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1930 Census: Population of Seattle tops 365,000 and that of King County tops 460,000 in 1930.

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In 1930, the U.S. Census reports the King County population at 463,517 and the Seattle population at 365,583. Seattle’s population is 79 percent of the total King County population, and King County is the most populous county in Washington state.

In 1930, the 10 largest counties (of the 39 counties) in Washington state were:

• King 463,517
• Pierce 163,842
• Spokane 150,477
• Yakima 77,402
• Grays Harbor 59,982
• Whatcom 59,128
• Clark 40,316
• Lewis 40,034
• Skagit 35,142
• Cowlitz 31,906

In 1930, the largest cities in Washington state were:

• Seattle 365,583
• Spokane 115,514
• Tacoma 106,817
• Bellingham 30,823
• Everett 30,567
• Yakima 22,101
• Aberdeen 21,723
• Walla Walla 15,976
• Vancouver 15,766
• Hoquiam 12,766

In 1930, the largest incorporated and unincorporated towns in King County were:

• Seattle 365,583
• Renton 4,062
• Auburn 3,906
• Kent 2,320
• Enumclaw 2,084
• Kirkland 1,714
• Algona (unic.) 1,209
• Burien (unic.) 1,203
• Bellevue (unic.) 1,071
• Des Moines precinct 1,005
• Riverton (unic.) 926
• Bothell 818
• Issaquah 763
• Snoqualmie 752
• Skykomish 562
• North Bend 548
• Redmond 460
• Tukwila 424
• Tolt (Carnation) 360
• Pacific 347
• Duvall 200
• Ravensdale 109

Sources:
US 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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