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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.
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.
The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) is a Washington state law that requires state and local governments to manage Washington's growth by identifying and protecting critical areas and natural resource lands, designating urban growth areas, preparing comprehensive plans and implementing them through capital investments and development regulations.
In early years of development on Three Tree Point, a dock was built on the north beach. The area then was primarily used as for resort or summer homes and cabins. As the area grew with more permanent residents, a clubhouse called "The Cove" was built with a tennis court and dance floor area, which was used frequently for events, parties, etc.
A map claiming to show the areas of the US that may be targeted in a nuclear war that originally circulated in 2015 is making the rounds again, amid the Russian war in Ukraine.
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").
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.
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 ...