Washington (state) day look like night. The United States Census Bureau estimates Washington's population was 7,288,000 on July 1, 2016, an 8.4% increase since the 2010 Census. In 2015, the state ranked 13th overall in population, and was the third most populous, after California and Texas, west of the Mississippi River. Washington has the largest Pacific Northwest population, followed by Oregon, then Idaho. The Washington state Office of Financial Management pegged the state population at 7,310,300 as of April 1, 2017. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Washington was 6,724,540. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metropolitan Area population was 3,439,809 in the 2010
Washington State Route 538 2009, between I-5 and 18th Street, WSDOT repaved the highway and expanded the Riverside Drive intersection. Cemex Pacific Holdings was awarded the contract for repaving the road on January 20 and construction began with the closure of the Riverside Drive intersection on 31 May. The closure, which was delayed from 3 May, lasted until June 4. Actual repaving happened in late June of that year. Washington State Route 538 State Route 538 (SR 538, alternatively named College Way) is a long state highway located within the northern area of Mount Vernon city limits and the urban growth boundary, located in