Renton, Washington
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 Location of Renton in King County and Washington |
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 Renton, Washington
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| Coordinates: 47°29′12″N 122°11′43″W / 47.48667°N 122.19528°WCoordinates: 47°29′12″N 122°11′43″W / 47.48667°N 122.19528°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Washington | ||
| County | King | ||
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| • Mayor | Denis Law | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 23.54 sq mi (60.97 km2) | ||
| • Land | 23.12 sq mi (59.88 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 46–410 ft (14–125 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 90,927 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 100,242 | ||
| • Rank | US: 302nd | ||
| • Density | 3,932.8/sq mi (1,518.5/km2) | ||
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| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 98055–98059 | ||
| Area code(s) | 425 | ||
| FIPS code | 53-57745 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1512599 | ||
| Website | www.rentonwa.gov | ||
Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. While long an important salmon fishing area for Native Americans, Renton was first settled by people of European descent in the 1860s, and its early economy was based on coal mining, clay production, and timber export. Today, Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial airplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well known manufacturing, technology, and healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Group Health Cooperative, IKEA, Providence Health & Services, UW Medicine Valley Medical Center, and Wizards of the Coast. As of 2016, the population in Renton is 101,300, up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. Renton currently is the 8th largest city in Washington State, and is the 4th largest in King County. The National Football League's Seattle Seahawks have a training facility in Renton. It is the second-largest facility in the NFL at 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).
Among the first European settlers in the present-day Renton, WA area were Henry Tobin and his wife Diana. The town of Renton was accessed via the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad, the first example of railroad transportation in Seattle. Its' location which was home to many coal mines attracted people such as Erasmus M. Smithers, who is credited with the founding and establishment of the town. Smithers discovered coal there and brought in Charles D. Shattuck as the coal mine operator. Renton was incorporated as a city in 1901 (September 6) when coal mining and timber processing were the most important economic industries in the area. The town was prone to flooding from the Cedar and Black Rivers. In 1916 the completion of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the surface of Lake Washington several feet which consequently eliminated drainage of Lake Washington through the Black River. The Cedar River was then diverted to drain into Lake Washington instead of the Black River. The culmination of these actions reduced the threat of annual flooding.
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