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Coordinates: 47°22′44″N 122°38′33″W / 47.37889°N 122.64250°W

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Wauna
census-designated place
Wauna Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 47°22′44″N 122°38′33″W / 47.37889°N 122.64250°W / 47.37889; -122.64250
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Area
• Total	6.39 sq mi (16.54 km²)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,186
• Density	660/sq mi (250/km²)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98395

Wauna is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States with a 2010 census population of 4,186.

History

Originally platted as Springfield on September 14, 1889, Wauna's name was changed at the government's request, because of the many Springfields in Washington. Wauna, a Native American term for mighty water, was chosen as the new name by an early post mistress, Mary Frances White.

Bibliography

Students of Goodman Middle School, Along the Waterfront, Clinton-Hull Printing Company LTD, Copyright applied for 1979, 85-88

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pierce County, Washington, United States
County seat: Tacoma
Cities	Auburn‡ Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Edgewood Enumclaw‡ Fife Fircrest Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton‡ Orting Pacific‡ Puyallup Roy Ruston Sumner Tacoma University Place	Map of Washington highlighting Pierce County
Towns	Carbonado Eatonville South Prairie Steilacoom Wilkeson
CDPs	Alder Alderton Anderson Island Artondale Ashford Browns Point Canterwood Clear Lake Clover Creek Crocker Dash Point Elbe Elk Plain Fife Heights Fort Lewis Fox Island Frederickson Graham Greenwater Herron Island Home Kapowsin Ketron Island Key Center La Grande Lake Tapps Longbranch Maplewood McChord AFB McKenna McMillin Midland North Fort Lewis North Puyallup Parkland Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Purdy Raft Island Rosedale South Creek South Hill Spanaway Stansberry Lake Summit Summit View Tehaleh Vaughn Waller Wauna Wollochet
Other communities	Burnett Cromwell Electron Glencove Lakebay McNeil Island Paradise Reliance
Indian reservation	Muckleshoot‡ Puyallup
Military bases	Joint Base Lewis–McChord (Fort Lewis, McChord Field)
Ghost towns	Fairfax Hillhurst Melmont
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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