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Federal Way, Washington

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Location in Washington
Location in Washington
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Incorporated 1990
Government
 - Mayor Michael Park [1]
 - City manager Neal Beets
Area [1]
 - City  21.1 sq mi (54.8 km)
 - Land  21.0 sq mi (54.5 km)
 - Water  0.1 sq mi (0.3 km)
Elevation  515 ft (157 m)
Population (2005)[2]
 - City 85,800
 - Density 3,959.4/sq mi (1528.6/km)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 9800[1]/[03]/[23]/[63]/[93]
Area code(s) 253
FIPS code 53-23515GR2
GNIS feature ID 1534582GR3
Website: [2]
Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is considered a bedroom community by some people and is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, Auburn, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 83,259. The population estimates for 2005 are 85,800 making it Washington’s 7th largest city.

History

Originally a logging settlement, the area was first called "Federal Way" in 1929, when Federal Way School District #210 was created. The name derived from U.S. Highway 99 (now Washington State Route 99 or Pacific Highway South), completed that decade, which ran through the area on its way from Everett and Seattle to Tacoma and Olympia. Federal Way High School was built, and about 20 years later, the name was adopted by the local Chamber of Commerce. The city incorporated on February 28, 1990.

Commerce and attractions

Federal Way is home to Weyerhaeuser, the largest private owner of softwood timberland in the world. Weyerhaeuser has opened much of its land to the public, including two fine botanical gardens: the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden, and the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection. Federal Way is also home to the US office headquarters of World Vision.

Other attractions in the city include the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, which features an Olympic size swimming pool and had been used for the Goodwill Games in 1990, and Celebration Park, with generous sports fields and wooded trails. The city has also developed many lake front and neighborhood parks and playgrounds.

Wild Waves Theme Park, the largest amusement park in the region, was known as Wild Waves and Enchanted Village until its purchase. It is located on the south side of the city and is the Seattle area's only permanent amusement park. Six Flags purchased Wild Waves in December 2000. However after low sales, Six Flags sold the park in April of 2007 to Parc Management LLC of Jacksonville, Fl for $31.75 million.

Federal Way is locally identified by its 1990s semi-urban development, characterized by landscaped off-street multi-structure apartment complexes and shopping centers. The Commons at Federal Way (previously Sea Tac Mall), the city's largest and only indoor shopping center, is located on S 320th St. and Pacific Hwy South (Hwy 99) near the city's main Interstate 5 exit.

Major city and state parks:
  • Steel Lake Park - located on S 312th St just east of Pacific Hwy S; large lakefront area with picnic areas, playground, and boat launch.
  • Celebration Park - on 11th Ave S just south of S 324th St; with sports fields and wooded trails, and Independence Day fireworks.
  • Dash Point State Park - on SW Dast Point Rd at the west end of town; the city's only developed waterfront park, with hiking trails and campground.
  • Five Mile Lake - on Military Rd S and S 364th St in the unincorporated area on the east side of town.
  • West Hylebos Wetlands Park - at S 348th St and 4th Ave S, hiking trails through wetlands.
  • The BPA Trail extending from the entrance to Celebration Park west to approximately 18th Ave SW, then south to the Pierce County border. The trail is paved and lies under the Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines.

Growth

As part of the Washington State Growth Management Act of 1990 (GMA), Federal Way, along with other Puget Sound suburban cities have identified Potential Annexation Area’s (PAA’s) as areas of unincorporated King County that they feel could best be serviced by them. Federal Way has indicated interest in Auburn Hills (east of the city to the Auburn city limits), Lakeland (south and east of the city to the King/Pierce County border and east to the Auburn city limits), and Star Lake (north and east of the city to the Kent city limits). In 2004, the city annexed the Northlake, East Redondo, and Parkway neighborhoods into the city, adding over 2,700 people and nearly 1 square mile (2.57 km²) of area. Other possible annexation areas include the Jovita and Camelot neighborhoods.

In February 2007, the city announced formal plans to annex the majority of unincorporated land on its east border as one PAA named East Federal Way, comprising the Star Lake, Camelot, Lakeland, and Jovita neighborhoods[3][4], and a strip of road connecting them. On August 21, 2007, residents of the proposed East Federal Way annexation area rejected annexation to Federal Way by a 66% to 34% margin with many to acknowledge that it would mean more taxes and higher density in the long run.

Geography

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Location of Federal Way, Washington
Federal Way is located at (47.312960, -122.339173)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.8 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.5 km² (21.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.61%) is water.

Demographics

Federal Way (city), Washington from US census bureau website People QuickFacts Federal Way Washington
Population, 2003 estimate 81,711
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.9%
Population, 2000 83,259 5,894,121
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 X 21.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 68.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 3.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 7.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 42.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 17.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.2%
Housing units, 2000 32,581
Homeownership rate, 2000 56.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $171,700
Households, 2000 31,437
Persons per household, 2000 2.63
Median household income, 1999 $49,278
Per capita money income, 1999 $22,451
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 9.3%
Business QuickFacts Federal Way Washington
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 529,840
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 840,643
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,399
Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) 95,556
Total number of firms, 1997 5,629
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 23.4%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 37.0%
Geography QuickFacts Federal Way Washington
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 21
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,959
FIPS Code 23515


The median income for a household in the city was $49,278, and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $41,504 versus $30,448 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,451. About 6.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Noteworthy citizens

In the news

Federal Way made world and national headlines on January 9, 2007, when its School Board voted to temporarily block the showing of Al Gore's global warming film, An Inconvenient Truth, in its schools, without also providing an "opposing view." The board came to this decision after several parents complained about the film, not presenting ALL of the science on the subject.[6] After two weeks of being derided in the national and local press, the moratorium was repealed at the subsequent meeting on January 23. [7]

Sister cities

Federal Way has the following sister cities, according to [3]:

Notes/references

1. ^ Does not include area gained from annexations of county land since 2000.
2. ^ [4]
3. ^ PAA Community Level Subareas map
4. ^ Federal Way Proposed Annexation Area map
5. ^ Horner, Margo. "A phone call away from Donald Trump", Federal Way Mirror, 2006-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-29. 
6. ^ Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Federal Way schools restrict Gore film, Jan 11, 2007
7. ^ Seattle Times, Federal Way School Board lifts brief moratorium on Gore film, Jan 24, 2007

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