Seattle is a derivative of the Indian name “Sealth.” Sealth was a chief of the Suquamish tribe at the time the first white settlers arrived in 1851.
November 13, 1851 by the Denny Party, who had made their way from Portland, Oregon to what is now Alki Point in West Seattle.
Seattle is located at latitude 47.39’N, longitude 122.17’W, on the eastern shore of Puget Sound, approximately 90 air miles east of the Pacific coastline and 113 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border (49th Parallel).
Seattle has 147.52 miles of fresh water shoreline and 53.38 miles of salt water shoreline for a total of 200.90 miles of shoreline (source 1). Puget Sound has 500 square miles of water, 1,400 miles of shoreline and some 300 islands. The average depth is 205 feet with a maximum depth of 930 feet. The average water temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
City of Seattle |
King County |
Washington State |
|
2021 | 733,904 | 2,252,305 | 7,738,692 |
2019 | 753,655 | 2,252,782 | 7,614,893 |
2018 | 744,949 | 2,233,163 | 7,535,591 |
2017 | 724,745 | 2,188,649 | 7,405,743 |
2014 | 668,342 | 2,079,967 | 7,061,530 |
2012* | 634,535 | 2,007,574 | 6,895,318 |
2010 | 608,660 | 1,931,249 | 6,724,540 |
2007 | 586,200 | 1,861,300 | 6,488,000 |
2003 | 569,101 | 1,737,034 | 6,098,300 |
*Seattle was last decade’s fastest growing major U.S. city (source 3)
Description |
Seattle |
Washington State |
White | 72.6% | 78.1% |
African American | 8.4% | 5.9% |
Native American | 2.5% | 3.5% |
Asian American | 21.6% | 12.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0.8% | 1.4% |
Hispanic/Latino | 7.4% | 13.7% |
Two or more races | 12.0% | 12.4% |
(source 4)
January | 45.0° / 35.1° | May | 64.1° / 46.5° | September | 69.5° / 51.5° |
February | 49.0° / 36.7° | June | 69.3° / 51.4° | October | 59.3° / 45.4° |
March | 52.1° / 38.2° | July | 75.2° / 54.8° | November | 50.4° / 39.6° |
April | 67.4° / 41.3° | August | 74.9° / 55.0° | December | 45.4° / 35.9° |
Annual Precipitation |
Inches |
Climate Records – Seattle, WA |
|
Seattle, WA | 37.14″ | Highest Temperature | 108° – June 28, 2021 |
Boston, MA | 43.11″ | Lowest Temperature | 0° – January 31, 1950 |
Houston, TX | 53.89″ | Most rainfall in a year | 55.14″ – 1950 |
Miami, FL | 61.65″ | Most rainfall in a month | 15.63″ – November, 2006 |
New York, NY | 49.80″ | Most rainfall in a day | 5.02″ – October 20, 2003 |
Washington, D.C. | 39.52″ |
(source 6)
(Washington State’s 4th-largest industry)
Year |
Total Overnight Seattle/King Co. Visitors |
Total Seattle/King Co. Visitor Expenditures |
2018 | 21.3 Million | $7.8 Billion USD |
2017 | 20.8 Million | $7.4 Billion USD |
2016 | 18.69 Million | $6.0 Billion USD |
2015 | 18 Million | $5.6 Billion USD |
(source 7)
(source 8)
The expansive Seattle Convention Center includes the Arch and Summit buildings. Summit, which debuted in January 2023, is one of very few North American convention centers to achieve LEED Platinum certification and features 573,770 square feet of total event space. Arch is LEED Silver certified with 434,988 square feet of total event space. Both buildings are centrally located in Seattle’s compact downtown core that is home to the city’s major attractions, hotels, restaurants, and shops.
* App-based rideshare services such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar also operate in Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
1. Aerospace
2. Agriculture & Food Manufacturing
3. Clean Technology
4. Forest Products
5. Tourism
6. Information & Communication Technology
7. Life Science/Global Health
8. Maritime
9. Military & Defense
(source 4)
STIA includes 71 hotels in the downtown area with 60 or more rooms. A 2.3% per occupied hotel room rate per night surcharge is assessed in addition to the 15.7% hotel tax.
60.4% of people in Seattle hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Club |
Sport |
League |
Venue |
Capacity |
Seattle Seahawks | Football (American) | NFL | Lumen Field | 67,000 |
Seattle Mariners | Baseball | MLB | T-Mobile Park | 47,476 |
Seattle Kraken | Hockey | NHL | Climate Pledge Arena | 17,100 |
Seattle Storm | Basketball | WNBA | Climate Pledge Arena | 18,100 |
Seattle Sounders FC | Soccer | MLS | Lumen Field | 38,300 |
Seattle Reign FC | Soccer | NWSL | Lumen Field | 38.300 |
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