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Seattle (/ s i ˈ æ t əl / ⓘ see-AT-əl) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.With a population of 755,078 in 2023, [3] it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States.
Downtown Seattle is the largest employment center in the Puget Sound region, with an estimated employee population of 243,995 in 2013, accounting for half of the city's jobs and 21 percent of King County jobs. [12] Several Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Downtown Seattle include Amazon, Nordstrom, and Expeditors International. [13]
It was founded on the harbor of Elliott Bay, home to the Port of Seattle—in 2002, the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container traffic and the 46th busiest in the world. [2] [3] Seattle is divided in half by the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which connects Lake Washington to Puget Sound.
The Census Bureau adopted metropolitan districts in the 1910 census to create a standard definition for urban areas with industrial activity around a central city. [11] At the time, Seattle had the 22nd largest metropolitan district population at 239,269 people, a 195.8 percent increase from the population of the equivalent area in the 1900 census. [12]
SEATTLE – Seattle saw its first snow of the season this weekend as rounds of winter weather pelted Washington state, part of a multiday atmospheric river event. Flurries were flying around ...
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There are 315 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. 222 of these listings are located in the city of Seattle, and are listed separately; the remaining 93 properties and districts are listed here. Another property in the county outside of Seattle was once listed on the National Register but has been removed.