Wauna is a

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Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous ...

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with a 2010 census population of 4,186.

History

Originally

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ted as Springfield on September 14, 1889, Wauna's name was changed at the government's request, because of the many Springfields in

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. Wauna, a Native American term for mighty water, was chosen as the new name by an early post mistress, Mary Frances White.

References

*Students of Goodman Middle School, Along the Waterfront, Clinton-Hull Printing Company LTD, Copyright applied for 1979, 85-88 Census-designated places in Pierce County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Census-designated places in Washington (state) {{PierceCountyWA-geo-stub