Editing Lacey, Washington

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|leader_name              = Andy Ryder<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-council/city-council-2/meet-the-lacey-city-council/andy-ryder-mayor|title=Andy Ryder, Mayor &#124; Meet the Lacey City Council &#124; City Council &#124; City of Lacey, Washington, USA|access-date=June 28, 2017|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920174851/http://ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-council/city-council-2/meet-the-lacey-city-council/andy-ryder-mayor|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|leader_name1             = Malcolm Miller<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council|url=http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-council/city-council-2/meet-the-lacey-city-council|publisher=City of Lacey|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
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'''Lacey''' is a city in [[Thurston County, Washington]], United States. It is a [[suburb]] of [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] with a population of 53,526 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of municipalities in Washington|24th most populous city in Washington]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lacey_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5336745 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 11, 2023}}</ref> Lacey is located along [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] between Olympia and the [[Nisqually River]], which marks the border with [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] and [[Joint Base Lewis–McChord]].

==History==
===Early settlement===
Lacey was originally called Woodland after settlers Isaac and Catherine Wood, who claimed land there in 1853.<ref>[http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/ThurstonCountySesqui/20020112/166874.shtml "Thurston County Sesquicentennial"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20020213175507/http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/ThurstonCountySesqui/20020112/166874.shtml|date=February 13, 2002}} — The Olympian</ref> By 1891, the railroad had come to the community of Woodland and the residents decided it was time to apply for a post office.  The request was denied because there was already a town called [[Woodland, Washington|Woodland]] on the [[Columbia River]]. The name Lacey was chosen for the new post office application, presumably after O. C. Lacey, a Justice of the Peace in Olympia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/living-in-lacey/a-rich-history|title=A Rich History |publisher=City of Lacey}}</ref> The small settlements of Woodland and Chambers Prairie consolidated into Lacey in the 1950s.

===20th century===
Initial studies on incorporation of the Lacey area were undertaken in 1963 by a local [[chamber of commerce]] to prevent the City of Olympia from annexing the area.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 1963 |title=Plan For Incorporating Lacey As City Outlined |page=1 |work=[[The Olympian]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-plan-for-incorporating-lace/162374849/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref> The study proposed an incorporated area of {{convert|5.64|sqmi|sqkm}} that would encompass 5,738 residents.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 21, 1964 |title=Lacey Population |page=1 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-lacey-population-1964/162066946/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref> A proposal to incorporate Lacey was placed before voters at a special election on August 11, 1964, and was defeated by a margin of over 300 votes.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 1964 |title=Incorporation Loses; May Be Tried Again |page=1 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-lacey-election-results-1964/162067926/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref>

A second attempt to incorporate {{convert|10.29|sqmi|sqkm}} and 8,860 residents into the City of Lacey was proposed in 1966.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 1, 1966 |title=Special Election: Incorporation City of Lacey |page=19 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-lacey-incorporation-1966/162068429/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref> Voters approved incorporation in the November 8, 1966, election, by a margin of approximately 200 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Resolution 3445|url=https://weblink.co.thurston.wa.us/BOCCPublic/0/doc/3013078/Page1.aspx |publisher=Board of County Commissioners.|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> The City of Lacey was officially incorporated on December 5, 1966, after the election results were certified.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=October 4, 2006 |title=Lacey incorporates on December 5, 1966. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7941 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=July 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf | title=Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide | publisher=Thurston County Historical Commission | date=1992 | access-date=March 28, 2018 | pages=42}}</ref> The City of Olympia responded with a special election to annex {{convert|2|sqmi|sqkm}} that would be withdrawn from Lacey under provisions of a state law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Resolution M-881|url=https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/99054026-755d-4b04-ad25-8ee7760faf4a |publisher=Olympia City Council |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> The special election would encompass the entirety of Olympia rather than solely restricted to the affected area; it was approved on January 24, 1967.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 25, 1967 |title=Voters Wed A Chunk Of Lacey To The Greater Olympia Area |page=1 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-voters-wed-a-chunk-of-lacey/167180152/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref>

At the time, the main industries were cattle, milk, forest products, and retail. Lacey later became a [[commuter town]] for [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jblm-growth.com/plan.php |title=Joint Base Lewis McChord Growth Coordination - JBLM.growth.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413073111/http://www.jblm-growth.com/plan.php |archive-date=April 13, 2011}}</ref> and to some extent, [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]].{{cn|date=March 2025}} In 1975, the local [[Jaycees]] chapter proposed moving the [[county seat]] for Thurston County from Olympia to Lacey to give the city "an identity" beyond being a bedroom community.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haughton |first=Brian |date=July 19, 1975 |title=Lacey group seeks county seat |page=A3 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-lacey-group-seeks-count/157725554/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref>

===21st century===
In April 2025, a [[Tesla supercharger station]] located on Sleater-Kinney Road was vandalized. The act, originally reported as an explosion, was being investigated by the FBI as possibly a form of [[domestic terrorism]] and perhaps connected to a larger [[2025 Tesla vandalism|form of protest against the company]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Andrew J. |title=Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/645378/tesla-supercharger-damaged-explosion-washington |access-date=April 16, 2025 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=April 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moreno |first1=Joel |title=Tesla Supercharger arson investigation in Lacey could be domestic terrorism |url=https://komonews.com/news/local/fbi-to-update-on-tesla-supercharger-explosion-investigation-in-lacey |access-date=April 16, 2025 |work=[[KOMO-TV|KOMO 4 News]] |date=April 15, 2025}}</ref>

==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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 6630
|1970= 9696
|1980= 13940
|1990= 19279
|2000= 31226
|2010= 42393
|2020= 53526
|estyear=2023
|estimate=58326
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=November 11, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 11, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 53,526 people, 20,984 households in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 42,393 people, 16,949 households, and 10,869 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2639.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 18,493 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1151.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.7% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 7.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.2% of the population.

There were 16,949 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the city was 34 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $46,848, and the median income for a family was $54,923. Males had a median income of $41,053 versus $32,497 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,224. About 7.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

===Neighborhoods===
'''Mushroom Corner''' is located along [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] and is included in the [[Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, Washington|Tanglewilde-Thompson Place]] [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) for [[United States Census|Census]] purposes. The "corner" in Mushroom Corner is located at the intersection of Steilacoom Road SE and Marvin Road SE. The community takes its name from the local [[mushroom]] crop; the Ostrom Mushroom Farm that formerly operated nearby.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=Rolf |title=Development plans emerge for former Ostrom's mushroom farm, Pacific Ave. apartments |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article277521918.html |website=The Olympian |publication-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf | title=Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide | publisher=Thurston County Historical Commission | date=1992 | accessdate=March 28, 2018 | pages=56}}</ref>

==Economy==

The largest retail area in Lacey is the [[South Sound Center]], which opened in 1966 and was originally an enclosed mall until 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Graber |first=John |date=August 30, 2000 |title=South Sound's first mall razed |page=A12 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-south-sounds-first-mall-ra/158347634/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> Plans to develop a city center near the mall were considered as early as the 1990s to revitalize the area around the civic campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kearsley |first=Kelly |date=July 17, 2013 |title=Lacey ponders its core desires |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/special-reports/article25857517.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The Lacey Gateway was developed in the 2000s and is home to a [[Cabela's]] store, but failed to attract other major tenants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=January 3, 2017 |title=Lacey Gateway site attracts first major development proposal since Cabela's |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article124079644.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The [[Nisqually Tribe]] announced plans in 2023 to build Quiemuth Resort, a casino resort with a 350-room hotel adjacent to Lacey Gateway, and a mixed-use development at a nearby site.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Nisquallys unveil sweeping development plan for its land in Lacey near Cabela's |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article279625429.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

The city designated {{convert|500|acre|ha}} of land in the Hawks Prairie area for industrial use in the 1990s with the intent of attracting high-tech businesses. It instead was developed into large [[warehouse]]s and [[distribution center]]s that serve the Puget Sound region and connect with the [[Port of Seattle]] and [[Port of Tacoma]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyer |first=Tom |date=August 14, 2005 |title=Lacey makes way for warehouses |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/lacey-makes-way-for-warehouses/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> In 2003, retailer [[Target Corporation|Target]] opened its West Coast distribution center in Lacey with {{convert|1.7|e6sqft|sqm}} of space—among the largest warehouses in the U.S. by usable volume.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clough |first=Chris |date=April 26, 2003 |title=Target center celebrates opening |page=C8 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-target-center-celebrates-op/158348674/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Building Big: The Outer Limits of Enclosure |url=https://clui.org/newsletter/winter-2018/building-big |publisher=[[Center for Land Use Interpretation]] |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The city council passed a cap of {{convert|200,000|sqft|sqm}} for new warehouses in 2006, but lifted it in 2015 for additional development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=November 16, 2015 |title=Lacey City Council eliminates cap on warehouse sizes |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article44662650.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

===Sustainability===
Lacey was the twelfth city to be designated an official "Green Power Community" by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]] for its use of [[renewable energy]] sources; 8.4% of its total energy use comes from green power sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-communities|title=Green Power Communities List|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref> It is working to meet its [[Alternative Energy]] Initiative, which includes using 100 percent green electrical energy in all of its municipal buildings, parks, utilities, and 3,000 streetlights and traffic signals; providing electric vehicle [[charging station]]s to visitors and employees at its city hall and library campus; and initiating conversion of its municipal fleet to energy efficient vehicles powered by electricity, hybrid technology, and 80/20 biofuel.<ref name="ci.lacey.wa.us">[http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/press/press_main_page.html "Lacey Alternative Energy Fair Named Top Event by Washington Recreation and Park Association"] — Lacey Online - Press Releases</ref> Lacey has received the "Tree City, USA" designation from the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] for twenty six years.<ref>[http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-departments/public-affairs/news-information/press-releases/newsid2198/747 "City of Lacey Marks 26 Years as a Tree City USA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929005448/http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/city-government/city-departments/public-affairs/news-information/press-releases/newsid2198/747 |date=September 29, 2021}} — Lacey Online - Press Releases</ref>

==Education==

The city is entirely within the boundaries of [[North Thurston Public Schools]],<ref name=ThurstonSDmap2020>{{cite map|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Thurston County, WA|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 13, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> the largest school district in Thurston County. Lacey is also home to various faith based schools, such as Holy Family School (Roman Catholic Preschool through 8th grade), Faith Lutheran School (Preschool through 8th Grade) and Foundation Campus, which includes Community Christian Academy (Pre-school to Middle School) and [[Northwest Christian High School (Lacey, Washington)|Northwest Christian High School]]. Lacey is also the home of [[Pope John Paul II High School (Washington)|Pope John Paul II High School]].

Lacey is also home to [[Saint Martin's University]], a private four-year university that was founded in 1895 by the [[Order of Saint Benedict]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pemberton |first=Lisa |date=August 8, 2005 |title=Saint Martin's 'College' no more |pages=A1–A2 |work=The Olympian}}</ref> The Olympia-based [[South Puget Sound Community College]] opened a satellite center in a Hawks Prairie strip mall in 1995 to serve Lacey. It was replaced in September 2015 by a larger branch campus at a former [[office park]].<ref name="Olympian-SPSCC">{{cite news |last=Pemberton |first=Lisa |date=March 11, 2017 |title=SPSCC plans renovation to help ease growing pains at Lacey campus |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/education/article136465478.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The college had also purchased {{convert|54.5|acre|ha}} in 2005 to build a larger permanent campus, but sold the land after issues with [[wetlands]] mitigation were discovered.<ref name="Olympian-SPSCC"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Lacey |date=April 23, 2010 |title=Lacey approves college branch |page=A3 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-lacey-approves-college-bran/158348798/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

===Public secondary schools===
{{main|North Thurston Public Schools}}
* Aspire Middle School (Magnet)
* Chinook Middle School
* Komachin Middle School
* Nisqually Middle School
* Salish Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/Page/17134|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406232549/https://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/Page/17134|archive-date=April 6, 2017|title=Construction & Design - Salish Middle School|access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
* [[North Thurston High School]]
* [[River Ridge High School (Lacey, Washington)|River Ridge High School]]
* [[Timberline High School (Lacey, Washington)|Timberline High School]]
* South Sound High School (Alternative High School, closed as of 2021)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Lacey is bisected from west to east by [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], a north–south freeway connecting [[Seattle]] to [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name="WSDOT-Map"/> The first [[diverging diamond interchange]] in Washington opened in August 2020 at a junction in Lacey between Interstate 5 and Marvin Road ([[Washington State Route 510|State Route 510]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=December 28, 2020 |title=A novel I-5 interchange in Lacey lets motorists drive on the left side of the road |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/a-novel-i-5-interchange-in-lacey-lets-motorists-drive-on-the-left-side-of-the-road/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, the city maintains {{convert|178.6|mi|km}} of streets within its city limits.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2021 |title=State of the Streets Report, 2021 |page=1 |url=https://cityoflacey.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/09/PW-State-of-the-Streets-Report-12.07.21-Attachment.pdf |publisher=City of Lacey |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

The city is served by [[Intercity Transit]], the [[public transit]] system for Thurston County, and is the eastern terminus of The One [[bus rapid transit]] line. The agency also runs express buses from Olympia and Lacey to Lakewood with onward connections to other transit systems.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spegman |first=Abby |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Coming soon: A bus ride across Olympia in 10 stops — for free |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article234907902.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bilbao |first=Martín |date=September 27, 2023 |title=This I-5 ramp in Lacey will be closed starting Thursday. Here's why |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article279826334.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref> The county's only [[Amtrak]] station, [[Centennial Station]], is located near Lacey's southern boundary and is served by daily ''[[Amtrak Cascades|Cascades]]'' and ''[[Coast Starlight]]'' trains.<ref>{{cite news |last=Krotzer |first=Chelsea |date=November 17, 2017 |title=Volunteers keep Lacey's train station unique and welcoming |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article185339953.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=October 20, 2024}}</ref>

===Utilities===

{{as of|2013}}, the city government provides [[tap water]] to over 22,000 customers, of which 89{{nbsp}}percent are classified as residential users. Lacey sources its water from 19 [[groundwater]] wells and maintains seven reservoirs and {{convert|357|mi|km}} of [[water main]]s to deliver and distribute water throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2013 |title=City of Lacey Water System Comprehensive Plan |pages=1{{hyphen}}31, 3{{hyphen}}1 |url=https://cityoflacey.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/Lacey-WaterSystemCompPlanUpdate-FEB-2013.pdf |publisher=City of Lacey |accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref>

===Healthcare===

The largest hospital in Thurston County is the [[Providence St. Peter Hospital]], which has a 390-bed capacity and is located northwest of Lacey.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 4, 2022 |title=Providence, Swedish health care systems unite under one brand |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article260104510.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> St. Peter Hospital was originally located in Olympia from its foundation in 1887 until January 1971, when its current location opened outside of the city limits.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hogan |first=Hal |date=January 6, 1971 |title=St. Peter Hospital: Switch Without a Hitch |page=1 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-st-peter-hospital-switch/158349071/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Satir |first=F.E. |date=July 10, 1997 |title=Times change, caring doesn't |page=D1 |work=The Olympian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-times-change-caring-doesn/158349081/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> It is operated by [[Providence Health & Services]], a not-for-profit Catholic healthcare provider that also has outpatient and specialty facilities in Lacey.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=October 31, 2024 |title=Providence to cut 55 jobs, shut down some outpatient therapy and related services |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article294808984.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The city also has an off-campus [[emergency room]] for the [[MultiCare Capital Medical Center]], the other major hospital in the Olympia area. The facility opened in 2023 and has 18 beds.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=December 18, 2023 |title=Off-campus ER opens Friday, check out downtown winery and this pizzeria's new third site |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article282935378.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> A [[mental health hospital]] was opened in Lacey by [[US HealthVest]] in 2018 and a second facility with 85 beds was planned by Providence St. Peter Hospital and [[Fairfax Behavioral Health]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Long-awaited second mental health hospital submits plans to city of Lacey |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article245398550.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> The Providence–Fairfax plan was later put on hold after Fairfax announced in 2023 that they would not pursue the project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Rolf |date=January 26, 2023 |title=Mental health hospital in NE Lacey on hold after partner pulls out |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article271707637.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Elizabeth Ayer]], architect
* [[Andrew Barkis]], state legislator
* [[Brad Blackburn]], MMA fighter
* Buford O. Furrow, perpetrator of the 1999 [[Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenzweig |first1=David |title=White supremacist agrees to plead guilty in rampage |work=The Seattle Times |date=January 24, 2001 |page=A13}}</ref>
* [[Tom Dutra]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Milles |first=Todd |date=December 5, 2016 |title=Dutra in charge of keeping Sounders goalkeepers in top form |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/soccer/mls/sounders-fc/article119091528.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Karen Fraser]], state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Orenstein |first=Walker |date=December 29, 2016 |title=After internship that lasted 50 years, retiring Karen Fraser leaves long legacy of service |url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article123231054.html |work=The Olympian |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ron Holmes]], American football player<ref name="TNT-Football">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Lauren |date=January 28, 2019 |title=Northwest Nuggets through the years: Who are the top football recruits from the region since 1988? |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/high-school/article223932785.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Kasey Keller]], soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last=Liebsekind |first=Josh |date=April 17, 2015 |title=Kasey Keller headlines WIAA Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/kasey-keller-headlines-wiaa-hall-of-fame-class/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Mike Kreidler]], U.S. representative, state legislator, and [[Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner|Insurance Commissioner of Washington]]
* [[Janice Langbehn]], gay activist<ref>{{cite news |last=Buhain |first=Venice |date=June 23, 2010 |title=Lacey woman at White House |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/lacey-woman-at-white-house/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ed Murray (Washington politician)|Ed Murray]], state legislator and mayor of Seattle<ref>{{cite web |last=Rousso |first=Nick |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announces his resignation on September 12, 2017. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/22570 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Mike Sellers]], American football player<ref name="TNT-Football"/>
* [[Jerramy Stevens]], American football player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Nick |last2=Armstrong |first2=Ken |date=January 27, 2008 |title=Convicted of assault and accused of rape, star player received raft of second chances |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/convicted-of-assault-and-accused-of-rape-star-player-received-raft-of-second-chances/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Stewart]], American football player<ref>{{cite news |last=Fentress |first=Aaron |date=July 10, 2010 |title=Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart finds his footing on and off the field |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/2010/07/jonathan_stewart_returns_to_la.html |work=The Oregonian |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Wohleb]], architect
* [[Kim Wyman]], former [[Secretary of State of Washington]]

==Sister city==
Lacey has a [[sister city]] in Poland, [[Mińsk Mazowiecki]].<ref>[http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/council/updates/minutes/council/2007/council_min_01-25-2007.htm Minutes of a regular meeting of the Lacey City Council held Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Lacey Council Chambers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115231957/http://www.ci.lacey.wa.us/council/updates/minutes/council/2007/council_min_01-25-2007.htm |date=January 15, 2016}} — Retrieved October 24, 2009.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://cityoflacey.org/ City of Lacey]
* [https://www.laceychamber.com/ Lacey-Thurston County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic location
|Center    = Lacey
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[DuPont, Washington|DuPont]]
|East      = [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]]
|Southeast = [[Yelm, Washington|Yelm]]
|South     = [[Tenino, Washington|Tenino]], [[Rainier, Washington|Rainier]]
|Southwest = [[Tumwater, Washington|Tumwater]]
|West      = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]]
|Northwest = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]]
}}

{{Thurston County, Washington}}
{{Washington}}

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[[Category:Cities in Thurston County, Washington]]