Olympia, Washington

**Olympia** is the capital city of the state of Washington, in the United States of America. It became a city on January 28, 1859. As of the 2020 census, it has 55,605 people living in it. The people of Olympia are called _Olympians_. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County.

## Geography

Olympia is located at 47°2'33" North, 122°53'35" West (47.042418, -122.893077).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total size of 48.0 km² (18.5 mi²). 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²) of it is land and 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.77% water.

Olympia is on the water (Puget Sound) and close to dark green forests and high mountains (the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier). On most days of the year the sky is full of clouds and it rains, but sunny weather is more common in July, August, and September.

## Economy

Many people in Olympia work for the government of the State of Washington. Every year, state representatives and state senators come to Olympia to make laws and to pass a budget for the state government.

Olympia is the home of the Olympia Farmers Market and The Evergreen State College.

## Culture

Every April, the people of Olympia celebrate the "Procession of the Species". It is a parade. Many Olympians, of all ages, dress up to look like animals, birds, fish, plants, and even insects, and walk in the parade. Some also play drums or dance the samba.

## Other websites

- City of Olympia
- State of Washington
- The Evergreen State College
- Procession of the Species
- Photography of Olympia

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Olympia, Washington
- **settlement type**: List of capitals in the United States, State capital city
- **total type**: City
- **nickname**: Oly
- **named for**: Olympic Mountains
- **image skyline**: Olympia_Collage.jpg
- **imagesize**: 300px
- **image caption**: From top, and left to right: Old Capitol Building, East Olympia, Washington, East Olympia, Interstate 5 at the junction of U.S. Route 101, Port of Olympia, Downtown from Capitol Lake, Washington State Capitol, Salmon sculpture, Mount Rainier, Percival Landing Park, Olympic Mountains and Swantown Marina
- **image map**: Thurston County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Olympia Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location within Thurston County, Washington, Thurston County in Washington (state), Washington
- **pushpin map**: Washington#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Washington##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Olympia
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Washington (state), Washington
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Washington, County
- **subdivision name2**: Thurston County, Washington, Thurston
- **government type**: Council–manager government, Council/City Manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: January 28, 1859
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 52.02
- **area land km2**: 47.20
- **area water km2**: 4.82
- **area total sq mi**: 20.09
- **area land sq mi**: 18.23
- **area water sq mi**: 1.87
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 55605
- **population urban**: 208157 (US: List of United States urban areas, 182nd)
- **population metro**: 298758 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 172nd)
- **population rank**: US: 718th
WA: List of municipalities in Washington, 24th
- **population density sq mi**: 2902.26
- **population density km2**: 1120.58
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1960.0
- **population demonym**: Olympian
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, Pacific (PST)
- **utc offset**: -8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: -7
- **elevation m**: 29
- **elevation ft**: 95
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 98501–98509, 98511–98513, 98516, 98599
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 360, 360, Area code 564, 564
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 53-51300
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1533353