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Pierce County, Washington
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Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County
is a
county
in the
U.S. state
of
Washington
. As of the
2010 Census
, the population was 795,225, making it the second-most populous county in Washington behind
King County
. The
county seat
and largest city is
Tacoma
. Formed out of
Thurston County
on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of
Oregon Territory
, it was named for
U.S. President
Franklin Pierce
. Pierce County is included in the
Seattle
-Tacoma-
Bellevue
, WA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
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