Spokane stays ahead of Tacoma in population
OLYMPIA -- The honor of the Avis of Washington population goes once again to Spokane.
The state Office of Financial Management released its annual population estimates today, which show overall population is up slightly, pretty much all around the state.
Seattle, of course, is the largest city. Spokane is No. 2, with an estimated 210,000. Tacoma is third at 199,600. For more numbers, check out this story on the main webpage.
The race to place sometimes sets off a competition between some newspaper columnists in the two cities. Spin Control has not engaged in denigrating Tacoma in the past, and will refrain from doing so now. But we can't speak for some of our ink-stained brethren.
