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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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Tacoma is a major international deep-water container port. |
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Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle, Washington. |
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