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Lacey is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Olympia with a population of 53,526 at the 2020 census. Lacey is located along Interstate 5 together with Olympia and the Nisqually River, which marks the be oppressive to with Pierce County and Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

Lacey was originally called Woodland after settlers Isaac and Catherine Wood, who claimed house there in 1853. By 1891, the railroad had take over the community of Woodland and the residents decided it was grow old to apply for a publicize office. The demand was denied because there was already a town called Woodland on the Columbia River. The reveal Lacey was fixed for the additional post office application, presumably after O. C. Lacey, a Justice of the Peace in Olympia. The little settlements of Woodland and Chambers Prairie consolidated into Lacey in the 1950s. The city of Lacey was not officially incorporated until 1966. At the time, the main industries were cattle, milk, forest products, and retail. Lacey became a commuter town for Olympia, Fort Lewis and to some extent, Tacoma; in recent years, however, business developments, community groups, and population lump have led Lacey to fabricate into a city in its own right.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total Place of 16.51 square miles (42.76 km), of which, 16.06 square miles (41.60 km) is estate and 0.45 square miles (1.17 km) is water.