Seattle
City in and county seat of King County, State of Washington, United States
Also known as Seattle, Washington · Seattle, WA · Duwamps · New York Alki · Emerald City
- Country
- Located in
- Population
- 737,015(April 1, 2020)
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2020 United States Censusdata.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Populations%20and%20People&g=0100000US,%241600000&y=2020Retrieved 2022-01-01
- , 744,955(July 2018)
- , 608,660(April 1, 2010)
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2010 U.S. Gazetteer FilesRetrieved 2020-07-09
- 2.Stated in 2010 United States Censusdata.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0100000US%241600000&y=2010&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29Retrieved 2022-05-10
- 737,015(April 1, 2020)
- Area
- 369.2436 km²(2016)
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- , 369.4662 km²(April 1, 2010)
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- 369.2436 km²(2016)
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Head of government
- Katie Wilson(since 2026)
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- , Ed Murray(2014–2017)
1
- , Greg Nickels(2002–2009)
- +11 more
- Katie Wilson(since 2026)
- Founded
- November 13, 1851
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- November 13, 1851
- Postal code
- 98101
- , 98102
- , 98103
- +56 more
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
319 statements · 24% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Twinned administrative body
- Daejeon(since 1989)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Daejeon”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/daejeon
- 2.daejeon.go.kr/drh/DrhContentsHtmlView.do?menuSeq=1735
- 3.“Sister Cities”daejeon.go.kr/english/EngSisterCities.do?menuSeq=7028
- Gdynia(since 1993)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities.Gdynia”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/gdynia
- 2.“Miasta siostrzane. Seattle.”gdynia.pl/bip/miasta-siostrzane,1760/seattle,341505
- 3.“Seattle's Sister Cities.”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-sister-cities
- 4.“Współpraca z miastami siostrzanymi”bip.um.gdynia.pl/miasta-siostrzane,1760/wspolpraca-z-miastami-siostrzanymi,341487
- Beersheba(since 1977)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Beersheba”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/beer-sheva
- Bergen(since 1970)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Bergen”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/bergen
- Cebu City(since 1991)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Cebu City”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/cebu
- Chongqing(since 1983)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Chongqing”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/chongqing
- Christchurch(since 1981)
1
Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Christchurch”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/christchurch
- Galway(since 1986)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Galway”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/galway
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- Haiphong(since 1996)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Haiphong”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/haiphong
- Kaohsiung(since 1991)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Kaohsiung”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/kaohsiung
- Kobe(since 1957)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Kobe”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/kobe
- Mombasa(since 1981)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Mombasa”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/mombasa
- Limbe(since 1984)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Limbe.”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/limbe
- Mazatlán
1
Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Mazatlán.”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/mazatlan
- Nantes(since 1980)
1
Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Nantes”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/nantes
- Pécs(since 1991)
2
Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Pécs”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/pecs
- 2.pecs.hu/testvervarosok-partnervarosok/
- Perugia(since 1993)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Perugia”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/perugia
- Reykjavík(since 1986)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Reykjavík”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/reykjavik
- Sihanoukville Province(since 1999)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Sihanoukville”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/sihanoukville
- Surabaya(since 1991)
2
Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities. Surabaya”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/surabaya
- 2.surabaya.go.id/uploads/attachments/2015/12/4081/ilppd_ta_2013.pdf
- Goiânia
- Tashkent(since 1973)
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Sources- 1.“Seattle's Sister Cities.Tashkent”seattle.gov/oir/sister-cities/seattles-21-sister-cities/tashkent
- Chimbote
- Sihanoukville
- Daejeon(since 1989)
- Nickname
- Emerald City founded: 1982
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Sources- 1.tripsavvy.com/why-is-seattle-the-emerald-city-2964993Retrieved 2020-07-09
- 2.Stated in HistoryLink.org
- Queen City founded: 1869
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- Jet City
- Emerald City founded: 1982
- Located in or next to body of water
- Lake Union
- Elliott Bay
- Green Lake
- Lake Washington
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- Puget Sound
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Onlinebritannica.com/place/Seattle-WashingtonRetrieved 2020-07-10
- Native label
- Seattle(since 1853)
- New York Alki(1851–1853)
- Official symbol
- great blue heron(since 2003)
- Dahlia(since 1913)
- Motto text
- The City of Flowers(since 1942)
- The City of Goodwill(since 1990)
- Member of
- Creative Cities Network(since 2017) subject has role: City of Literature
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- Creative Cities Network(since 2017) subject has role: City of Literature
- Water as percent of area
- 41.1556%(April 1, 2010)
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- 41.1556%(April 1, 2010)
- Hashtag
- Seattle
- Per capita income
- $63,610(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Number of households
- 344,629(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2016–2020 American Community Surveydata.census.gov/cedsci/table?d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20TablesRetrieved 2022-05-05
- 344,629(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Territory overlaps
- Seattle–Tacoma urban area subject has role: primary place
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- Seattle–Tacoma urban area subject has role: primary place
- Official name
- Seattle
- Name
- Tây Nhã Đồ nature of statement: sometimes
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Sources- 1.tapchicongthuong.vn/michael-jackson-truoc-nam-1975-duoc-phien-am-thanh-manh-khac-lac-khac-ton--va-hon-100--ten-quoc-gia--dia-danh--ca-si--dien-vien-dien-anh--doc-len-rat-la-tai-65715.htm
- 2.trinm.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/lan-man-v%E1%BB%81-vi%E1%BB%87t-hoa-d%E1%BB%8Ba-danh-va-ten-danh-nhan/
- Tây Nhã Đồ nature of statement: sometimes
On other databases
143 identifiers linking Seattle across the web's reference databases
- AbART institution ID35705
- All the Tropes article IDSeattle
- AllTrails trail IDus/washington/seattle
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier1769391953383306374
- ArchINFORM location ID2022
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlineseattle
- Autonomous system number3401
- Ballotpedia IDSeattle,_Washington
- BBC News topic IDcewrr8kw4kgt
- BBC Things IDd3cbd167-06d7-42c3-b23a-cce2657356c8
- Biblioteca Nacional de México ID000046409
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID15337866t
- Bing entity ID5fbba6b8-85e1-4d41-9444-d9055436e473
- Britannica Kids kids level article ID627834
- Britannica Kids scholars level article ID66495
- Britannica Kids students level article ID276963
- British Museum place IDx62617
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDseattle
- C-SPAN organization ID16462
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10196944
- CERL Thesaurus IDcnl00030484
- Comic Vine ID4020-57170
- Curlie IDRegional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Localities/S/Seattle/
- Data Commons IDgeoId/5363000
- Database of Canada's Early Women Writers IDplace/257
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--797772
- Domain nameseattle.wa.us
- DPLA subject termSeattle (Wash.)
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Seattle-Washington
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDseattle
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)inOtz
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)561071
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ2471947
- Facebook location ID110843418940484
- FactGrid item IDQ235862
- Famous Birthdays IDcity/seattle-wa
- Fancyclopedia 3 IDSeattle,_WA
- FAST ID1204940
- FIPS 55-3 (locations in the US)53-63000
- Freebase ID/m/0d9jr
- GeoNames ID5809844
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7014494
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-517
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Seattle
- GitHub topicseattle
- GND ID4054058-3
- GNIS Feature ID1512650
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm0d9jr
- Google Maps Customer ID1163447431833376154
- Google News topics IDCAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNR1E1YW5JU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDseattle
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0061540
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDSeattle_-_by_i_Washington,_USA
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)3667209
- Grove Art Online IDT077260
- Gynopedia IDSeattle
- Harper's tagseattle
- Hiking Project area ID8010745
- HistoryLink essay number7934
- House Divided ID38115
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID55111
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30909
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2097801
- IdRef ID028726030
- IMDb keywordseattle-washington
- Instagram location ID213941548
- Instagram usernamecityofseattlegov
- Interlingual Index IDi84741
- International Jewish Cemetery Project IDusa/washington-state-wa/seattle-king-county-and-kitsap-county
- J-GLOBAL ID200906038336753051
- J9U entity ID987007559517305171
- Larousse IDville/wd/143707
- Lemmy community IDseattle@lemmy.world
- Lex IDSeattle
- Libraries Australia ID35487256
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79041965
- LittleSis organization ID163068
- LocalWiki IDseattle
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=13247891
- Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot ID131893
- Museum-digital place ID5777
- MusicBrainz area ID10adc6b5-63bf-4b4e-993e-ed83b05c22fc
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/46AC0539-C0E0-41D5-A10A-7511D476BDA8
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls002170874
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000975093
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX459693
- Natural Atlas ID1901097
- NDL Authority ID00628574
- NE.se IDseattle
- NL CR AUT IDxx0029443