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Tacoma was officially incorporated on November 12, 1875. Its early hopes to live to be the "City of Destiny" were frustrated in the late 19th century, when the discovery of gold in the Klondike turned Seattle into a boom town, eclipsing Tacoma's early lead. |
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Landscaping: Dept of Agriculture Pesticide Management & Plant Services 406 General Administration Bldg., AX-41 Olympia, WA 98504-0641 - Phone: (206)-753-5064 / Fax: (206)-753-1564 |
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The census of 2000 indicated that 193,556 persons, 76,152 households, and 45,919 families resided in Tacoma. Four years later, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Tacoma's population had increased by 1.7%, to 196,800 (Trends, No. D3 [Sept. 2004]). |
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