Tumwater, Washington

Tumwater, Washington
Tumwater, Washington
City
	Panoramic view of the upper falls and the former Olympia Brewery, 2011
	Location of Tumwater, Washington
	Coordinates: 47°0′28″N 122°54′40″W / 47.00778°N 122.91111°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Thurston
Incorporated	November 25, 1869
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Debbie Sullivan
Area
• Total	17.76 sq mi (46.00 km2)
• Land	17.50 sq mi (45.32 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	25,350
• Estimate (2021)	25,844
• Density	1,372.80/sq mi (530.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98501, 98511, 98512
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-72905
GNIS feature ID	1512742
Website	ci.tumwater.wa.us

Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census.^[4] The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north. Tumwater is the oldest permanent Anglo-American settlement on Puget Sound.^[7]

^ "Tumwater History". Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
^ "Meet the Tumwater Mayor and City Council". City of Tumwater. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "History," Archived September 2, 2021, at the Wayback Machine City of official website. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[1] "Tumwater History". Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

[2] "Meet the Tumwater Mayor and City Council". City of Tumwater. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-3] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[2020_Census_(City)-4] "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[USCensusEst2021-5] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR3-6] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[7] "History," Archived September 2, 2021, at the Wayback Machine City of official website. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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