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Thurston County, Washington

Washington's capital county on the south Puget Sound - from Olympia's statehouse, Evergreen State College, and the oyster-rich waters of Budd Inlet to the rapidly growing communities of Lacey and Tumwater, the joint base communities of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and the rural Nisqually River valley. Property tax, courts, public records, and senior services for Thurston County residents.

County Seat Olympia

Population 290,536

County Website thurstoncountywa.gov/commissioners

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502

(360) 786-5440

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COUNTY AUDITOR

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502

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2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502

(360) 786-5430

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2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502

(360) 786-5500

COUNTY ASSESSOR

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia, WA 98502

(360) 786-5595

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About Thurston County

Thurston County is Washington’s seventh most populous county and the 236th most populous in the United States, covering 727 square miles at the southern end of Puget Sound. It is Washington’s capital county – home to state government, Joint Base...

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County SeatOlympia

Population290,536

Land Area727 mi²

Websitethurstoncountywa.gov/commissioners

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