Most of the Mid-County area is rural.
This makes it different from the nearby areas also going through the process of having their community plans updated. While growth has occurred in the Plan area, it is not at the high levels of Frederickson, South Hill and Parkland-Spanaway-Midland. The population grew by approximately 8,000 people between 1990 and 2015.
Mid-County has a small urban area located along 112th Street East between State Route 512 and approximately 120th Street East, and along Canyon Road between 104th Street East and 160th Street East. The remainder of the Plan area is designated rural and only small amounts of additional housing and commercial growth is allowed in those areas.
Since the original Community Plan was adopted in 2005, the Canyon Road East expansion south of State Route 512 has been completed. Continued expansion to serve freight between the Frederickson Industrial Center and Port of Tacoma is anticipated to continue to the north in the coming years. Learn more about the
Canyon Road Regional Connection Project.
Descriptions of the proposed changes to the Mid-County Community Plan are listed below by section. The proposed updates include other topics, such as the history of the plan area and information about demographics, development patterns and the environment.