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Lakewood, WA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Lakewood  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Lakewood Home page. The Lakewood Home page provides as much information as possible on Lakewood. Knowing Lakewood’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lakewood’s Home page, you will also find Lakewood’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Lakewood has a population of 60564. 49.4% of Lakewood’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.6 are female. 43.8% of Lakewood is married and 43.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $308,138, and the average rent is $1,095. Household median income in Lakewood is $55,723, and the individual median income is $31,310. Lakewood’s Ethnic is the following: White(56.6%), Hispanic(18.5%), Black(12.9%), Multiple(12.9%), Asian(7.7%), Other(5.5%), Pacific(3.2%), Native(1.2%).


Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Tacoma/Lakewood Center and Lakes District (this name was used by the U.S. Census in the 1970 and 1980 Census). Lakewood is the second-largest city in Pierce County and is home to the Clover Park School District, the Lakewood Water District, Fort Steilacoom Park and Western State Hospital, a regional state psychiatric hospital.Thornewood Castle was built in the vicinity of Tacoma in the area that is now Lakewood.


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