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Burien (/ ˈ b jʊər i ə n / BURE-ee-ən) [9] is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located south of Seattle on Puget Sound. As of the 2020 census , [ 7 ] Burien's population was 52,066, which is a 56.3% increase since incorporation in 1993, making it the 25th most populous city in Washington .
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in King County, Washington, highlighting Burien in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Lake Burien played a key role in Burien's early history. The city was originally founded by homesteaders, who settled along Puget Sound and the shores of the lake. [1] The Lake was named for Gottlieb and Emma Worm Burian, early settlers in the area (it is unclear how "Burian" became "Burien").
The Des Moines–Burien Freeway was approved by the Washington State Highway Commission in 1966, as part of a longer freeway corridor connecting the ports of Tacoma and Seattle. [35] An earlier proposal from 1967 to connect the north end of SR 509 to I-5 via an expressway on Michigan Street and a new crossing of the Duwamish River was studied ...
Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and Normandy Park.Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Pramila Jayapal.
State Route 518 (SR 518) is a 3.42-mile-long (5.50 km) state highway located entirely within King County in the U.S. state of Washington.The freeway begins in Burien at an interchange with SR 509 and travels east to serve Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and intersect SR 99 in SeaTac.
Three Tree Point, from the south looking west across Puget Sound towards the Olympic Mountains Aerial view of Three Tree Point with Burien and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This article needs additional citations for verification .
Boulevard Park is located at (47.512172, -122.313151 It is bordered to the north by Seattle, to the east by Tukwila, to the south by Burien, and to the west by the White Center CDP.