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1880 Census: Population of King County nearly 7,000 and that of Seattle tops 3,500 in 1880.

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In 1880, the U.S. Federal Census counts 6,970 people in King County, which represents a 4,850 increase in 10 years. Seattle has tripled in size since 1870 to a population of 3,553.

The largest of the 25 counties in Washington Territory are:

• Walla Walla 8,716
• Columbia 7,103
• Whitman 7,014
• King 6,910
• Clarke 5,490
• Spokane 4,262
• Klikitat 4,055
• Pierce 3,319
• Thurston 3,270

The largest towns in Washington Territory in 1880 were as follows:

• Walla Walla (Walla Walla Co) 3,588
• Seattle (King Co) 3,533
• Vancouver City (Clarke Co) 1,722
• Olympia (Thurston Co) 1,232
• Tacoma (Pierce Co) 1,098
• Dayton (Columbia Co) 996
• Port Townsend (Jefferson Co) 917
• Goldendale (Klikitat Co) 545
• Colfax (Whitman Co) 444
• Port Gamble (Kitsap Co) 421

Sources:
Population Abstract of the United States ed. by John L. Andriot (McLean, Virginia: Andriot Associates, 1983), 841, 844; U.S. Census Office, Department of Interior, Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880) ... (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883), 83, 362.

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