Washington (state)

Washington
State
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Washington Territory
Admittit tae the Union	11 November 1889 (42nt)
Lairgest ceety	Seattle
Lairgest metro	Seattle Metropolitan Aurie
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Jay Inslee (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Denny Heck (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	8 Democrats, 2 Republicans (leet)
Population
• Total	7,288,000 (2,016 est)
• Density	39.6/km2 (103/sq mi)
• Median hooseaud income	$58078
• Income rank	10t
Leid
Latitude	45° 33′ N tae 49° N
Longitude	116° 55′ W tae 124° 46′ W

Washington (Inglis pronunciation: /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ ( listen)) is a state in the Paceefic Northwast region o the Unitit States locatit benorth Oregon, bewast Idaho an besooth the Canadian province o Breetish Columbie, on the coast o the Paceefic Ocean. Washington wis cairvit oot o the wastren pairt o Washington Territory whilk haed been gien ower bi Breetain in 1846 bi the Oregon Treaty fur tae redd up the Oregon Boondary Dispute. It wis admittit tae the Union as the 42nt state in 1889.

Fremmit airtins

• State o Washington wabsteid Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

Precedit bi Montana

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

Succeedit bi Idaho