Often referred to by its full title, Washington State, to distinguish it from, Washington D.C. offers rugged coastline, deserts, forests, mountains, volcanoes, and hundreds of coastal islands to explore. The Cascade Mountains divide the state, with the damp forested coastal areas to the west, and pine forests, deserts and irrigated farmland of the Columbia River Plateu to the east. It is the adjacent to Canada.
The 2022 United States Census recorded the state's population at 7,784,477. Approximately 60 percent of Washington's residents live in the Seattle Metrolpolitan area, the center of transportation, business, industry along the Puget Sound. Washington's climate varies greatly from west to east. An Oceanic climate (also called "west coast marine climate") predominates in western Washington, and a much drier climate prevails east of the Cascade Range.
Western Washington is known for its mild climate, considerable fog, frequent cloud cover and long-lasting drizzles in the winter, and sunny and dry summers. The western side of the Olympic Peninsula receives as much as 160 inches (4,100 mm) of precipitation annually, making it the wettest area of the 48 conterminous states.
The state's nickname "Evergreen" was proposed in 1890 by Charles T. Conover of Seattle, Washington. The name proved popular as the forests were full of evergreen trees and the abundance of rain keeps the shrubbery and grasses green throughout the year.
Washington has over 1,000 dams, built for a variety of purposes including irrigation, power, flood control, and water storage
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Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington
Lisa Mehlhoff , Chastel Real Estate
UNDER CONTRACT
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Tor Patsiga , Tor Patsiga
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Shanna Taylor , Best Choice Realty
JUST SOLD
Sold Mar 2024
Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington
Brenda Morris , COMPASS
UNDER CONTRACT
Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington
Tara Zerbo , Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Mann Realty
Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington
Brian Jones , Parker Brennan
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
Michael Fredrickson , Associate Appraisers of Walla Walla, LLC
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Melissa Romero , John L. Scott Tri-Cities
JUST SOLD
Sold Apr 2024
Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington
Tesha Perry , Keller Williams Realty
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