Place:Lakewood, Pierce, Washington, United States

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NameLakewood
TypeCity
Coordinates47.164°N 122.526°W
Located inPierce, Washington, United States
Contained Places
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Mountain View Memorial Park


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Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 63,612 at the 2020 census.

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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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