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Washington
Motto: Unofficial: "Al-ki" - Chinook Jargon - "By and by"
Nicknames: Official - "The Evergreen State" - "The Chinook State"
Capital: Olympia
Population: 6,131,445 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 15th in US State Population
Size: 360 miles long and 240 miles wide; covers 71,303 square miles - 18th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Willow Goldfinch
State Flower: Rhododendron
The Washington Territory, and subsequently Washington State, was named to honor the nation's first president, George Washington. The Washington Territory was established in 1853.
Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. It was the 42nd state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in and come from Washington are call "Washingtonians."
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