Sumner Wedding

Sumner is a city in Pierce County, Washington, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,504.

Sumner was officially incorporated on February 7, 1891. It was named for Charles Sumner, a strongly anti-slavery US Senator from Massachusetts.

Sumner is located at 471221N, 122149W (47.205823, -122.235803)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.4 km (6.7 mi). 17.3 km (6.7 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.45%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,504 people, 3,517 households, and 2,215 families residing in the city. The population density was 490.8/km (1,271.0/mi). There were 3,689 housing units at an average density of 212.9/km (551.4/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 90.32% White, 0.93% African American, 1.41% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.97% of the population.