi (47.20 km
2
)
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? Water
| 1.87 sq mi (4.82 km
2
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Elevation
| 95 ft (29 m)
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? City
| 55,605
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? Rank
| US: 718th
WA:
24th
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? Density
| 2,902.26/sq mi (1,120.58/km
2
)
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Urban
| 208,157 (US:
182nd
)
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? Urban density
| 1,960.0/sq mi (756.8/km
2
)
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Metro
| 298,758 (US:
172nd
)
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Demonym
| Olympian
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Time zone
| UTC-8
(
Pacific (PST)
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? Summer (
DST
)
| UTC-7
(PDT)
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ZIP codes
| 98501?98509, 98511?98513, 98516, 98599
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Area code
| 360
,
564
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FIPS code
| 53-51300
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GNIS
feature ID
| 1533353
[2]
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Website
| olympiawa.gov
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Olympia
is the
capital
city
of the
state
of
Washington
, in the
United States of America
. It became a city on
January 28
,
1859
. As of the
2020
census, it has 55,605
people living in it
.
[3]
The people of Olympia are called
Olympians
. Olympia is the
county seat
of
Thurston County
.
Olympia is located at 47°2'33" North, 122°53'35" West (47.042418, -122.893077).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total size of 48.0
km²
(18.5
mi²
). 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²) of it is
land
and 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is
water
. The total area is 9.77% water.
Olympia is on the water (Puget Sound) and close to dark green forests and high mountains (the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier). On most days of the year the sky is full of clouds and it rains, but sunny weather is more common in July, August, and September.
Many people in Olympia work for the government of the State of Washington. Every year, state representatives and state senators come to Olympia to make laws and to pass a budget for the state government.
Olympia is the home of the Olympia Farmers Market and
The Evergreen State College
.
Every April, the people of Olympia celebrate the "Procession of the Species,". It is a parade. Many Olympians, of all ages, dress up to look like animals, birds, fish, plants, and even insects, and walk in the parade. Some also play
drums
or dance the
samba
.
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