King County
About King County
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the state's most populous city.
On the show · 3 mentions total
Oh, how interesting. It's named for Martin Luther King Jr., but Martin Luther King Jr. was born 77 years after it was named King County. What? Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do.
from Little Fish: Short Back and Left, 2026-07-26 at 00:21:00 · read transcript
Other times King County came up
I don't plan it. You'll be staggered to hear. This is about a place called King County in Washington State. Who do you think it's named after? Martin Luther.
Little Fish: Short Back and Left, 2026-07-26 · listen
If you didn't already hate him for owning 500 slaves, the powdered wigs thing really put the tin lid on it. He was king, and it was named King County after him, and then it was renamed after Martin Luther King. That's good.
Little Fish: Short Back and Left, 2026-07-26 · listen
Coordinates: 47.4667, -121.8333