WashingtonThe Evergreen State

Presentation by: Ainsley Shelsta

Washington became a state on November 11, 1889.

Washington’s population is 6,971,406 which was recorded in the 2013 census.

Statehood

Washington’s state capital is Olympia. Washington’s largest city is Seattle, and its

population is 608,660 which was recorded in the 2010 census

Cities

Washington is in the West Region. There are 2 states that border Washington.

Those states are Oregon and Idaho.

Geography

State Symbols

State Fruit State Vegetable

Washington’s state fruit is the apple.

Washington’s state vegetable is the Walla Walla onion.

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State Fish State Bird

Washington’s state fish is the rainbow trout.

Washington’s state bird is the American goldfinch.

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State Fossil State Dance

Washington’s state fossil is the Columbian Mammoth.

Washington’s state dance is the square dance.

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State Amphibian State Marine Mammal

Washington’s state amphibian is the Pacific chorus frog.

Washington’s state marine mammal is the orca whale.

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State Insect State Grass

Washington’s state insect is the green darner dragonfly.

Washington’s state grass is the bluebunch wheatgrass.

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State Flower State Tree

Washington’s state flower is the rhododendronmacrophyllum.

Washington’s state tree is the tsuga heterophylla.

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State Gemstone State Seal

Washington’s state gemstone is petrified wood.

Washington’s state seal.

Nathan Adrian-3 time olympic gold medallist

Dyan Cannon-She was a famous actor. Bob Barker-Host for The Price is Right.

Famous Citizens

Average high temperature in Washington is 45°-69°F.

Average low temperature in Washington is 36°-52°F.

Temperatures

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