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Thurston County Washington - Government Site

Population: 258,653
Area: 722 square miles
County seat: Olympia
Area code(s) in use: 360
Time zone: PST
High school graduate or higher: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Median household income: $63,224
Persons in poverty: 11.1%
Home ownership rate: 67.5%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Grays Harbor Lewis Mason Pierce

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Places in Thurston County, Washington

Airports show all on map

Bade Rotor and Wing Service Heliport, Black Hills Community Hospital Heliport, Cougar Mountain Airfield, Cricket Field Airport, Fishtrap Heliport, Flying B Airport, Flying Carpet Airport, Gower Field Airport, Hoskins Field Airport, Kari Field, LZ Ranch Airport, Northwest Helicopters Heliport, Olympia Regional Airport, R & K Skyranch Airport, Skatter Creek Airport, Sorrell Airport, Taylor Airport, Western Airpark, Westwater Inn Heliport, Wissler's Airport

Bars show all on map

Itsami Ledge, Olympia Shoal, Silver Spit

Bays show all on map

Baird Cove, Big Fishtrap, Big Tykel Cove, Boston Harbor, Budd Inlet, Burns Cove, Butler Cove, Butterball Cove, Chapman Bay, De Wolf Bight, Dogfish Bight, East Bay, Eld Inlet, Ellis Cove, Frye Cove, Gallagher Cove, Green Cove, Gull Harbor, Henderson Inlet, Hogum Bay, Hudson Cove, Little Fish Trap, Little Fishtrap, Little Tykel Cove, Mill Bight, Nisqually Reach, Percival Cove, Poncin Cove, Snyder Cove, Totten Inlet, West Bay, Woodard Bay, Young Cove, Zangle Cove

Beaches show all on map

Countryside Beach

Buildings show all on map

American Medical Response, Bucoda Fire Department, Cedar Creek State Correction Center, Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse, Hotel Olympian, Lacey Fire Department, Lacey Police Department, Old Capitol, Olympia Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters, Olympia Fire Department Station 2, Olympia Fire Department Station 4 Command Training Center, Olympia Fire Dept Station 03, Olympic Ambulance Lacey Branch, Rainier Police Department, Rignall Hall, Tenino Police Department, Thurston Co Fire District 11 station 3, Thurston Co Fire District 11 station 4, Thurston Co Fire District 11 station 5, Thurston Co Fire District 16, Thurston County District 5 Black Lake Station 51, Thurston County Fire District 1 and 11 West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Station 1 - 3 Rochester, Thurston County Fire District 1 and 11 West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Station 1 Grand Mound, Thurston County Fire District 1 Station 3, Thurston County Fire District 13 Griffin Fire Department Station 13 - 2, Thurston County Fire District 13 Griffin Fire Department Station 13 - 3, Thurston County Fire District 13 Griffin Fire Department Station 13 - 4, Thurston County Fire District 2 and 4 Southeast Thurston Fire Authority Station 22 - Lake Lawrence, Thurston County Fire District 2 and 4 Southeast Thurston Fire Authority Station 24 Rainier, Thurston County Fire District 2 and 4 Southeast Thurston Fire Authority Station 25 - McIntosh Lake, Thurston County Fire District 3 Lacey Fire District 3 Headquarters, Thurston County Fire District 3 Lacey Fire District 3 Station 32, Thurston County Fire District 3 Lacey Fire District 3 Station 33, Thurston County Fire District 3 Lacey Fire District 3 Station 34, Thurston County Fire District 3 Lacey Fire District 3 Station 35, Thurston County Fire District 5 and 9 McLane / Black Lake Fire Department Station 91 Headquarters, Thurston County Fire District 5 and 9 McLane / Black Lake Fire Department Station 92, Thurston County Fire District 5 and 9 McLane / Black Lake Fire Department Station 93, Thurston County Fire District 5 and 9 McLane / Black Lake Fire Department Station 94, Thurston County Fire District 5 Station 52, Thurston County Fire District 6 Station 61 Headquarters, Thurston County Fire District 6 Station 62, Thurston County Fire District 6 Station 63, Thurston County Fire District 6 Station 65, Thurston County Fire District 7 North Olympia Fire and Rescue District 7 Station 71, Thurston County Fire District 8 South Bay Fire Department Station 8 - 2, Thurston County Fire District 8 South Bay Fire Department Station 8 - 3, Thurston County Fire Protection District 11, Thurston County Fire Protection District 12, Thurston County Fire Protection District 12 Tenino Fire Department Station 12 - 2, Thurston County Fire Protection District 12 Tenino Fire Department Station 12 - 3, Thurston County Fire Protection District 13, Thurston County Fire Protection District 17, Thurston County Fire Protection District 2, Thurston County Fire Protection District 4, Thurston County Fire Protection District 4 Station 2, Thurston County Fire Protection District 5 Black Lake Fire Station, Thurston County Fire Protection District 6 Station 4, Thurston County Fire Protection District 8, Thurston County Sheriff's Office, Tumwater Fire Department, Tumwater Fire Department Station 2, Tumwater Police Department, Washington State Capitol, Washington State Capitol Museum, Yelm Police Department

Canals show all on map

Blooms Ditch, Centralia Canal, Yelm Ditch

Capes show all on map

Burns Point, Bushoowah-ahlee Point, Capitol Point, Capitol Point, Cliff Point, Cooper Point, Cougar Point, Dickenson Point, Dofflemyer Point, Dover Point, Flapjack Point, Hunter Point, Jeal Point, Johnson Point, Percival Point, Percival Point, Priest Point, Rocky Point, Sandy Point, Sandy Point, Shell Point, Warren Point, White Point

Cemeteries show all on map

Forest Cemetery, Grand Mound Cemetery, Mount Tabor Cemetery, Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery

Census show all on map

Grand Mound Census Designated Place, Nisqually Indian Community Census Designated Place, North Yelm Census Designated Place, Rochester Census Designated Place, Tanglewilde Census Designated Place

Channels show all on map

Entrance Channel, Outter Channel

Churches show all on map

Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Christian Life Church, Crossroads Foursquare Church, Eun Gwang Church, Faith Assembly Church of Lacey, Faith Lutheran Church, First Baptist Church of Lacey, Hispanic Ministries Open Bible, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Korean New Zion Baptist Church, Lacey Baptist Chapel, Lacey Community Church, Lacey Presbyterian Church, Lacey Seventh Day Adventist Church, Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mountain View Christian Church of the Nazarene, Neighborhood Alliance Church, New Life Baptist Church, Olympia - Lacey Islamic Center, Olympia Church of God, Paramount Christian Church, River Ridge Covenant Church, Rochester Life Assembly of God Church, Rochester United Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, Saint Benedict Episcopal Church, Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Temple Baptist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Timberline Baptist Church

Cliffs show all on map

Nisqually Head, Thirty-eight Infantry Bluff

Crossings show all on map

Interchange 111, Interchange 114

Dams show all on map

Beaver Dam, Berger Dam, Centralia Dam, Cougar Mountain Farm Dam, Deschutes Dam, Dunlap Pond Dam, Grass Lake Dam, Kaufman Dam, Kyte Dam, La Grande Dam, Lake Lawrence Dam, Lake Lucinda Dam, McAllister Spring Lake Dam, Medicine Creek Reservoir Dam, Monte Vista Poultry Detention Pond Dam, Muskrat Dam, Nisqually Trout Farm Dam, Prince Dam, Skookumchuck Dam, Summit Lake Dam, Taber Dam, Tempo Lake Dam, Tumwater Falls Dam, Walentiny Dam

Falls show all on map

Deschutes Falls, Kennedy Falls, Mima Falls

Flats show all on map

Baker Prairie, Bush Prairie, Cedar Flats, Chambers Prairie, Connors Prairie, Frost Prairie, Grand Mound Prairie, Hawks Prairie, Little Chambers Prairie, Mima Prairie, Nisqually Flats, Rock Prairie, Rocky Prairie, Ruth Prairie, Schneider Prairie, Smith Prairie, Tenalquot Prairie, Violet Prairie, Woods Prairie, Yelm Prairie

Gaps show all on map

Guts show all on map

Hospitals show all on map

Capital Medical Center, Providence Saint Peter Hospital

Islands show all on map

Holmes Island, Kirby Island, Steamboat Island

Lakes show all on map

Bald Hill Lake, Barnes Lake, Bass Lake, Bigelow Lake, Black Lake, Cat Lakes, Chambers Lake, Clear Lake, Deep Lake, Elbow Lake, Fagan Lake, Fiander Lake, Gehrke Lake, Goodwin Lake, Goose Pond, Grass Lake, Hazard Lake, Hewitt Lake, Hicks Lake, Inman Lake, Lake Fifteen, Lake Lawrence, Lake Lois, Lake Saint Clair, Long Lake, Lost Lake, McClure Lake, McEnniery Lake, McIntosh Lake, McKenzie Lake, Mud Lake, Munn Lake, Nelda Lake, Offutt Lake, Pattison Lake, Pitman Lake, Reichel Lake, Scott Lake, Setchfield Lake, Sheehan Lake, Silver Spring, Simmons Lake, Smith Lake, Solberg Lake, Southwick Lake, Springer Lake, Sunwood Lake, Susan Lake, Trails End Lake, Trosper Lake, Ward Lake

Locales show all on map

Alder Lake Campground, Bordeaux Campground, Burnham Ranch, Capitol, Capitol City Golf Club, Capitol Mall, Capitol Peak Lookout, Capitol Village Shopping Center, Carlyon Beach Sewage Treatment Plant, Fall Creek Campground, Forest Shores, Gate, Golf Club at Hawks Prairie, Hawks Prairie Mall, Helsing Junction, Kyro, Lacey Village Shopping Center, Luhr Beach, Margaret McKenny Campground, Market Square, McAllister Rod Gun Club, Meadows, Memorial Swimming Pool, Middle Waddel Campground, Mina Falls Trailhead Campground, Mount Molly Campground, Nisqually, Olympia Substation, Olympia Water Supply, Pacific Plaza, Percivals Landing, Porcupine Lookout, Rainier Tower, Reichel Ranch, Roundtree Cabin, Rutledge Farm, Sanderson Harbor, Segale, Sherman Valley Campground, South Sound Center, South Sound Pavilion, Sundown Ranch, Tanglewilde Shopping Center, Tenino Junction, Westside Shopping Center, Wetica, Yardbird Shopping Center, Yelm Sewage Treatment Plant, Yew Tree Campground

Military show all on map

Olympia Army Air Field (historical)

Parks show all on map

Black River Habitat Management Area, Bucoda Volunteer Park, Capitol Lake Park, Grand Mound State Game Reserve, Historical Marker Fort Henness Site, Millersylvania State Park, Mima Mounds Natural Area, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Nisqually State Wildlife Recreation Area, Priest Point Park, Scatter Creek Wildlife Recreation Area, Tolmie State Park, Tolmie Underwater State Park

Pillars show all on map

Oregon Trail Monument

Populated Places show all on map

Beachcrest, Belmore, Bordeaux, Boston Harbor, Bucoda, Bush, Carlyon Beach, Chain Hill, Delphi, East Olympia, Edgewater Beach, Elizan Beach, Essex, Fir Tree, Five Corners, Four Corners, Grand Mound, Gravelly Beach, Helsing Junction, Independence, Kellys Korner, Lacey, Lamberts Corner, Littlerock, Madrona Beach, Marshville (historical), Maytown, McIntosh, Michigan Hill, Mima, Mushroom Corner, Nisqually, North Olympia, North Yelm, Offutt Lake, Olympia, Peterson Corner, Plumb, Puget, Rainier, Rignall, Rochester, Saint Clair, Schneiders Prairie, Skookumchuck, South Bay, South Union, Sunnydale, Sunrise Beach, Sunset Beach, Tanglewilde, Tenino, Thompson Place, Tono, Tumwater, Union Mill, Vail, Western Junction, Yelm

Ranges show all on map

Reservoirs show all on map

Alder Lake, Capitol Lake, Dunlap Pond, Grass Lake, Kaufman Pond, La Grande Reservoir, Lake Lawrence, Lake Lucinda, McAllister Spring Lake, Medicine Creek Reservoir, Monte Vista Poultry Detention Pond, Rondald W Taber Reservoir, Skookumchuck Reservoir, Summit Lake, Tempo Lake

Ridges show all on map

Porcupine Ridge, Shell Rock Ridge

Schools show all on map

Black Lake Elementary School, Boston Harbor Elementary School, Bucoda Grade School, Capital High School, Centennial Elementary School, Chinook Middle School, Collins School, East Olympia Elementary School, Evergreen Christian School, Evergreen Forest Elementary School, Faith Lutheran School, Fort Stevens Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, Grand Mound Elementary School, Griffin Elementary School, Ground Mound Middle School, Holy Family School, Jefferson Middle School, Lacey Elementary School, Lake Washington High School, Lakes Elementary School, Leland P Brown Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Lydia Hawk Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Maple Lane High School, McKenna Elementary School, McKinley School, McLane Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Nazarene Christian School, New Century High School, Nisqually Middle School, North Thurston High School, Olympia Junior Academy, Olympia Waldorf School, Olympic View Elementary School, Our Redeemer Lutheran School, Parkside Elementary School, Peter G Schmidt Elementary School, Pioneer Elementary School, Pleasant Glade Elementary School, Puget Sound High School, Rainier Elementary School, Rainier Junior/Senior High School, Reeves Middle School, Rochester Elementary School, Rochester High School, Rogers Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, Saint Martins College, Saint Michaels School, South Bay Elementary School, Southworth Elementary School, Temple Baptist Academy, Tenino Elementary School, Tenino High School, Tenino Middle School, The Evergreen State College, Thurston County Off Campus School, Timberline High School, Tumbwater High School, Tumwater Middle School, Washington Middle School, Washington School, William Winlock Miller High School, Woodland Elementary School, Yelm Extension School, Yelm High School, Yelm Intermediate School, Yelm Middle School, Yelm Prairie Elementary School, Yelm Seventh Day Adventist School

Springs show all on map

Crystal Spring, McAllister Springs

Streams show all on map

Allen Creek, Baumgard Creek, Beatty Creek, Beaver Creek, Bloody Run, Coffee Creek, Darlin Creek, Dempsey Creek, Deschutes River, Dry Creek, Eaton Creek, Edna Creek, Elbow Lake Creek, Ellis Creek, Fall Creek, Fall Creek, Fall Creek, Griggs Creek, Hospital Creek, Hull Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Lackamas Creek, Laramie Creek, Leschi Slough, Little Deschutes River, Little Nisqually River, Lost Valley Creek, McAllister Creek, McLane Creek, Medicine Creek, Mill Creek, Mima Creek, Mitchell Creek, Monroe Creek, Moxlie Creek, Nisqually River, North Hanaford Creek, Noski Creek, Percival Creek, Perry Creek, Pheeny Creek, Pipeline Creek, Powell Creek, Prairie Creek, Run Creek, Salmon Creek, Salmon Creek, Scatter Creek, Schneider Creek, Schneider Creek, Sherman Creek, Simmons Creek, Spurgeon Creek, Stony Creek, Swift Creek, Thompson Creek, Thompson Creek, Thurston Creek, Tobolton Creek, Troller Run, Turvey Creek, Waddell Creek, Woodard Creek, Woodland Creek, Yelm Creek

Summits show all on map

Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Baumgard Hill, Blumaer Hill, Capitol Peak, Clam Mountain, Cosgrave Hill, Crawford Mountain, Fitch Hill, Fossil Rock, Grand Mound, Green Hill, Hammersmith Hill, Jonas Hill, Larch Mountain, Lemon Hill, Little Larch Mountain, Michigan Hill, Miller Hill, Monette Hill, Mount Molly, Northcraft Mountain, Rock Candy Mountain, Rumble Hill

Swamps show all on map

Towers show all on map

KAOS-FM (Olympia), KGY-AM (Olympia), KLDY-AM (Lacey), KQEU-AM (Olympia), KTOL-AM (Lacey), KVSN-AM (Tumwater)

Valleys show all on map

Cozy Valley, Hanaford Valley, Lost Valley, Sherman Valley, Zenkner Valley

Woods show all on map

Blake Woods, Collard Woods, Trotter Woods,

Thurston County, Washington Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	217,009
Asian	13,967
Mixed	13,191
Black	8,018
American Indian	4,138
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,327

Additional population tables :
State population table
Washington population by county