Major Cities In Washington State. As of 2016, the population in renton is 101,300, up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. It was founded on november 13, 1851 at alki point on the shores of elliot bay.
It was named for the chief of the duwamish and suquamish tribes. The largest municipality by land area is seattle, which spans 83.84 sq mi (217.1 km 2 ), while beaux arts village is the smallest at 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km 2 ). The two vancouvers are just over 300 miles apart straight north/south.