There are 281 municipalities in the U.S. state of Washington. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. State law determines the various powers its municipalities have. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or
City Classes
Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of cities in Washington:
- First class cities (3. 6% of cities in the state),
- Second class cities (5. 3%),
- Towns (26. 7%),
- Unclassified cities (one city), and
- Code cities (64. 1%).
First class cities are cities with a population over 10,000 at the time of reorganization and operating under a home rule charter. They are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW (Revised Code of Washington). Among them are Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, and Yakima. Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U
Second class cities are cities with a population over 1,500 at the time of reorganization and operating without a home rule charter. Like first class cities, they are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW. Among them are Port Orchard, Normandy Park, Sedro-Woolley, and Colville. Port Orchard is a city in and the County seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Sedro-Woolley is a city in Skagit County, Washington, USA The population was 8658 at the 2000 census Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States.
Towns are municipalities with a population of under 1,500 at the time of reorganization. Towns are not authorized to operate under a charter. Like the previously listed cities, they are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW. Among them are Steilacoom, Mattawa, Friday Harbor, Eatonville, and Waterville. Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Mattawa is a town in Grant County, Washington, United States. Friday Harbor is a town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. Eatonville is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Waterville is a town in and the County seat of Douglas County, Washington, United States. In 1994, the legislature made 1,500 the minimum population required to incorporate--therefore, no new towns may be incorporated in Washington. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Unclassified cities are cities which are not operating under any other class. Only one city--Waitsburg, in Walla Walla County--is unclassified. Waitsburg is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. Walla Walla County is a County located in the US state of Washington. It operates under the 1881 territorial charter under which it was organized, eight years before Washington was admitted to the Union in 1889. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Code cities were created by the state legislature in order to grant the greatest degree of local control to municipalities possible under the state constitution and general law. This classification has been adopted by the majority of municipalities in Washington, including Renton, Bellevue, Olympia, Longview, and Pullman. Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb situated 13 miles (21 km southeast of Seattle Washington, Renton Bellevue ( "BELL-view") is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U Olympia is the Capital of Washington and is the County seat of Thurston County. Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. Pullman is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
Code cities (shorthand for optional municipal code cities, as encoded by Title 35A RCW) are authorized to perform any function not specifically denied them in the state constitution or by state law. They may perform any function granted to any other city classification under Title 35 RCW.
Governmental Forms
A city in Washington State can be described secondarily by its form of government. Cities and towns are specifically authorized three forms of government:
- Commission (one city),
- Mayor-Council (80. City Commission government is a form of Municipal government which was once common in the United States, but many cities which were formerly governed by commission The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern 8% of cities in the state), and
- Council-Manager (18. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations 9%).
Commission
The city of Shelton is the only one still using the three-member commission form of government. Shelton is a city in Mason County, Washington, United States.
Mayor-Council
Most cities in Washington have this form of government, which calls for an elected mayor and an elected city council, including Seattle, Spokane, Kent, Everett, Bremerton, and Bellingham. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Kent is a city located in King County Washington, United States. Everett is the County seat and largest city in Snohomish County, Washington located north of Seattle. Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Bellingham, Washington is the County seat of Whatcom County in the U
Council-Manager
Cities with an elected council and appointed city manager include Yakima, Vancouver, Tacoma, Bellevue, and Kennewick. Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U Bellevue ( "BELL-view") is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U
In addition, code cities (see above), if their population is over 10,000, 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 in Washington has done this as of 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
External links
- Title 35 RCW (governing all cities)
- Title 35A RCW (governing code cities)
- Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington
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