King County is located in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the...
. The population in the 2000 census was 1,737,034, and in 2009 was an estimated 1,909,300. By population, King is the largest county in Washington, and the
14th largest in the United States.
The county seat is Seattle, which is the state's largest city. About two-thirds of the county's population lives in the city's
suburbSuburbs are defined in various different ways around the world. They can be the residential areas of a large city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city...
s. King County ranks among the 100
highest-income counties in the United StatesThere are 3,141 counties in the United States. The source of the data is the U.S. Census Bureau and the data is current as of the indicated year.- 10 highest-income counties by median household income :...
.
History
The county was formed out of territory within
Thurston CountyThurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to Congress. On July 1, 2006, the population was 234,670...
on December 22, 1852, by the
Oregon TerritoryThe Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon.-History:...
legislature, and was named after
AlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its...
resident
William R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States, and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama. King died of tuberculosis after 45 days in office...
, Vice President under President
Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, an American politician and lawyer. To date, he is the only President from New Hampshire....
. Seattle was made the county seat on January 11, 1853.
King County originally extended to the
Olympic Peninsula|||The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound and the Hood Canal...
. According to historian
Bill SpeidelWilliam C Speidel known as Bill Speidel was a columnist for The Seattle Times and a self-made historian who wrote the books Sons of the Profits and Doc Maynard, The Man Who Invented Seattle about the people who settled and built Seattle, Washington.Speidel is also credited with being one of the...
, when peninsular prohibitionists threatened to shut down Seattle's saloons, Doc Maynard engineered a peninsular independence movement; King County lost what is now Kitsap County, but preserved its entertainment industry.
On February 24, 1986, the
King County CouncilThe Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district. The Council adopts laws, sets policy, and holds final approval over the budget...
passed Council Motion 6461, "setting forth the historical basis for the 'renaming' of King County in honor of Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today. King is recognized as a martyr...
," another resident of Alabama. Because only the state can charter counties, this change was not made official until April 19, 2005, when Washington Governor
Christine GregoireChristine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the current Governor and former Attorney General of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in the 2008 gubernatorial election...
signed Senate Bill 5332 into law.
Due primarily to the advocacy of council member
Larry GossettLarry Gossett is an American politician. As of 2008 he is a member of the King County Council, representing District 2...
, the County Council voted on February 27, 2006 to change the county's logo from a royal crown to an image of King's face. On March 12, 2007, the new logo was unveiled.
Government
The
King County ExecutiveThe King County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of King County, Washington, USA. The post was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for King County on November 5, 1968...
, currently Kurt Triplett, heads the county's executive branch. Triplett replaced former Executive Ron Sims who was appointed Deputy Secretary of The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The
King County CouncilThe Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district. The Council adopts laws, sets policy, and holds final approval over the budget...
is the legislative branch of government. The King County Prosecutor,
Dan SatterbergDaniel T. Satterberg is currently King County Prosecuting Attorney, an office he has held since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Personal life:...
, and the King County Assessor,
Scott NobleScott Noble is currently King County Assessor, an office he has held since 1992. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party.-Personal life:Noble graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Business Administration. A retired U.S...
, are also elected executive positions. Judicial power is vested in the
King County Superior CourtKing County Superior Court, the largest trial court in Washington state, is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent, southeast of Seattle....
and the King County District Court. Seattle houses the
King County CourthouseThe King County Courthouse is the seat of government of King County, Washington. It is located in downtown Seattle, Washington, just north of Pioneer Square. The 1916 structure houses courtrooms for King County Superior Court and Seattle District Court;, Prosecutor, and Sheriff; the chambers of the...
.
King County is represented in the
United States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....
through the Washington 7th Congressional District and parts of the 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th districts. In the state legislature, King contains the entirety of the 5th, 11th, 33rd, 34th, 36th, 37th, 41st, 43rd, 45th, 46th, 47th, and 48th legislative districts as well as parts of the 1st, 25th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 39th districts.
Council members
- District 1 - Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson is a member of the King County Council, the nonpartisan legislative body for King County, Washington. Ferguson represents Council District 1, which includes northeast Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell, and part of Woodinville....
- District 2 - Larry Gossett
Larry Gossett is an American politician. As of 2008 he is a member of the King County Council, representing District 2...
- District 3 - Kathy Lambert
Kathy Lambert is a United States Non-partisan member of the King County Council, the legislative body for King County, Washington. Lambert is in her second full term representing the third district, which includes North Bend, Snoqualmie, Issaquah, Sammamish, Fall City, Preston, Duvall, Redmond,...
- District 4 - Larry Phillips
Larry Phillips is a Democratic member of the King County Council in Washington state in the United States. Phillips has served on the Council since 1991, representing the fourth district, which includes the Seattle neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard, Fremont, Belltown, Capitol Hill,...
- District 5 - Julia Patterson
Julia Patterson is the chair of the King County Council.A graduate of the University of Washington with a B.A. in English, Patterson launched her political career by assisting in the effort to incorporate the City of Seatac. In 1989 she was elected as a founding member of the SeaTac city council...
- District 6 - Jane Hague
- District 7 - Pete von Reichbauer
Pete von Reichbauer is a member of the King County Council, representing District 7, a 124 square mile region of south King County which includes the cities of Algona, Washington, Federal Way, Washington, and portions of Milton, Washington, Pacific, Washington, and Auburn, Washington-External...
- District 8 - Dow Constantine
Dow Constantine is a Democratic politician from Washington State, the Chairman of the King County Council, and has served on the nine-member council for eight years...
- District 9 - Reagan Dunn
Reagan Dunn is a member of the King County Council representing the ninth district of King County, which includes Bellevue, Newcastle, Renton, Maple Valley, Kent, Covington, Black Diamond, Enumclaw, and large swaths of unincorporated King County. Dunn was appointed to the council in 2005 after then...
Politics
Presidential Election Results
| Year |
Democrat The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
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| 2008 |
70.30% 648,230 |
28.17% 259,716 |
| 2004 |
64.95% 580,378 |
33.69% 301,043 |
| 2000 |
60.02% 476,700 |
34.40% 273,171 |
| 1996 |
56.38% 417,846 |
31.41% 232,811 |
| 1992 |
50.23% 391,050 |
27.36% 212,986 |
| 1988 |
53.88% 349,663 |
44.78% 290,574 |
| 1984 |
46.71% 298,620 |
52.09% 332,987 |
| 1980 |
39.16% 235,046 |
45.42% 272,567 |
King County, which includes Seattle, is a major center for liberal politics and is a
bastionA bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall , facilitating active defense against assaulting troops...
for the
Democratic PartyThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
. In the 2008 election,
Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
defeated
John McCainJohn Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
in the county by 40%, a larger margin than any previous election. King County has also been the deciding factor for the Democrats in a few recent close statewide elections. In 2000, it was King County that pushed
Maria CantwellMaria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and is a member of the Democratic Party. Previously she served in the Washington House of Representatives and one term as member of the United States House of Representatives from...
's total over that of incumbent
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
Slade GortonThomas Slade Gorton III is an American politician. A Republican, he was a U.S. senator from Washington state from 1981 until 1987, and then from 1989 until 2001. He held both of the state's Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice as an incumbent; in 1986 by Brock...
, winning her a seat in the
United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
. In 2004, King County gave a lead to Democrat
Christine GregoireChristine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the current Governor and former Attorney General of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in the 2008 gubernatorial election...
in the second recount in the state's
razor-thin governor's raceThe election for governor of Washington on November 2, 2004 gained national attention for its legal twists, turns and extremely close finish. Notable for being among the closest political races in United States election history, Republican Dino Rossi was declared the winner in the initial automated...
, pushing her ahead of Republican
Dino RossiDino Rossi is a former Washington State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor of Washington in the 2004 election, the closest gubernatorial election in Washington's history. Rossi led Democrat Christine Gregoire after two machine counts by 261 votes and 47 votes, respectively, before losing...
, who led by 261 votes after the initial count. Both candidates were from King County--Rossi from
SammamishSammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 34,104 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, and Gregoire from
AuburnAuburn is a city in King and Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 40,314 at the 2000 census; the State of Washington Office of Financial Management estimates the City of Auburn's population to be 67,485 as of April 1, 2008...
.
The suburbs east and south of Seattle have historically tended to be moderate. In the 2005 County Executive race, Republican David Irons beat Democrat Ron Sims outside of Seattle (which voted 74% for Sims), but in 2004,
John KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, and is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....
received landslide victories in much of the
BellevueBellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 109,569 at the 2000 census, but by 2007 had grown to an...
and
RedmondRedmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 45,256 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 48,739 in 2006. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America...
areas. Generally the suburbs are becoming more liberal on the state and county levels.
In 2004, voters passed a referendum reducing the size of the County Council from 13 members to 9. This resulted in all council seats ending up on the 2005 ballot.
Some residents of eastern King County have long desired to secede and form their own county. This movement was most vocal in the mid-1990s (see
Cedar County, Washington). It has recently been revived as
Cascade County. According to a map published by the
Seattle Times, four different geographic borders are being considered. Additional plans (see
Skykomish County, WashingtonSkykomish County is a county proposed to be carved out of Snohomish and King Counties in Washington state, USA. The name comes from the Skykomish River, which flows through the proposed county's boundaries....
) also exist or have existed.
Geography
King County has nearly twice the land area of the state of Rhode Island. According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 2,307 square miles (5,974 km²). It is the 11th largest county in Washington (of 39) by area. 2,126 square miles (5,506 km²) of it is land and 180 square miles (467 km²) of it is water. 7.82% of the total area is water. The highest point in the county is
Mount DanielMount Daniel is the highest summit on the Cascade Range crest of Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the central Washington, USA. It is the highest point in King and Kittitas counties. Streams on its eastern slopes form the headwaters of the Cle Elum River....
at 2426 meters (7,959 feet) above sea level.
King County borders
Snohomish CountySnohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 704,300 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and...
to the north,
Kitsap CountyKitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2000, its population was 231,969. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....
to the west,
Kittitas CountyKittitas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 33,362. Its county seat is Ellensburg, which is also the county's largest city....
to the east, and
Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce....
to the south. It also shares a small border with
Chelan CountyChelan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its population was 66,616 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is part of the 'Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The county seat is at Wenatchee, which is also the county's largest city...
to the northeast. King County includes
Vashon IslandVashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,123 at the 2000 census...
and
Maury IslandMaury Island is a small island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. The island is rural with...
in
Puget SoundPuget Sound is a sound or complex of inland marine waterways in the northwestern part of Washington, United States, extending from the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca south to the head of the sound at the state capital of Olympia. It branches out from Admiralty Inlet and Deception Pass...
.
King County
 |
TerrainTerrain, or relief, is the third or vertical dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...
- Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
- Issaquah Alps
The Issaquah Alps are the highlands near Issaquah, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, including Cougar Mountain, Squak Mountain, Tiger Mountain, Taylor Mountain, Rattlesnake Ridge, and Grand Ridge. They were named in 1977 by noted nature author Harvey Manning within the pages of his trail guidebook...
- Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington extends more than along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canadian border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Forest headquarters are located in the city of Everett....
- Mount Daniel
Mount Daniel is the highest summit on the Cascade Range crest of Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the central Washington, USA. It is the highest point in King and Kittitas counties. Streams on its eastern slopes form the headwaters of the Cle Elum River....
, the highest point
- Mount Si
Mount Si is a small mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. Although just high, it lies on the western margin of the Cascade Range just above the coastal plains around Puget Sound, and towers over the nearby town of North Bend. The mountain was named after local homesteader Josiah "Uncle Si"...
- Harbor Island
- Maury Island
Maury Island is a small island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. The island is rural with...
- Mercer Island
Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The city is within the Seattle Metropolitan Area and its population was 22,650 in 2008, according to the 2008 US Census Bureau population estimates. - History...
- Sammamish Plateau
- Vashon Island
Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,123 at the 2000 census...
WaterWater is an ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is essential for all known forms of life.In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam. Water covers 71%...
- Cedar River
The Cedar River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. About long , it originates in the Cascade Range and flows generally west and northwest, emptying into the southern end of Lake Washington...
- Coal Creek
Coal Creek is a creek in Newcastle, Washington, on Seattle's Eastside. It is named for the coal mining industry prominent in the area in the 19th century. There is a popular trail which parallels the creek, allowing views of defunct coal mining equipment and even some bits of coal sitting on the...
- Green/Duwamish River
The Duwamish River is the name of the lower of Washington state's Green River. Its industrialized estuary is known as the Duwamish Waterway.- History :...
- Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is the body of water on which Seattle, Washington is located. A line drawn from Alki Point in the south to West Point in the north serves to mark the generally accepted division between the bay and the open sound...
- Tolt River
The Tolt River is located in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains in north central King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river begins at the confluence of the North Fork Tolt and South Fork Tolt rivers. It flows southwest joining the Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Washington...
- Issaquah Creek
Issaquah Creek is a small stream flowing through the city of Issaquah and nearby communities, in the U.S. state of Washington. Its headwaters are on the slopes Cougar, Squak, Tiger, and Taylor mountains in the Issaquah Alps. Tributaries of Issaquah Creek include Holder Creek, Carey Creek,...
- Lake Sammamish
Lake Sammamish is a lake east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It lies to the east of Lake Washington and to the west of the Sammamish Plateau, and is long and wide. Lake Sammamish runs north and south, stretching from the city of Issaquah, Washington in the south to...
- Lake Washington
Lake Washington is the largest natural lake in King County and the second largest in Washington . It is bordered by the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south and Kenmore on the north, and surrounds Mercer Island...
- Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound or complex of inland marine waterways in the northwestern part of Washington, United States, extending from the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca south to the head of the sound at the state capital of Olympia. It branches out from Admiralty Inlet and Deception Pass...
- Snoqualmie River
The Snoqualmie River is a long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the town of Snoqualmie...
- White River
The White River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner...
- Melakwa Lake
Melakwa Lake is a lake in King County, Washington. The name Melakwa comes from a local native term for "mosquito". It is located along the Pratt River just below the river's true source.- Access :...
Major highways
Interstate 5Interstate 5 in Washington is a highway in the U.S. state of Washington that extends from its border with Oregon to its border with Canada...
Interstate 90Interstate 90 , a transcontinental Interstate Highway from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts, crosses the state of Washington before crossing the Idaho state line between Spokane and Post Falls...
Interstate 405Interstate 405 in Washington is a stretch of freeway that bypasses Seattle east of Lake Washington. The northern terminus is in Lynnwood and the southern terminus is in Tukwila...
U.S. Route 2In the U.S. state of Washington, U.S. Route 2 is the northernmost all-weather highway through the Cascade Mountains. It runs from Everett east to the Idaho state line in Newport, crossing the Cascades at Stevens Pass and passing through Wenatchee and Spokane....
Adjacent counties
- Snohomish County, Washington
Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 704,300 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and...
- north
- Chelan County, Washington
Chelan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its population was 66,616 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is part of the 'Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The county seat is at Wenatchee, which is also the county's largest city...
- east/northeast
- Kittitas County, Washington
Kittitas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 33,362. Its county seat is Ellensburg, which is also the county's largest city....
- east/southeast
- Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce....
- south
- Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2000, its population was 231,969. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....
- west
National protected areaProtected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental value, or environmental plus cultural values. Examples include parks, nature reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries...
s
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park commemorating the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. The gold rush was in the Yukon Territory, and this park comprises staging areas for the trek there, and routes leading in its direction...
(part, also in Skagway, AlaskaSkagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862...
)
- Snoqualmie National Forest
Snoqualmie National Forest was established in Washington on July 1, 1908 from a portion of Washington National Forest with 961,120 acres. On October 13, 1933 part of Rainier National Forest was added. In 1974 Snoqualmie was administratively combined with Mount Baker National Forest to make Mount...
(part)
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 1,737,034 people, 710,916 households, and 420,151 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 817 people per square mile (315/km²). There were 742,237 housing units at an average density of 349 per square mile (135/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.73%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 5.40%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.92%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 10.81%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.52%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 2.56% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 4.06% from two or more races. 5.48% of the population were Hispanic or
LatinoRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race. 13.2% were of German, 9.1%
EnglishThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
, 8.3%
IrishThe Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
and 5.5%
NorwegianNorwegians are a Northern European ethnic group found mostly in Norway and other Scandinavian countries, as well as many other countries in diaspora...
ancestry according to Census 2000. 81.7% spoke
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
, 4.2%
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, 2.3%
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(incl. all variations), 1.5%
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, 1.3%
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and 1.0%
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as their first language.
There were 710,916 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.40% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.90% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 34.70% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.
The
center of populationIn demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region, on average. Mathematically, it corresponds to the geometric median of the inhabitants.- Determination :...
of Washington in the year 2000 was located in the city of
EnumclawEnumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,116 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Washington is located in Enumclaw ....
, in King County.
The median income for a household in the county was $53,157, and the median income for a family was $66,035 (these figures had risen to $64,915 and $82,879 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $45,802 versus $34,321 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $29,521. About 5.30% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.40% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.
Census-recognized communities
See also Cities in King County.
Incorporated areas
- Algona
Algona is a city in King County, Washington, United States, and the Seattle metropolitan area, surrounded by the suburbs of Auburn to the north and east, Pacific to the south, and unincorporated King County to the west...
- Auburn
Auburn is a city in King and Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 40,314 at the 2000 census; the State of Washington Office of Financial Management estimates the City of Auburn's population to be 67,485 as of April 1, 2008...
(partial)
- Beaux Arts Village
Beaux Arts Village is a town located in the Eastside, an affluent region of King County, Washington, United States in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is the smallest municipal jurisdiction in the county, with a population of 307 as of the 2000 census and a land area of 0.1 sq mi...
- Bellevue
Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 109,569 at the 2000 census, but by 2007 had grown to an...
- Black Diamond
Black Diamond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,970 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Black Diamond ranks 64th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-History:Black Diamond was...
- Bothell
Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. The population was 30,150 at the time of the 2000 census...
(partial)
- Burien
Burien is a city in King County, Washington, United States, just south of Seattle. The population was 31,881 in the 2000 census.-History:...
- Carnation
Carnation is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,893 at the 2000 census.-History:Carnation was officially incorporated on December 31 1912, as Tolt. The name was changed to Carnation in 1917, back to Tolt on May 3 1928, and finally back to Carnation again on...
- Clyde Hill
Clyde Hill is a city located in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington, United States, and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town of Kirkland lies to the northeast, while the satellite city of Bellevue is located to the east and south. Lake Washington is also nearby, providing...
- Covington
Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,783 at the time of the 2000 census. Prior to the 2000 census, Covington was counted as part of Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness CDP.-History:...
- Des Moines
Des Moines is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,267 at the 2000 census. The city has been the subject to land buyouts because of noise from aircraft landing or taking off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport three kilometers to the north of Des Moines...
- Duvall
Duvall is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located on SR 203, halfway between Monroe and Carnation. The population was 4,616 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Enumclaw
Enumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,116 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Washington is located in Enumclaw ....
- Federal Way
Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is considered a commuter town by some people and is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, Auburn, unincorporated King County, and Milton...
- Hunts Point
Hunts Point is a town located in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington, United States, and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town is located on a small peninsula surrounded by Lake Washington, and is near the suburbs of Medina , Clyde Hill , Yarrow Point , and Kirkland , as...
- Issaquah
Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,212 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the State of Washington to be ranked....
- Kenmore
Kenmore is a city in King County, Washington, United States, along the northernmost shores of Lake Washington...
- Kent
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States. The second largest city in south King County and the ninth largest in the state, Kent has the third largest industrial area in the United States. Often considered an outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is the corporate home for...
- Kirkland
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 45,054 at the 2000 census; its estimated 2006 population of 46,476 makes it the ninth largest city in King County and the nineteenth largest city in the state.Features of...
- Lake Forest Park
Lake Forest Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States, just north of Seattle. A bedroom community by design, most of the city consists of single-family housing on medium to large-sized lots, with an emphasis placed on retaining the natural features of the landscape...
- Maple Valley
Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 14,209 at the 2000 census.-History:Maple Valley was officially incorporated in 1997....
- Medina
Medina is a city located in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington, United States. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the satellite city of Bellevue. The city's population was 3,011...
- Mercer Island
Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The city is within the Seattle Metropolitan Area and its population was 22,650 in 2008, according to the 2008 US Census Bureau population estimates. - History...
- Milton
Milton is a city in King and Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 5,795 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Milton is located at ....
(partial)
- Newcastle
Newcastle is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Its population was 7,737 at the 2000 census.Although Newcastle was not incorporated until 1994, it has been an important settlement and town since the late 1800s and played a major role in the development of Seattle and the Seattle region...
- Normandy Park
Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,392 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, Normandy Park ranks 26th of 522 areas in the state of Washington.-History:...
- North Bend
North Bend is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The town was made famous by David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks Since the Weyerhaeuser sawmill closed, North Bend has become an upscale bedroom community for the Eastside of Seattle, Washington, with property values more than...
- Pacific
Pacific is a city in King and Pierce counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Located primarily in King County, the population was 5,527 at the 2000 census. Like its northern neighbor Algona, Pacific is sometimes mistaken for a part of Auburn.- History :...
(partial)
- Redmond
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 45,256 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 48,739 in 2006. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America...
- Renton
Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 13 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. The State of Washington Office of Financial Management estimates the City of Renton's population to be 82,548 as of May 2009...
- Sammamish
Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 34,104 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- SeaTac
SeaTac is a city in southern King County, Washington, United States, and an outlying suburb of Seattle. The name of the city is an example of a blend, alluding to the city's location between Seattle and Tacoma, though it is approximately twice as far from downtown Tacoma as it is from downtown...
- Seattle
- Shoreline
Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States, north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2000 census, the population was 53,025, making it the 14th largest city in the state of Washington....
- Skykomish
Skykomish is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census, down from an estimated peak of "several thousand" in the 1920s....
- Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington. The city is home to the Northwest Railway Museum. The population was 1,631 at the 2000 census...
- Tukwila
Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States, about 6 miles south of Seattle. The population was 17,181 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Woodinville
Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,194 at the 2000 census. There is also a much larger population with Woodinville mailing addresses in adjacent unincorporated areas of King and Snohomish counties...
- Yarrow Point
Yarrow Point is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Yarrow Point ranks 4th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Yarrow Point is located at...
Census-designated places (CDPs)
- Ames Lake
Ames Lake is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Ames Lake ranks 9th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Ames Lake is...
- Baring
Baring is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census. It is a mountain area, located within the Stevens Pass area.-Geography:Baring is located at ....
- Bryn Mawr-Skyway
Bryn Mawr-Skyway is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,977 at the 2000 census.Bryn Mawr-Skyway is the only census-designated place in the Seattle metro area to report a majority-minority population in the 2000 Census...
- Cascade-Fairwood
Cascade-Fairwood is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 34,580 at the 2000 census. Based on per capita income Cascade-Fairwood ranks 77th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked....
- Cottage Lake
Cottage Lake is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,330 at the 2000 census. The lake itself falls within the 98072 zip code, while the developments east of the lake fall under the 98077 zip code....
- East Hill-Meridian
East Hill-Meridian is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 29,308 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Hill-Meridian is located at ....
- East Renton Highlands
East Renton Highlands is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States, located between Issaquah and Renton. The population was 13,264 at the 2000 census....
- Eastgate
Eastgate is a census-designated place in unincorporated King County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,558 at the 2000 census....
- Fall City
Fall City is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. Located 26 miles east of Seattle, the community lies along the Snoqualmie River. The population was 1,638 at the 2000 census...
- Hobart
Hobart is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,251 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Hobart ranks 31st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Hobart is located...
- Inglewood-Finn Hill
Inglewood-Finn Hill is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 22,661 at the 2000 census....
- Kingsgate
Kingsgate is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 12,222 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Kingsgate ranks 70th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.In 2006, neighboring...
- Lake Marcel-Stillwater
Lake Marcel-Stillwater is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Marcel-Stillwater is located at ....
- Lake Morton-Berrydale
Lake Morton-Berrydale is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,659 at the 2000 census....
- Lakeland North
Lakeland North is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 15,085 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeland North is located at ....
- Lakeland South
Lakeland South is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,436 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lakeland South ranks 65th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be...
- Lea Hill
Lea Hill is a neighborhood of the city of Auburn, Washington, United States. The community is a new part of the city: it was annexed on January 1, 2008, after Auburn and Lea Hill residents approved the annexation...
- Maple Heights-Lake Desire
Maple Heights-Lake Desire is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census....
- Mirrormont
Mirrormont is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States, directly south of Issaquah. The population was 3,804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mirrormont is located at ....
- Ravensdale
Ravensdale is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. It is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone...
- Riverbend
Riverbend is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,230 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Riverbend ranks 87th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Riverbend...
- Riverton-Boulevard Park
Riverton-Boulevard Park is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverton-Boulevard Park is located at ....
- Tanner
Tanner is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,966 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Tanner ranks 46th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Tanner is located...
- Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Union Hill-Novelty Hill is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,265 at the 2000 census....
- Vashon
- West Lake Sammamish
- White Center
White Center is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It lies between Seattle and Burien and has been considered a possible target of annexation by both. The population was 20,975 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Other communities
This list may contain communities located entirely within incorporated citiesA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
, townA town is a type of settlement ranging from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition...
s, or CDPsA census-designated place is a type of place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
, which should be removed.
- Adelaide
- Alpental
- Avondale
- Bayne
- Bitter Lake
- Buena
- Burton
Burton is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It is a historic waterfront residential area on Vashon Island. The town of Burton sits at the isthmus between Inner and Outer Quartermaster Harbor. The town was named in 1892 by Mrs. Miles Hatch after her home town in Illinois, and...
- Cedar Falls
- Coal Creek
- Crystal Mountain
- Cumberland
Cumberland is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. Originally a mining camp, Cumberland gained a post office on October 13, 1894. Today, the Enumclaw post office serves this area. Although many other mining camps in the area have disappeared, Cumberland can still be found in the...
- Denny Creek
- Dockton
Dockton is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It is located on Maury Island, along Quartermaster Harbor. Although once an industrial center, Dockton today is a primarily residential area, with many commuters taking the ferry to nearby Tacoma.-History:Dockton, one of the first...
- Duwamish
- Earlmount
- East Union
- Ernie's Grove
Ernie's Grove is a small unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States, near the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of the city of Snoqualmie....
- Fairwood
Cascade-Fairwood is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 34,580 at the 2000 census. Based on per capita income Cascade-Fairwood ranks 77th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked....
- Four Corners
- Garcia
- Grotto
Grotto is a small unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. It is located on Highway 2 west of Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains, near the town of Skykomish. Grotto is known for its scenic mountain environment....
- Hazelwood
- Houghton
Houghton is one of the lakeside neighborhoods of the city of Kirkland, Washington. Consisting mostly of upscale, single-family homes, Houghton overlooks Lake Washington and is one of the wealthier districts of the Eastside suburbs of Seattle. The village was named for Willard Houghton, a local...
- Juanita
Juanita, Washington is an unincorporated area of King County located between the cities of Kirkland, Bothell, and Kenmore along the northeast edge of Lake Washington. Due to increasing development in the last two decades, it has become the subject of consideration for potential annexation by both...
- Kanaskat
- Kangley
Kangley is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. It is located near Kanaskat-Palmer State Park.Kangley should not be confused with Langley, a waterfront community in Island County....
- Kennydale
Kennydale is a neighborhood in Renton, Washington, in the United States. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 4,840
- Klahanie
Klahanie is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. Klahanie is an upscale planned community between the cities of Sammamish and Issaquah.In a 2005 vote, residents of Klahanie rejected incorporation into nearby Issaquah....
- Krain
Krain was an unincorporated community in south King County, Washington, just north of Enumclaw. The area now centers on the intersection of SR 169 and SE 400th St. An inn and restaurant has been located at the corner since 1916, and the nearby Holy Family Krain Cemetery dates back to at least...
- Lake Alice
- Lake Joy
- Lake Sawyer
- McMicken Heights
- Midway
- Mirror Lake
- Morganville
- Naco
- Newport Hills
- North City
- Osceola
Osceola was an unincorporated community that existed in King County, Washington, around the turn of the century, about two miles southeast of Enumclaw. Today not much remains except the last surviving one-room schoolhouse on the Enumclaw plateau; it is now the Osceola Community Club, a women's...
- Palmer
Palmer is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. It is located along the Green River next to the Kanaskat-Palmer State Park....
- Portage
Portage is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. It is located on a man-made isthmus between Maury Island and Vashon Island....
- Preston
Preston is a small unincorporated exurban community located east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. The community was named after railway official William T. Preston....
- Queensgate
- Redondo
- Redondo Beach
- Richmond Beach
- Richmond Highlands
- Selleck
Selleck is a former company town in Washington, located at . As the sole surviving company mill town in King County, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a King County landmark....
- Scenic
- Shorewood
- Spring Glen
- Sylvan Beach
Sylvan Beach, is a community located in King County, Washington, on the west side of Vashon Island on Colvos Passage. It is known as one of Vashon's walk-in communities, since most of the homes can only be reached by walking in from the road on the community's boardwalk...
- Tahlequah
Tahlequah is a community on the southern end of Vashon Island in Puget Sound, Washington state. It is best known for being the north end of the short Point Defiance-Tahlequah Washington State Ferries run....
- Totem Lake
- Wabash
- Wilderness Village
- Woodmont Beach
Woodmont Beach, a now private beach, is located in Des Moines, Washington at 47 21'36.94"N 122 19'26.75"W elev 10' . It is located in South King County along the shore of Puget Sound....
Ghost towns
- Cedar Falls
- Franklin
Franklin was a coal mining town located in east King County, Washington, near the current Hanging Gardens State Park.-History:The community was established in the early 1880s, with a post office established by 1886. In May 1891, African-American were lured to Franklin from Missouri, Illinois,...
- Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Washington, is a ghost town in King County, Washington, USA. Also known as Green River Hot Springs, the town was first settled under the name Kendon by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1886. Hot Springs was at one time home to a large sanatorium built around the natural hot springs in...
- Lester
Lester was a small town near Stampede Pass, just south of Snoqualmie Pass in King County, founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway ....
- Nagrom
Nagrom was a town in King County . A logging company town, Nagrom was located in the Green River watershed between Enumclaw and Lester. The town was built by the Morgan Lumber Company and named after E. G. Morgan, the company founder and owner...
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Tye
- Wellington
Wellington, later known as Tye, was a small unincorporated railroad community on the Great Northern Railway in northeastern King County, Washington. Founded in 1893, it was located at the west portal of the original Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pass...
- Weston
Weston, Washington, began life sometime in the 1880s. Not much is known about this tiny railway town other than at some point it was home to some railway facilities for the Northern Pacific Railway, including a possible turntable, a roundhouse for extra steam engines to help trains to get up the...
Schools
- Auburn School District
Auburn School District No. 408 is a public school district in King County, Washington, seated in Auburn. The district encompasses a 62-mile area bridging King County, Washington and Pierce County, Washington, and serves approximately 70,500 residents in Auburn, Algona, Pacific, Lake Tapps, and a...
- Bellevue School District
Bellevue School District No. 405 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA that serves the communities of Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Medina, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, Beaux Arts Village, and portions of Renton, Newcastle, Issaquah, Kirkland and Redmond. As of October 10, 2006, the...
- Enumclaw School District
-Schools:*Enumclaw High School*Enumclaw Middle School*Thunder Mountain Middle School*Black Diamond Elementary School*Byron Kibler Elementary School*Southwood Elementary School*Sunrise Elementary School*Westwood Elementary School...
- Federal Way School District
Federal Way Public Schools is a school district covering all of Federal Way, Washington and portions of Kent, Des Moines, and unincorporated county land between the city and Auburn, totaling 35 square miles . There are 37 schools in the district...
- Highline School District
Highline Public Schools is a public school system in Washington. As of October 2007, it serves 17,331 students and has 997 teachers. Highline serves the cities of Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac as well as areas of unincorporated King County such as White Center and Boulevard...
- Issaquah School District
Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA, serving the city of Issaquah as well as portions of Sammamish, Renton, Bellevue, and Newcastle....
- Kent School District
The Kent School District #415 includes the cities of Kent, Covington, Maple Valley, parts of the cities of Renton and Black Diamond, and neighboring unincorporated areas in King County, Washington. Covering 73 square miles , the Kent School District has 40 schools...
- Lake Washington School District
The Lake Washington School District #414 is a public school district in King County, Washington. it is the fifth-largest school district in Washington. It serves the region to the east of Lake Washington, one of the wealthiest in the Puget Sound area...
- Mercer Island School District
The Mercer Island School District is a public U.S. school district in Washington. Located in an affluent suburb of Seattle, Mercer Island, it has a strong academic reputation...
- Northshore School District
Northshore School District is a public school district covering portions of both King County and Snohomish County, Washington. The district's service area covers Bothell , Woodinville, Kenmore as well as portions of Kirkland, Brier and Redmond.The district is administered by a school board...
- Renton School District
- Riverview School District
Riverview School District No. 407 is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA and contains within its boundaries, the communities of Duvall, Carnation, and the surrounding areas...
- Seattle School District
- Shoreline School District
The Shoreline School District is the school district in an established residential community north of Seattle and includes the cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park in the U.S. state of Washington...
- Snoqualmie School District
The Snoqualmie Valley School District is located in King County, Washington. Located about out of Seattle it is at the foothills of Snoqualmie Pass. It covers over which makes it one of the geographically largest school districts in Washington State...
- Tahoma School District
Tahoma School District serves 7,200 students in grades pre-K-12 in and around Maple Valley, Washington, a suburban community in southeast King County, about 30 miles southeast of Seattle....
- Tukwila School District
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