Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 12,029 at the 2020 census.
Gig Harbor, Washington
Boats in Gig Harbor
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the harbor and town of Gig Harbor, with Henderson Bay in background
Entering Gig Harbor
Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 59th-most populous in the United States. The county seat and largest city is Tacoma. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce. Pierce County is in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Old City Hall in Tacoma.
Mount Rainier from Ricksecker Point, 1932
Tacoma—seat of Pierce County