Looks like our bragging rights are diminishing.

If Spokane slips into 3rd largest city, just think of all the encyclopedias that will have to be revised.

clipped from depts.washington.edu More on the State Population Forecast: Spokane or Tacoma … Who’s Really No. 2? One of the things that caught my eye in the recent state population figures released by the Governor’s budget office was that Tacoma is really gaining on Spokane for status as the state’s second largest city.  Both cities have populations just over the 200,000 mark, separated by less than 2,000 residents.