Pierce County, Washington

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pierce_County%2C_Washington
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area 1,760 square miles
gptkbp:areaCode 253
gptkbp:averageRainfall 38 inches
gptkbp:averageTemperature 50°F
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:King_County
gptkb:Kitsap_County
gptkb:Lewis_County
gptkb:Thurston_County
gptkbp:climate Oceanic climate
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Mount_Rainier_National_Park
gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkb:Lake_Tapps
gptkb:Puyallup_River
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Nisqually River
Chambers_Creek
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
gptkbp:education gptkb:Tacoma_Community_College
gptkb:Pacific_Lutheran_University
gptkb:University_of_Washington_Tacoma
gptkbp:elevation 1,000 feet
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:McChord_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Fort_Lewis
gptkb:Point_Defiance_Park
gptkb:Washington_State_History_Museum
Pioneer_Park
gptkbp:founded 1852
gptkbp:governmentType Council-Manager
gptkbp:hasCountry gptkb:Tacoma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pierce County, Washington
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Washington
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:State_Route_512
gptkb:Interstate_705
Interstate 5
State Route 16
State Route 7
State Route 167
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gary_Locke
gptkb:Dan_Evans
gptkb:Norm_Dicks
gptkb:Patty_Murray
gptkb:Christine_Gregoire
gptkbp:population 891,774
gptkbp:publicTransport gptkb:Pierce_Transit
Sound Transit
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Pacific_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website piercecountywa.gov