Olympia, Washington
| Olympia, Washington | |
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| State Capital | |
| City of Olympia | |
(From top left to bottom right) Old Capitol Building, 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, Olympic Mountains and Swantown Marina, Percival Landing Park.
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| Nickname(s): Oly, O-Town | |
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 Olympia, Washington
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| Coordinates: 47°2′33″N 122°53′35″W / 47.04250°N 122.89306°WCoordinates: 47°2′33″N 122°53′35″W / 47.04250°N 122.89306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Thurston |
| Incorporated | January 28, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/City Manager |
| • Mayor | Cheryl Selby (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 19.68 sq mi (50.97 km2) |
| • Land | 17.82 sq mi (46.15 km2) |
| • Water | 1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 46,478 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 50,302 |
| • Rank |
1st in Thurston County 24th in Washington 750th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,608.2/sq mi (1,007.0/km2) |
| • Urban | 176,617 (US: 195th |
| • Metro | 269,536 (US: 177th |
| Demonym(s) | Olympian |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC) |
| ZIP codes | 98501-98599 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-51300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1533353 |
| Website | www |
Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was documented as 46,478 in the 2010 census. The city borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south. Olympia is a major cultural center of the Puget Sound region. Olympia is located 60 miles (100 km) southwest of Seattle, the largest city in the state of Washington, and falls within the borders of the Seattle CSA.
The site of Olympia has been home to Lushootseed-speaking peoples for thousands of years, including Squaxin, Nisqually, Puyallup, Chehalis, Suquamish, and Duwamish.
The first recorded visit by Europeans was in 1792 when Peter Puget and a crew from the British Vancouver Expedition charted the site. In 1846, Edmund Sylvester and Levi Smith jointly claimed the land that now comprises downtown Olympia. In 1851, the U.S. Congress established the Customs District of Puget Sound for Washington Territory and Olympia became the home of the customs house. Its population steadily expanded from Oregon Trail immigrants. In 1850, the town settled on the name Olympia, at the suggestion of local resident Colonel Isaac N. Ebey, due to its view of the Olympic Mountains to the Northwest. The area began to be served by a small fleet of steamboats known as the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.
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