Thurston County
county in the state of Washington, United States
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Summary
Thurston County is a county of Washington[1]. It draws 1,034 Wikipedia views per month (county of washington category, ranking #7 of 39).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Olympic Region Clean Air Agency[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Capital: Olympia[6]
- Shares border with: Pierce County[7], Lewis County[8], Grays Harbor County[9], Mason County[10]
- Named after: Samuel Thurston[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Olympia[12], Lacey[13], Tumwater[14]
- Commons category: Thurston County, Washington[15]
- Inception: 1852[16]
- Coordinate location: 46.93, -122.83[17]
- Official website: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us[18], https://thurstoncountywa.gov[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thurston County, Washington[20]
- Population: 252,264[21], 253,029[22], 256,392[23], 258,653[24], 262,388[25], 269,536[26], 294,793[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Thurston County, Washington[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Thurston County, Washington[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q86355674[30]
- Number of households: 112,323[31]
- Native label: Thurston County[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110675[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Thurston County, Washington[34]
- Different from: Thurston County[35]
- Area: 2004[36]
- Water as percent of area: 6.7[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Thurston County, Washington[38]
- Per capita income: 36,256[39]
Why It Matters
Thurston County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]