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Tacoma is the third largest city in the state of Washington. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 193,556. The census bureau esimated the population to be 196,790 in 2003.
The city is a part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area. It is the the seat of Pierce county. It has an area of 50.1 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 47°15'11" north and 122°26'35" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 5370000.
Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound and Tacoma Community College are in Tacoma. Fireboat No. 1 and Fort Nisqually Granary are local sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound and Wapato Lake are near the city.
The city has a cool mediterranean climate with an annual precipitation of 37.07 inches. Winters are generally cool with heavy precipitation and summers are mild with little rain.
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