Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 55,605 at the 2020 census, while the Olympia metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 300,000 residents. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County and anchors the South Puget Sound region of western Washington, 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Seattle.
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Olympia
Thurston County, WA
Population
55,151
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,437
Median home value
$409,700
Founded
1850
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Millersylvania State Park · listed 2009
- Olympia Downtown Historic District · listed 2004
- South Capitol Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1991
- Washington State Capitol Historic District · listed 1979
- Weyerhaeuser South Bay Log Dump Rural Historic Landscape · listed 1991
Notable landmarks
- Allen House Hotel · listed 1987
- Allen-Beals House
- American Legion Hall · listed 1987
- Bigelow, Daniel R., House · listed 1979
- Black Lake School · listed 1990
- Capital Savings and Loan Association · listed 2018
- Cloverfields · listed 1978
- Delphi School · listed 1990
- Dofflemyer Point Light · listed 1995
- Elks Building · listed 1988
- Funk House · listed 1987
- General Administration Building · listed 2007
- Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company Office · listed 2007
- Hale, Calvin and Pamela, House · listed 1984
- Jeffers Studio · listed 1987
- Kearney House-YWCA Clubhouse
- Lord, C. J., Mansion · listed 1981
- LOTUS (motor vessel) · listed 1987
- McCleary, Henry, House · listed 1978
- Meyer House · listed 1985
- Mottman Building · listed 1983
- National Guard Armory - Olympia · listed 2025
- Nisqually School · listed 1990
- Old Capitol Building · listed 1975
- Olympia National Bank · listed 1987
- …and 17 more
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