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Shoreline, Washington

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Location of Shoreline, Washington
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Country United States
State Washington
County King
Area
 - City  11.7 sq mi (30.3 km)
 - Land  11.7 sq mi (30.2 km)
 - Water  0.0 sq mi (0.1 km)
Elevation  476 ft (145 m)
Population (2000)
 - City 53,025
 - Density 4,546.0/sq mi (1755.2/km)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 98133, 98155, 98177
Area code(s) 206
FIPS code 53-63960GR2
GNIS feature ID 1699810GR3
Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, 15 miles (24 km) north of Downtown Seattle. As of the 2000 census, the population was 53,025, making it the 14th largest city in the state of Washington.

Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Shoreline ranks 91st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

History

Shoreline began in 1890 with the platting of the neighborhood of Richmond Beach, on Puget Sound, in anticipation of the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad the next year. Over the next two decades, Shoreline was connected to Seattle via the Seattle-Everett Interurban streetcar line (1906) and a newly paved North Trunk Road (now Aurora Avenue N., Washington State Route 99) (1913), helping to increase its population.

The name "Shoreline" first came to be applied to this stretch of unincorporated King County in 1944, when it was given to the school district. Fifty-one years later, on August 31, 1995, Shoreline was officially incorporated as a code city and adopted the council-manager form of government. (See City government in the state of Washington.)

Geography

Shoreline is located at (47.756519, -122.339657)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.3 km² (11.7 mi²). 30.2 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.17%) is water.

There are 330 acres (1.3 km²) of park land in Shoreline, divided among 25 parks. Shoreview and Boeing Creek Parks, which abut Shoreline Community College, contain a ravine through which flows Boeing Creek on its way to Hidden Lake and Puget Sound.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 53,025 people, 20,716 households, and 13,486 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,755.8/km² (4,546.0/mi²). There were 21,338 housing units at an average density of 706.6/km² (1,829.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.99% White, 2.77% African American, 0.91% Native American, 13.23% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.87% of the population.

There were 20,716 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,658, and the median income for a family was $61,450. Males had a median income of $40,955 versus $33,165 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,959. About 4.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

Shoreline has a large youth population. Common meeting places for local kids are the Paramount Skate Park, Hamlin Park, Hotwire Cafe and the various elementary schools in Shoreline.

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