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Seattle, Washington
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. State of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, nearly 108 miles (174 km) south of the United States-Canadian border in King County, of which it
is the county seat.
Seattle was first settled November 13, 1851 by Arthur Denny and and his crew, which would subsequently become known as the Denny party. Its first name was New York, then Duwamps, then finally it was renamed Seattle named after Chief Seattle who was chief of the two
tribes living in the area. Seattle is an anglicized rendition of Chief Noah Sealth's last name. As of 2005, the city had an estimated population of 573,911 and a metropolitan population of about 3.8 million. Seattle is the hub for the Greater Puget Sound
region. Its official nickname is the Emerald City, the result of a contest by a civic-minded association in the early 1980s to designate a pleasant nickname for the city; the name alludes to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. It is also referred to
informally as the Rainy City (also Rain City), the Gateway to Alaska, Queen City, "The Big Barista" and Jet City, due to the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.
Seattle is often regarded as the birthplace of grunge music, and has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption; coffee companies founded in Seattle include Starbucks and Tully's. Many locals shun these giants in favor of Seattle's many independent,
artisanal espresso roasters and cafes. Seattle was the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization, and the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists, which were in keeping with Seattle's left-leaning history and reputation.
Researchers at Central Connecticut State University ranked Seattle the most literate city in America in 2005. Moreover, a United States Census Bureau survey showed that Seattle has the highest percentage of college graduates of any major U.S. city. Based on per
capita income, Seattle ranks 36th of 522 studied areas in the state of Washington.
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