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1920 Census: Population of Seattle tops 315,000 and that of King County nears 390,000 in 1920.

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In 1920, the U.S. Census Bureau counts 389,273 people residing in King County, of whom 315,312 live in Seattle. In the decade between 1910 and 1920, Seattle's increase of 78,000 people is only half that of the previous decade. Eighty-one percent of King County's population lives in Seattle.

The largest of the 39 counties in Washington state in 1920 were:

• King 389,273
• Pierce 144,127
• Spokane 141,289
• Snohomish 67,690
• Yakima 63,710
• Whatcom 50,600
• Grays Harbor 44,745
• Lewis 36,840
• Skagit 33,373
• Kitsap 33,162

The largest cities in Washington State in 1920 were:

• Seattle 315,312
• Spokane 104,437
• Tacoma 96,965
• Everett 27,644
• Bellingham 25,585
• Yakima 18,539
• Walla Walla 15,503
• Aberdeen 15,337
• Vancouver 12,637
• Hoquiam 10,058

Incorporated and selected unincorporated towns in King County in 1920:

• Seattle 315,312
• Renton 3,301
• Auburn 3,163
• Kent 2,282
• Enumclaw 1,378
• Kirkland 1,354
• Algona (uninc.) 1,072
• Bellevue (uninc.) 878
• Issaquah 791
• Des Moines (uninc.) 751
• Bothell 613
• Tolt (Carnation) 536
• Tukwila 453
• Snoqualmie 450
• Redmond 438
• North Bend 387
• Pacific 320
• Skykomish 267
• Duvall 258
• Ravensdale 159

Sources:
U.S. Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce, Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930. Volume 1, Population Number and Distribution of Inhabitants (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1931), 1139, 1145-1146, 1158-1159.

By Greg Lange, January 01, 1900

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