SeaTac, Washington
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| SeaTac, Washington | |||
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| Coordinates: 47°26′29″N 122°17′35″W / 47.44139°N 122.29306°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
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| State | Washington | ||
| County | King | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ralph Shape | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 10.1 sq mi (26.2 km2) | ||
| - Land | 10.0 sq mi (25.8 km2) | ||
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 25,496 | ||
| - Density | 2,558.8/sq mi (988.0/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 98148, 98158, 98168, 98188, 98198 | ||
| Area code(s) | 206 | ||
| FIPS code | 53-62288[1] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1534053[2] | ||
SeaTac is a city in southern King County, Washington, United States, and an outlying suburb of Seattle. It surrounds and is named after the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport(owned by the Port of Seattle), also referred to as Sea-Tac, but spelled with a hyphen. 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. The population was 25,496 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
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SeaTac was officially incorporated on February 28, 1990, becoming the first city to use CamelCase in its name.[citation needed] City Hall is located at 4800 South 188th Street.
[edit] Economy
The city has over 800 licensed businesses; of them 80 are of "Fortune 1000" companies. The businesses employ 36,000 employees and generate $3.7 billion United States dollars per period.[3]
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are headquartered in SeaTac.[4][5][6] Four airlines have operations at 18000 Pacific Highway South (a.k.a. 18000 International Boulevard) in SeaTac, including Asiana Airlines,[6][7] EVA Air,[8] Hainan Airlines,[9] and China Airlines.[10]
[edit] Geography
SeaTac is located at 47°26′29″N 122°17′35″W / 47.44139°N 122.29306°W (47.441406, -122.293077).[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.2 km²), of which, 10.0 square miles (25.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.68%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 25,496 people, 9,708 households, and 5,960 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,558.8 people per square mile (988.4/km²). There were 10,176 housing units at an average density of 1,021.3/sq mi (394.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.86% White, 9.15% African American, 1.50% Native American, 11.07% Asian, 2.66% Pacific Islander, 6.41% from other races, and 6.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.95% of the population.
There were 9,708 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,202, and the median income for a family was $47,630. Males had a median income of $34,396 versus $28,984 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,717. About 9.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
The most commonly spoken foreign languages in SeaTac are, in order, Spanish, Somali, and Punjabi.[12]
[edit] Education
Highline Public Schools operates public schools in SeaTac.
Elementary schools serving sections SeaTac include Bow Lake Elementary School in SeaTac,[13] Madrona Elementary School in SeaTac,[14] McMicken Heights Elementary School in SeaTac,[15] and Cedarhurst Elementary School in Burien.[16][17] Most residents are zoned to Chinook Middle School and Tyee Educational Complex in SeaTac,[18] while some are zoned to Sylvester Middle School and Highline High School in Burien.[19]
Tyee Educational Complex houses The Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment,[20] Global Connections High School,[21] and Odyssey: The Essential School.[22] Highline Big Picture, a small unzoned high school at the Glacier Educational Complex, opened in SeaTac in 2005.[23]
In 2004 Highline Public Schools reorganized some of its high schools, including Tyee in SeaTac, into having smaller programs on larger campuses.[24]
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Welcome to the City of SeaTac." City of SeaTac. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
- ^ "TOP INDUSTRIES." City of SeaTac. Accessed July 20, 2008.
- ^ "Media Contacts: Alaska Airlines," Alaska Airlines
- ^ a b "City of SeaTac Zoning." City of SeaTac. Accessed August 20, 2008.
- ^ "Worldwide Offices." Asiana Airlines. Accessed September 20, 2008.
- ^ "Contact Us America." EVA Air. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." Hainan Airlines. Retrieved on January 18, 2009.
- ^ "Branch Offices North America." China Airlines. Retrieved on January 21, 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Diversity." City of SeaTac. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
- ^ "Bow Lake Elementary." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Madrona Elementary." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "McMicken Heights Elementary." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Cedarhurst Elementary." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Elementary Service Area Boundaries." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Chinook Middle School." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Secondary School Service Area Boundaries." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "The Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Global Connections High School." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Odyssey: The Essential School." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Highline Big Picture." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
- ^ "High School Redesign." Highline Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.
[edit] External links
- SeaTac, Washington is at coordinates 47°26′29″N 122°17′35″W / 47.441406°N 122.293077°WCoordinates: 47°26′29″N 122°17′35″W / 47.441406°N 122.293077°W
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