Capital: Olympia
Motto: Al-Ki (Indian word meaning "by and by")
Nicknames: Evergreen State; Chinook State
Origin of name: In honor of George Washington
Ten largest cities (1994):
Seattle, 520,947;
Spokane, 192,781;
Tacoma, 183,060;
Bellevue, 84,239;
Everett, 76,685;
Federal Way, 72,802;
Yakima, 61,976;
Bellingham, 57,119;
Vancouver, 51,847;
Kennewick, 48,100
Land area (rank): 66,582 sq mi. (172,447 sq km) (20)
Geographic center: In Chelan Co., 10 mi. WSW of Wenatchee
1997 resident population est.: 5,610,362
1990 resident census population (rank): 4,866,692 (18).
Male: 2,413,747; Female: 2,452,945.
White: 4,308,937 (88.5%); Black: 149,801 (3.1%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 81,483 (1.7%); Other race: 115,513 (2.4%); Hispanic: 214,570 (4.4%).
1990 percent population under 18: 25.9; 65 and over: 11.8; median age: 33.1
REGIONAL OFFICES: USA VOLLEYBALL PUGET SOUND REGION (PS) Allan Chinn 10605 181st Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98052 425/881-3366(h); 206/624-9849(w); 206/621-0848(fax) e-mail to: mnetcon@aol.com Web Site: http://www.pugetsoundvb.org USA VOLLEYBALL EVERGREEN REGION (EV) Evergreen Region Office: Pat Reese USAV Evergreen Region 2018 W Nob Hill Blvd. Yakima, WA 98902 509/453-9404 509/248-9868(fax) e-mail: prchair@aol.com Web Site: http://usav-evgr.org
In in 1996-1997 school year, 357 high schools fielded girls teams with 10,001 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
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DIVISION I - WOMENS
Gonzaga University Spokane WA 99258-0001
Washington State University Pullman WA 99164
University of Washington Seattle WA 98195
DIVISION II - WOMENS
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SEATTLE WA 98119
ST. MARTIN'S COLLEGE LACEY WA 98503
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIV BELLINGHAM WA 98225
DIVISION III - WOMENS
University of Puget Sound Tacoma WA 98416
Whitman College Walla Walla WA 99362
Whitworth College Spokane WA 99251-2501
DIVISION I - MENS