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Reliance, Washington
Unincorporated community
Reliance, Washington
Coordinates: 46°46′21″N 122°15′57″W / 46.77250°N 122.26583°W / 46.77250; -122.26583
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pierce
Established	August 28, 1913
Elevation	374 ft (1,227 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Reliance is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington. It is located off Route 7, on the shore of Alder Lake.

History

The town had a history of logging, the town was built up by the Reliance Lumber Company and later it was the headquarters of the Cascade Timber Company in 1927. When Alder Dam was built the valley that the town was in was inundated, forcing the residents to create a new town on the shore, this is the modern day Reliance. Another town called New Reliance was built a half a mile north of Alder.

A post office operated from August 28, 1913 to September 30, 1914.

Infrastructure

The town is connected to Route 7 via Lillie Dale Road. The town sits on Alder Lake, where many docks reside on the shore.

There is also a fire station nearby.

Politics

The town is a part of precinct 02158, in which for the 2020 presidential election, 581 votes were cast for Joe Biden, 497 votes for Donald Trump, 38 votes for Jo Jorgensen, 5 votes for Howie Hawkins, 3 votes for other third parties and 6 write-ins.

References

1. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
2. "Logging crew with steam donkey engine, Cascade Timber Company, Pierce County, Washington, approximately 1927". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
3. "Lewis County Towns, Marys Corner - Winston". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
4. "Reliance · Washington 98328". Reliance · Washington 98328. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
5. "Pierce County Fire District #23 - Our Stations - Station 85". www.pcfd23.org. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
6. "Election Precincts". gisdata-piercecowa.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
7. "Pierce County November 3, 2020 General Election". results.vote.wa.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pierce County, Washington, United States
County seat: Tacoma
Cities	Auburn‡ Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Edgewood Enumclaw‡ Fife Fircrest Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton‡ Orting Pacific‡ Puyallup Roy Ruston Sumner Tacoma University Place
Towns	Carbonado Eatonville South Prairie Steilacoom Wilkeson
CDPs	Alder Alderton Anderson Island Artondale Ashford Browns Point Canterwood Clear Lake Clover Creek Crocker Dash Point Elbe Elk Plain Fife Heights Fort Lewis Fox Island Frederickson Graham Greenwater Herron Island Home Kapowsin Ketron Island Key Center La Grande Lake Tapps Longbranch Maplewood McChord AFB McKenna McMillin Midland North Fort Lewis North Puyallup Parkland Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Purdy Raft Island Rosedale South Creek South Hill Spanaway Stansberry Lake Summit Summit View Tehaleh Vaughn Waller Wauna Wollochet
Other communities	Burnett Cromwell Electron Glencove Lakebay McNeil Island Paradise Reliance
Indian reservation	Muckleshoot‡ Puyallup
Military bases	Joint Base Lewis–McChord (Fort Lewis, McChord Field)
Ghost towns	Fairfax Hillhurst Melmont
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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