Editing Lacey, Washington (section)

==Geography==

Lacey generally lies between [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] to the west and the [[Nisqually River]] delta (which includes the [[Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge]]) to the east. The city's northernmost point is along the [[Nisqually Reach]] on [[Puget Sound]] adjacent to [[Tolmie State Park]] and its southern boundary is a section of the [[BNSF Railway]]'s [[Seattle Subdivision]], a major freight and passenger railway.<ref>{{cite map |date=August 16, 2024 |title=The City of Lacey Urban Growth Area |url=https://map.co.thurston.wa.us/pdf/LaceyUgaZoning(34x54).pdf |publisher=Thurston County GeoData Center |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="WSDOT-Map">{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|16.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>