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Issaquah , Washington
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Issaquah (Search Issaquah Real Estate)is a city in King County (Search King County Real Estate), Washington, U.S. The population was 11,212 at the 2000 census.

Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Issaquah ranked 6th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.

History

Issaquah was officially incorporated on April 29, 1892.

Initially a small mining town, this town has changed noticeably both in its appearance and economic focus. Issaquah was originally developed to service the mining industry on nearby Tiger Mountain, and began as the town of Gilman, Washington. Costco moved its global headquarters to Issaquah from neighboring Kirkland, Washington. An interesting fact: Boeing's first wooden seaplane was built by employees from Issaquah and took off from Lake Sammamish (located at the northern edge of downtown Issaquah).

Other Issaquah employers include Siemens Medical Solutions' Ultrasound Group, Boehm's Candies, Darigold, and the Hedges Family Estate winery.

Geography

Issaquah is located at 47°32′8″N, 122°2′36″W (47.535573, -122.043298),GR1, at the south end of Lake Sammamish. Neighboring cities include Bellevue and Redmond, both a short 8 miles away, and downtown Seattle 17 miles to the East.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.9 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.35%) is water.

Issaquah is surrounded on three sides by the Issaquah Alps: Cougar Mountain on the west, Squak Mountain to the south, and Tiger Mountain to the east. To the north of Issaquah is Lake Sammamish. Cougar Mountain contains many large residential communities, while Squak and Tiger Mountains have much smaller populations.

Transportation

Issaquah is bisected by the Interstate 90 freeway, which runs from Seattle to Boston, and highway 900, which connects the city to neighboring Renton.

Issaquah Valley Trolley

The Issaquah Valley Trolley is a project by local residents to start a regular trolley service on the remaining section of railroad track in downtown Issaquah together with a northern re-extension of removed track to the southern tip of Lake Sammamish. A longer range goal is to extend the service all the way to downtown Redmond by reinstalling the track along the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish that was removed by King County several years ago.

Cougar Mountain Zoo

The Cougar Mountain Zoo is located on the north slope of Cougar Mountain, just to the west of Issaquah. This eight-acre zoo offers a glimpse at many endangered species from around the world, including many endangered birds from around the world and small lemurs from Madagascar. The highlight of the zoo for many observers are the cougars. The Zoo currently specializes in eight "worlds" of animals: cougars, lemurs, cranes, reindeer, macaws, wallabies, ratites, and camelids. The Zoo is open for general admission Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding the month of December). Each December the Zoo also offers a special Reindeer Festival, during which people may come view, and feed Santa's Reindeer, and visit the "big guy" in person.

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery was built in 1936 under the Federal Works Project Administration [2]. It is located on the Issaquah Creek within the city limits of Issaquah. The hatchery is owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is located in the cultural and geographical heart of Issaquah and is the Department of Fish and Wildlife's most visited hatchery, with an estimated 350,000 visitors a year.

Flight

Issaquah is home to a premiere site where people fly paragliders and hang gliders from the heights of Tiger Mountain. Many people fly year-round (weather permitting) and have flown epic cross-country flights exceeding 50 miles. Also, there use to be a parachuting center in Issaquah.

Schools

There are four major secondary schools (Issaquah, Skyline, and Liberty High Schools), including one "freshman campus" (Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus). Issaquah High School is over 100 years old

Demographics

As of the 2000 censusGR2, there were 11,212 people, 4,840 households, and 2,908 families residing in the city. The population density was 514.1/km² (1,330.9/mi²). There were 5,195 housing units at an average density of 238.2/km² (616.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.95% White, 0.88% African American, 0.63% Native American, 6.04% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.46% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 4.95% of the population.

There were 4,840 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,892, and the median income for a family was $77,274. Males had a median income of $55,049 versus $36,670 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,222. About 3.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Issaquah Neighborhood

  • Preston( Preston )
  • Providence Point( Providence Point )
  • Renton( Renton )
  • South Lake Sammamish( South Lake Sammamish )
  • Squak Mountain ( Squak Mountain )
  • Talus( Talus )
  • Tiger Mountain( Tiger Mountain )
  • Upper Preston( Upper Preston )
  • West Lake Sammamish( West Lake Sammamish )
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