List of municipalities in Washington
Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Washington is the 13th most populous state, with inhabitants, and the 18th largest by land area, spanning of land. Washington is divided into 39 counties and contains 281 incorporated municipalities that are divided into cities and towns. Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of municipalities in Washington: first class city, second class city, town, unclassified city, and code city. A city in Washington can be  described by its form of government. Cities and towns are specifically authorized three forms of government: Commission, Mayor-Council, Council-Manager. The last city to use the three-member "commission" form of government was Shelton. In a 2017 Proposition, the residents voted to adopt the council-manager structure. Most cities in Washington have the "mayor-council" form of government, which calls for an elected mayor and an elected city council. Cities with a "council-manager" system have an elected council and appointed city manager. In addition, if the population of code cites is over 10,000, they may incorporate as "charter  code cities. They may then set out any plan of government deemed 'suitable for the good government of the city'" (RCW 35A.08.050), which need not be a commission, mayor-council, or council-manager form. No charter code city has opted for a different type of government . The largest municipality by population in Washington is Seattle with 737,015 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Krupp with 49 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Seattle, which spans , while Beaux Arts Village is the smallest at . References. General