Tacoma Washington

Tacoma, Washington
City
City of Tacoma
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): City of Destiny, Grit City
Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State
Tacoma, Washington Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°14′29″N 122°27′34″W / 47.24139°N 122.45944°W / 47.24139; -122.45944Coordinates: 47°14′29″N 122°27′34″W / 47.24139°N 122.45944°W / 47.24139; -122.45944
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Incorporated	November 12, 1875
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Marilyn Strickland (D)
Area
• City	62.34 sq mi (161.46 km2)
• Land	49.72 sq mi (128.77 km2)
• Water	12.62 sq mi (32.69 km2)
Elevation	243 ft (74 m)
Population (2010)
• City	198,397
• Estimate (2015)	207,948
• Rank	US: 106th
• Density	3,990.3/sq mi (1,540.7/km2)
• Metro	3,733,580 (US: 15th)
Demonym(s)	Tacoman (plural: Tacomans)
Time zone	PST (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes	Zip codes 98001, 98002, 98071, 98092, 98401–98409, 98411–98413, 98415, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98430, 98431, 98433, 98438, 98439, 98442–98447, 98450, 98455, 98460, 98464, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98471, 98477, 98481, 98492, 98493, 98497–98499
Area code	253
FIPS code	53-70000
GNIS feature ID	1512713
Website	www.cityoftacoma.org

Tacoma Hooverville timeline

1924 – Tacoma starts feeling the coming economic crises; homeless settle on the waterfront. 1927 – Tacoma's Hooverville is coined "Hollywood" due to the type of crimes at the camp. 1932–1934 – Hollywood suffers problems stemming from alcohol and suicides. 1937 – Tacoma committee assesses the "Real Social Problem" of the shanty town. 1940 – After eviction notices fail, the police department attempt to burn-down Hooverville. 1956 – The last occupant is removed and police burn and flatten the remains of the settlement.

Tacoma (/təˈkoʊmə/ tə-KOH-mə) is a mid-sized urban port city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of around 1 million.

Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, originally called Takhoma or Tahoma. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-water harbor, Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with the railroad, Tacoma's motto became "When rails meet sails". Commencement Bay serves the Port of Tacoma, a center of international trade on the Pacific Coast and Washington State's largest port.

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