WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1889 ORDER OF ADMISSION 42 DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1889 CAPITAL OLYMPIA POPULATION 5610000 1997 LAND AREA 66581 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 81.6 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME EVERGREEN STATE MOTTO ALKI BY AND BY GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 49 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 98 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 9 MAIN INDUSTRIES FORESTRY AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES WATER DENSE FORESTS COAL GOLD LEAD ZINC CLAY LIMESTONE
