Site Sponsors
Archives
Read past editions of Images of Puyallup / Sumner magazine.
Local Advertisers
Site Sponsors
Contact Us
Feedback
Let us know your thoughts...
Advertising Info
Need more info? Looking for ad specifications?
Local Advertisers
Facts and Stats
Puyallup-Sumner at a Glance
Population (2005 estimate)
Puyallup: 35‚861
Sumner: 9‚298
Location
Puyallup and Sumner are in northwest Washington‚ between the southern shores of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. The cities are about 15 miles southeast of Tacoma and 35 miles south of Seattle.
Beginnings
Puyallup was officially founded in 1877 by pioneer Ezra Meeker‚ who named the town after the neighboring Puyallup Indians.
Puyallup‚ which means land of generous people‚ was incorporated in 1890.
Sumner was settled in 1853 and incorporated in 1891. Legend has it that the town was named for Thomas Sumner‚ father-in-law of the aforementioned Ezra Meeker.
For More Information
Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 1298 Puyallup, WA 98371
Phone: (253) 845-6755
Fax: (253) 848-6164
www.puyallupsumnerchamber.com
Additional Facts and Stats Articles
© Copyright 2008 Journal Communications Inc.
All rights reserved. No portion of this Web site may be reproduced in whole or in part without written consent.