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Record Creator: | Puyallup Municipal Government |
Description: | These records include the census of residents of Puyallup (Pierce County) in 1955. Information includes residents' names and addresses. |
Related Records: | For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch at (425) 564-3940 or email psbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov. |
Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
Sources of Transfer | Puget Sound Regional Archives |
Agency History: | Named after local Puyallup Indian tribes in 1877 by Ezra Meeker, the City of Puyallup grew rapidly in the 1880's and was incorporated in 1890. During WWII the city's fairgrounds became the temporary internment campsite for Japanese-Americans, known as Camp Harmony. The City is located in Pierce County. |
Preferred Citation: | Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], 1955, Puyallup Municipal Census, Puyallup City Clerk, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
Record Count: | 10,783 |