Washington (state)

State of Washington
Flag Seal
Elk-name(s): The Evergreen State
Motto(s): Alki (Chinook Wawa: "Eventually" or "Bi an bi")
State anthem: Washington, My Home
Demonym	Washingtonian
Caipital	Olympia
Lairgest ceety	Seattle
Lairgest metro aurie	Seattle Metropolitan Aurie
Aurie	Rankit 18th in the U.S.
- Total	71,300 sq mi (184,827 km2)
- Width	240 miles (400 km)
- Length	360 miles (580 km)
- % watter	6.6
- Latitude	45° 33′ N tae 49° N
- Langitude	116° 55′ W tae 124° 46′ W
Population	Rankit 13t in the U.S.
- Total	6,830,038 (2011 est)
- Densitie	103/sq mi  (39.6/km2) Rankit 25t in the U.S.
- Median hoosehauld income	$58,078 (10t)
Elevation
- Heuchest point	Mount Rainier 14,417 ft (4,394 m)
- Mean	1,700 ft  (520 m)
- Lawest point	Paceefic Ocean sea level
Admission tae Union	11 November 1889 (42nt)
Govrenor	Christine Gregoire (D)
Lieutenant Govrenor	Brad Owen (D)
Legislatur	State Legislatur
- Upper hoose	State Senate
- Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
U.S. Senators	Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation	5 Democrats, 4 Republicans (leet)
Time zone	Paceefic: UTC -8/-7
Abbreviations	WA US-WA
Wabsteid	access.wa.gov

Washington (ⁱ/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/) is a state in the Paceefic Northwast region o the Unitit States locatit north o Oregon, wast o Idaho an sooth o the Canadian province o Breetish Columbie, on the coast o the Paceefic Ocean. Washington wis carvit oot o the wastren pairt o Washington Territory which haed been cedit bi Breetain in 1846 bi the Oregon Treaty as settlement o the Oregon Boondary Dispute. It wis admittit tae the Union as the 42nt state in 1889.

Fremmit airtins

• State o Washington wabsteid

Precedit bi Montana

Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid Admittit on 11 November 1889 (42nt)

Succeedit bi Idaho