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id="toc-Steel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Employers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Employers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Employers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Employers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Largest_employers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Largest_employers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Largest employers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Largest_employers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_notable_companies_headquartered_in_Kent" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_notable_companies_headquartered_in_Kent"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>Other notable companies headquartered in Kent</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_notable_companies_headquartered_in_Kent-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>2020 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010_census" 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class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="کنت، واشینقتون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کنت، واشینقتون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Кент (Вашынгтон) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Кент (Вашынгтон)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Кент (Вашингтон) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Кент (Вашингтон)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Washington)" title="Kent (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kent (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Kent, Washington" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Va%C5%9Dingtonio)" title="Kent (Vaŝingtonio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kent (Vaŝingtonio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA_(%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86)" title="کنت (واشینگتن) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کنت (واشینگتن)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Kent, Washington" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA_(%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%AA%D9%86)" title="کنت (واشينگتن) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="کنت (واشينگتن)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BC%84%ED%8A%B8_(%EC%9B%8C%EC%8B%B1%ED%84%B4%EC%A3%BC)" title="켄트 (워싱턴주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="켄트 (워싱턴주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kent, Washington" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_(%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Кент (Вашингтон) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Кент (Вашингтон)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%98_(%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F)" title="קנט (וושינגטון) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קנט (וושינגטון)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Washington" title="Kent, Washington – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Kent, Washington" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentas_(Va%C5%A1ingtonas)" title="Kentas (Vašingtonas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kentas (Vašingtonas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%86" title="كينت، واشينطون – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كينت، واشينطون" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_(Washington)" title="Kent (Washington) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kent (Washington)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88_(%E3%83%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E)" title="ケント (ワシントン州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ケント (ワシントン州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Kent, Washington</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kentstation.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kent Station, Kent Regional Library (top right) and Kent Sounder Station in 2009"><img alt="Kent Station, Kent Regional Library (top right) and Kent Sounder Station in 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kentstation.jpg/250px-Kentstation.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kentstation.jpg/375px-Kentstation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kentstation.jpg/500px-Kentstation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="850" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Kent Station, Kent Regional Library (top right) and Kent Sounder Station in 2009</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_Kent,_Washington.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Kent, Washington"><img alt="Official logo of Kent, Washington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg/100px-Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg/150px-Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg/200px-Logo_of_Kent%2C_Washington.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="85" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Logo</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Kent in King County, Washington"><img alt="Location of Kent in King County, Washington" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png/250px-Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png/375px-Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png/500px-Kent_Washington_highlighted_in_King_County.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="560" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Kent in King County, Washington</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kent,_Washington&params=47_22_58_N_122_13_37_W_region:US-WA_type:city(136588)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°22′58″N</span> <span class="longitude">122°13′37″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.38278°N 122.22694°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.38278; -122.22694</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Washington" title="List of counties in Washington">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">May 28, 1890</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">Mayor–council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Dana Ralph <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2023_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2023-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">34.41 sq mi (89.12 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">33.83 sq mi (87.63 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.58 sq mi (1.51 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">394 ft (120 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">136,588</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">133,378</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">216th</a><br />WA: <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington" title="List of municipalities in Washington">6th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">3,970/sq mi (1,534/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%80%938" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC–8">UTC–8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific (PST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%80%937" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC–7">UTC–7</a> (PDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">98030, 98031, 98032, 98035, 98042, 98064, 98089</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_253" title="Area code 253">253</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">53-35415</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2410185<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kentwa.gov">kentwa<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kent</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>, United States. It is part of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area" title="Seattle metropolitan area">Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area</a> and had a population of 136,588 as of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it the 4th most populous municipality in greater Seattle and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington" title="List of municipalities in Washington">6th most populous</a> in Washington state. The city is connected to <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a> via <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_167" title="Washington State Route 167">State Route 167</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_5_in_Washington" title="Interstate 5 in Washington">Interstate 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sounder_commuter_rail" title="Sounder commuter rail">Sounder commuter rail</a>, and commuter buses. </p><p>Incorporated in 1890, Kent is the second-oldest incorporated city in the county, after the county seat of Seattle.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is generally divided into three areas: West Hill (mixed residential and commercial along Interstate 5), Valley (primarily industrial and commercial with some medium-density residential; significant parkland along <a href="/wiki/Green_River_(Duwamish_River_tributary)" title="Green River (Duwamish River tributary)">Green River</a>), and <a href="/wiki/East_Hill-Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="East Hill-Meridian">East Hill</a> (primarily residential with retail). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kent area was first permanently settled by European Americans in the 1850s along the banks of what was then the <a href="/wiki/White_River_(Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="White River (Washington)">White River</a>. The first settler was Samuel Russell, who sailed the White and <a href="/wiki/Duwamish_River" title="Duwamish River">Duwamish</a> rivers until he claimed a plot of land southeast of modern-day downtown Kent in the spring of 1853. Russell was followed by several other settlers who quickly staked claims around the area.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlements were originally known as "White River" and later the town was called "Titusville" after an early settler by the name of James Henry Titus.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (There is still a "Titusville Station" sign on Gowe Street near First Avenue). In 1861 a post office was established under the name White River and was located at the farm of David and Irena Neely who settled in modern-day Kent in 1854. In 1855 their farm was <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Seattle_(1856)#Prelude" title="Battle of Seattle (1856)">attacked by Native Americans</a> when David Neely served as a lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Another settler was <a href="/wiki/Henry_Yesler" title="Henry Yesler">Henry L. Yesler</a>, who was the first sawmill operator in Seattle.<sup id="cite_ref-WR_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1870 the population was 277 and all of the quality bottom-land had been claimed.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the 1860s and 70's, grain and forage crops such as wheat, barley, oats, hay, and timothy accounted for much of the annual return of farmers in the valley. During the late 1870s the town discovered <a href="/wiki/Hops" title="Hops">hops</a> production as a major source of income.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to an <a href="/wiki/Aphid" title="Aphid">aphid</a> invasion which affected hops crops in Europe,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> hops from the <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a> area began to command high prices. Hops were shipped from Titusville either by the river or via rail. In 1889 the town was renamed for <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">the County of Kent</a>, the major hops-producing region in England. <a href="/wiki/Ezra_Meeker" title="Ezra Meeker">Ezra Meeker</a> was asked by the Northern Pacific Railroad to name its station. Meeker suggested that it be known as Kent as it was "Hop Capitol of the West".<sup id="cite_ref-WR_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WR-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hops production in the White River valley came to an end soon after its own invasion of aphids in 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kent was officially incorporated on May 28, 1890, with a population of 793, the second city incorporated in King County (after Seattle).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the turn of the 20th century the area turned to <a href="/wiki/Dairy_farming" title="Dairy farming">dairy farming</a> and was home to a <a href="/wiki/Carnation_(brand)" title="Carnation (brand)">Carnation</a> condensed milk plant.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flooding from both the <a href="/wiki/Green_River_(Duwamish_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green River (Duwamish River)">Green</a> and the <a href="/wiki/White_River_(Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="White River (Washington)">White</a> Rivers was a constant problem. In 1906, flooding changed the course of the White River, which reduced the flood hazard by half. The Green River continued to present problems until the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Howard_A._Hanson_Dam" title="Howard A. Hanson Dam">Howard A. Hanson Dam</a> at Eagle Gorge in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During and after the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, Kent was known as the "Lettuce Capital of the World".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <a href="/wiki/WWII" class="mw-redirect" title="WWII">WWII</a>, Kent began to grow more rapidly. From 1953 to 1960 the city's size grew twelve-fold. In 1965 <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> began building in Kent, followed a few years later by other aerospace and high-tech companies.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, the Greater Kent Historical Society was formed to promote the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, the City of Kent purchased the historic Bereiter house, the home of one of Kent's early mayors, for use as the Kent Historical Museum. The museum is operated by the Greater Kent Historical Society.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_Washington_Above.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kent_Washington_Above.jpg/220px-Kent_Washington_Above.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kent_Washington_Above.jpg/330px-Kent_Washington_Above.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Kent_Washington_Above.jpg/440px-Kent_Washington_Above.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of Kent, looking west to east. All three main sections of the city are visible (West Hill, Valley and East Hill) with downtown near the center of the image.</figcaption></figure> <p>Kent is located in southern King County and is part of Seattle's metropolitan area. The city is divided into three geographic sections: West Hill, the Kent Valley, and East Hill. Downtown Kent is located on the east side of the valley, about 16 miles from downtown Seattle and downtown Bellevue.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Adjoining cities are <a href="/wiki/Renton,_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Covington,_Washington" title="Covington, Washington">Covington</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Way,_Washington" title="Federal Way, Washington">Federal Way</a> to the southwest, <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington" title="Des Moines, Washington">Des Moines</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/SeaTac,_Washington" title="SeaTac, Washington">SeaTac</a> to the northwest, and <a href="/wiki/Tukwila,_Washington" title="Tukwila, Washington">Tukwila</a> to the north.<sup id="cite_ref-King_County_Maps_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King_County_Maps-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 34.41 square miles (89.12 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 33.83 square miles (87.62 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.50 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2023_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2023-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Major waterways include the <a href="/wiki/Green_River_(Duwamish_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green River (Duwamish River)">Green River</a>, which flows north through Kent on its way to <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a>. The largest lake is <a href="/wiki/Lake_Meridian" title="Lake Meridian">Lake Meridian</a> on the city's East Hill. <a href="/wiki/Clark_Lake_(Kent,_Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Lake (Kent, Washington)">Clark Lake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Fenwick" title="Lake Fenwick">Lake Fenwick</a> are both surrounded by city parks. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Rainier" title="Mount Rainier">Mount Rainier</a> is a prominent geographical landmark to the southeast.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several major freeways and highways in or near Kent, including <a href="/wiki/Interstate_5_(Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 5 (Washington)">Interstate 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_167" title="Washington State Route 167">State Route 167</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_516" title="Washington State Route 516">State Route 516</a>. Kent is also served by <a href="/wiki/King_County_Metro" title="King County Metro">King County Metro</a> transit, with the <a href="/wiki/Kent_(Sounder_Station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent (Sounder Station)">Kent Station</a> providing service to many destinations, including downtown Seattle by multiple commuter buses, the <a href="/wiki/Sounder_commuter_rail" title="Sounder commuter rail">Sounder commuter rail</a> system, and local buses. Heavy rail service includes two major north–south lines through the Kent Valley, with freight traffic operations by the <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF</a> and <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific</a> railroads.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Link_light_rail" title="Link light rail">Link light rail</a> system is scheduled to be extended to Federal Way in 2026,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with intermediate stops at <a href="/wiki/Kent_Des_Moines_station" title="Kent Des Moines station">Kent Des Moines station</a> near Highline College and <a href="/wiki/Star_Lake_station" title="Star Lake station">Star Lake station</a> at South 272nd Street.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parks">Parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kent's park system includes 55 parks, miniparks, playfields, skateparks, greenbelts, and other related facilities. These parks range in size from as little as 4,300 square feet (400 m<sup>2</sup>) to over 310 acres (1.3 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kent has a <a href="/wiki/Warm-summer_Mediterranean_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Warm-summer Mediterranean climate">warm/cool-summer Mediterranean climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Csb</i>). </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Kent, Washington (1991–2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1912–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">106<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">106<br />(41) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.9<br />(14.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.0<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.4<br />(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.4<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.1<br />(27.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.2<br />(29.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.3<br />(32.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.8<br />(31.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.5<br />(28.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.1<br />(22.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.0<br />(17.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.4<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">93.0<br />(33.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.4<br />(9.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.2<br />(10.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.8<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.4<br />(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.0<br />(20.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.9<br />(22.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.3<br />(25.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.3<br />(25.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.5<br />(22.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.3<br />(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.7<br />(11.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.0<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">62.2<br />(16.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.2<br />(5.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.7<br />(6.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4<br />(8.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.4<br />(14.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.6<br />(17.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.8<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.8<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.5<br />(16.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.4<br />(11.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.9<br />(7.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.2<br />(5.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">53.8<br />(12.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.1<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.2<br />(2.3) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.0<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.8<br />(6.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.7<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.3<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.4<br />(11.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.6<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.1<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(−4.7) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(−3.8) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(−1.6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.8<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.1<br />(4.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.7<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.1<br />(10.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.7<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.8<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(−3.6) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(−4.7) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19.4<br />(−7.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1<br />(−18) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(−18) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−10<br />(−23) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #23FF23; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.77<br />(147) </td> <td style="background: #59FF59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.99<br />(101) </td> <td style="background: #59FF59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.36<br />(111) </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.06<br />(78) </td> <td style="background: #B0FFB0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.10<br />(53) </td> <td style="background: #BCFFBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.68<br />(43) </td> <td style="background: #E5FFE5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.67<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #DCFFDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.92<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #C4FFC4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.49<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.07<br />(103) </td> <td style="background: #0BFF0B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.23<br />(158) </td> <td style="background: #25FF25; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.75<br />(146) </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">40.09<br />(1,018) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #1212FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.2 </td> <td style="background: #3737FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.7 </td> <td style="background: #2F2FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.8 </td> <td style="background: #4141FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.9 </td> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6 </td> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9 </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4 </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7 </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #1515FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.3 </td> <td style="background: #1515FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.9 </td> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">149.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_landmarks">City landmarks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: City landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kent has designated the following landmarks:<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Constructed</th> <th>Designated </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lunar_Roving_Vehicle" title="Lunar Roving Vehicle">Lunar Roving Vehicles</a></td> <td>1970</td> <td>2019<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Emil W. Bereiter House</td> <td>1907</td> <td>2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek_Canyon_Earthworks" title="Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks">Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks</a></td> <td>1982</td> <td>2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saar Pioneer Cemetery</td> <td>1873</td> <td>2010 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"> <caption>Presidential Elections Results<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr bgcolor="lightgrey"> <th>Year </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Party (United States)">Third Parties</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; style="><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; style=">32.32% <i>18,219</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; style="><b>64.50%</b> <i>36,359</i> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;">3.18% <i>1,795</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kentcityhall.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Kentcityhall.jpeg/220px-Kentcityhall.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Kentcityhall.jpeg/330px-Kentcityhall.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Kentcityhall.jpeg/440px-Kentcityhall.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Kent City Hall (right) and the Centennial Center (left), 2008</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KentRJC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/KentRJC.jpg/220px-KentRJC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/KentRJC.jpg/330px-KentRJC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/KentRJC.jpg/440px-KentRJC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="315" /></a><figcaption>Maleng Regional Justice Center Kent, Washington</figcaption></figure> <p>The city is governed by a <a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">mayor–council government</a>, with a directly elected mayor and a seven-member <a href="/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">city council</a>. Each is elected <a href="/wiki/At-large" title="At-large">at-large</a> (that is, by the entire voting population, rather than by districts) to four-year terms. The current mayor is Dana Ralph.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city maintains its own municipal police department, unlike some neighboring municipalities who contract police service out to King County. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_education">Public education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Public education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Public_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Public education">Public</a> primary and secondary education in the vast majority of Kent and a number of neighboring cities and unincorporated areas is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Kent_School_District" title="Kent School District">Kent School District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KingCoSDMap_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingCoSDMap-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The district includes four high schools, seven middle schools, twenty-eight elementary schools and two academies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Kent School District also has an individualized graduation and degree program named iGrad that is aimed at dropouts aged 16–21 who are willing to get back to school.<sup id="cite_ref-k12_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-k12-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Federal_Way_Public_Schools" title="Federal Way Public Schools">Federal Way Public Schools</a>, which includes a portion of Kent,<sup id="cite_ref-KingCoSDMap_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingCoSDMap-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also has several schools within the city limits. Residents of far east Kent are zoned in the Tahoma School district. A branch of <a href="/wiki/Green_River_Community_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Green River Community College">Green River Community College</a> opened in Kent Station in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other portions are in the <a href="/wiki/Highline_Public_Schools" title="Highline Public Schools">Highline Public Schools</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Renton_School_District" title="Renton School District">Renton School District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KingCoSDMap_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingCoSDMap-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fire_protection">Fire protection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fire protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city is served by the <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_Regional_Fire_Authority" title="Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority">Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority</a> with 7 of the departments 13 stations located within municipal boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annexation">Annexation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Annexation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In keeping with the King County Annexation Initiative, which seeks to annex large urban unincorporated areas into city limits or incorporate new cities out of those areas,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Panther Lake area (known officially as the Kent Northeast Potential Annexation Area)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was proposed for annexation to the city of Kent. The annexation was voted on by residents of the potential annexation area on November 3, 2009; the area was officially annexed July 1, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-AnnexFAQ_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AnnexFAQ-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city grew in area by approximately 5 square miles (13 km<sup>2</sup>) and 24,000 residents.<sup id="cite_ref-AnnexFAQ_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AnnexFAQ-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economy of Kent consists of commuters traveling to the main urban centers of the Seattle metropolitan area (particularly <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Seattle" title="Downtown Seattle">downtown Seattle</a>), extensive manufacturing and warehousing within the city, and retail/personal services catering to residents.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Kent_Comprehensive_Plan_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Kent_Comprehensive_Plan-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The manufacturing and distribution industry in Kent and the surrounding area ranks 4th among markets in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Corporate headquarters in Kent include <a href="/wiki/Oberto_Sausage_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Oberto Sausage Company">Oberto Sausage Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torker" title="Torker">Seattle Bicycle Supply</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omax_Corporation" title="Omax Corporation">Omax Corporation</a> and aerospace manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Blue_Origin" title="Blue Origin">Blue Origin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whirlpool_Corporation" title="Whirlpool Corporation">Whirlpool</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> operate sizable facilities in the city. Due to its central location within the metropolitan area, Kent is home to a large and growing warehouse district. To honor the 100th anniversary of Oberto Sausage Company's presence in the city, the city designated a section of South 238th Street as Oberto Drive in May 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boeing">Boeing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Boeing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg/220px-Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg/330px-Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg/440px-Kent_Space_Center_-_Boeing_-_2707478027.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the Kent Space Center</figcaption></figure> <p>Boeing Kent Space Center was opened with a public dedication ceremony on October 24, 1964. Keynote speakers at the event were <a href="/wiki/William_McPherson_Allen" title="William McPherson Allen">William "Bill" Allen</a>, Chairman and CEO of The Boeing Company; future Washington Governor <a href="/wiki/Daniel_J._Evans" title="Daniel J. Evans">Dan Evans</a>; and Alex Thorton, Mayor of the City of Kent. The event featured public tours of the labs and facilities that were used to build the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_Roving_Vehicle" title="Lunar Roving Vehicle">Lunar Roving Vehicles</a> used in the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo program</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Steel">Steel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Steel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kent is home to a large steel industry dating back to the early 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steel and metal manufacturers include: </p> <ul><li>Salmon Bay Steel Company: Operated in Kent for 50 years before closing down. Birmingham Steel purchased Salmon bay in 1991. Salmon bay went on to buy Bethlehem Steel (Seattle Steel) in West Seattle. Years after the purchase, complaints were made of pollution in the Green River valley about pollution from the Salmon Bay melting facility, and the facility was shut down.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Puget Sound Steel: Puget Sound Steel is an independently owned and operated-unique specialty fabricator of reinforcing steel and a supplier of related reinforcement products, since 1961. Puget Sound Steel has been the Northwest's select supplier of fabricated rebar and steel reinforcement to commercial, highway, industrial, and residential building contractors. Works include large scale projects including bridges and skyscrapers.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Pacific Metal Company: In 1947, started in Seattle and opened a 19,000 square foot plant. The business and facilities continued to grow for 30 years to meet local needs as well as the emerging markets of Alaska. Even the expanded 40,000 square foot warehouse and sales office was deemed insufficient, and in 1979, an 80,000 square foot facility was built south of the city of Seattle in the Kent Valley at Tukwila. In September 2010 PMC moved to a new location just 3 miles SE in the city of Kent, Washington. Pacific Metal Company is a stocking distributor of non-ferrous metals specializing in stainless steel, copper, aluminum, and brass products as well as ferrous products specializing in Cold Rolled, Coated (Zinc and Aluminum) and pre-painted coils and sheets.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>TMX Aerospace: TMX Aerospace, a division of ThyssenKrupp Steel North America; provides materials including steel, brass, and copper as well as exclusive supply chain management support for the Boeing Commercial Airplanes group.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Employers">Employers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Employers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Largest_employers">Largest employers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Largest employers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the largest employers in the city are: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Employer </th> <th># of Employees </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon.com LLC</a></td> <td>3,073 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent_School_District" title="Kent School District">Kent Public Schools</a></td> <td>2,970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">The Boeing Company</a></td> <td>2,522 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blue_Origin" title="Blue Origin">Blue Origin, LLC</a></td> <td>1,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Exotic Metals Forming Company</td> <td>1,047 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Farms" title="Taylor Farms">Taylor Farms NW</a></td> <td>850 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>City of Kent</td> <td>719 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>King County Maleng Regional Justice Center</td> <td>630 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Coho Distributing LLC</td> <td>628 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_Companies" title="Carlisle Companies">Carlisle Interconnect Industries</a></td> <td>615 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_notable_companies_headquartered_in_Kent">Other notable companies headquartered in Kent</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other notable companies headquartered in Kent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diamondback_Bicycles" title="Diamondback Bicycles">Diamondback Bicycles</a> - a major <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycle</a> brand</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Door_to_Door_Storage" title="Door to Door Storage">Door to Door Storage</a> - self-storage company; introduced portable, containerized storage to the industry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenwick_(fishing)" title="Fenwick (fishing)">Fenwick</a> - Pioneers in fiberglass and graphite fishing rods. Founded in 1952 and named after Fenwick Lake in Kent Washington. They have since been bought and moved to Columbia, South Carolina.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novara_(bicycles)" class="mw-redirect" title="Novara (bicycles)">Novara</a> - REI's brand of bicycles and <a href="/wiki/Cycling" title="Cycling">cycling</a> clothing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberto_Sausage_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Oberto Sausage Company">Oberto Sausage Company</a> - family-owned; makes beef jerky, pepperoni and other snack sausages</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omax_Corporation" title="Omax Corporation">Omax Corporation</a> - second largest <a href="/wiki/Water_jet_cutter" title="Water jet cutter">water jet</a> manufacturer in the US</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Condensed_Milk_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company">Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company</a> - manufactured and marketed food products, including <a href="/wiki/Carnation" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnation">Carnation</a> evaporated milk, with its famous slogan that it came from "Contented Cows"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pay_%27n_Pak" title="Pay 'n Pak">Pay 'n Pak</a> - home improvement chain; operated 112 stores on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powerlight_Technologies" title="Powerlight Technologies">Powerlight Technologies</a> (formerly LaserMotive) - engineering firm developing technologies for efficiently transmitting power via lasers, a form of wireless energy transfer commonly called "laser power beaming"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_Electric_Railway" title="Puget Sound Electric Railway">Puget Sound Electric Railway</a> - interurban railway that ran between Tacoma and Seattle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Systems" title="Puget Systems">Puget Systems</a> - custom computer business operating primarily through their website; sells a mixture of custom and preconfigured computers including laptops, desktops, and servers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Bicycle_Company" title="Raleigh Bicycle Company">Raleigh Bicycle Company USA</a> - US headquarters of one of the oldest manufacturers of bicycles, <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Three-wheeler" title="Three-wheeler">three-wheel cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redline_bicycles" class="mw-redirect" title="Redline bicycles">Redline bicycles</a> - manufacturer of BMX, freestyle, cyclocross, mountain, and road bicycles and components</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recreational_Equipment,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Recreational Equipment, Inc.">REI</a> - retail corporation organized as a <a href="/wiki/Consumers%27_cooperative" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumers' cooperative">consumers' cooperative</a>, selling outdoor recreation gear, sporting goods, and clothing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_Box_Company" title="Seattle-Tacoma Box Company">Seattle-Tacoma Box Company</a> - manufacturer of shipping containers, crates, boxes, and other wooden products</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazo" title="Tazo">Tazo Tea Company</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tea" title="Tea">tea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herbal_tea" title="Herbal tea">tisane</a> manufacturer specializing in <a href="/wiki/New_Age" title="New Age">New Age</a>-style marketing and product labeling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ThyssenKrupp" title="ThyssenKrupp">ThyssenKrupp Aerospace</a> - engineers and manufactures <a href="/wiki/Carbon_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a> on a variety of Boeing products, including <a href="/wiki/Commercial_aviation" title="Commercial aviation">commercial aviation</a> aircraft, <a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">military aircraft</a>, and space and communications systems</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torker" title="Torker">Torker</a> - brand of bicycles, <a href="/wiki/Unicycle" title="Unicycle">unicycles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stroller" class="mw-redirect" title="Stroller">strollers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bicycle_trailer" title="Bicycle trailer">trailers</a>, as well as cycling clothing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X10_Wireless_Technology" title="X10 Wireless Technology">X10 Wireless Technology</a> - manufactures and markets wireless video cameras</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>853</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>755</td><td></td><td>−11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,908</td><td></td><td>152.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>2,282</td><td></td><td>19.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>2,320</td><td></td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>2,586</td><td></td><td>11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>3,278</td><td></td><td>26.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>9,017</td><td></td><td>175.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>17,711</td><td></td><td>96.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>22,961</td><td></td><td>29.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>37,960</td><td></td><td>65.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>79,524</td><td></td><td>109.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>92,411</td><td></td><td>16.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>136,588</td><td></td><td>47.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">133,378</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−2.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2020 Census<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Kent, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>53,964 </td> <td>45,969 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">51,132 </td> <td>67.86% </td> <td>49.74% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">37.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>6,444 </td> <td>10,088 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">17,058 </td> <td>8.10% </td> <td>10.92% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">12.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>682 </td> <td>677 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">673 </td> <td>0.86% </td> <td>0.73% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>7,407 </td> <td>13,841 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">32,021 </td> <td>9.31% </td> <td>14.98% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">23.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>587 </td> <td>1,731 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3,534 </td> <td>0.74% </td> <td>1.87% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>406 </td> <td>235 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">805 </td> <td>0.51% </td> <td>0.25% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race or Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>3,568 </td> <td>4,484 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">8,916 </td> <td>4.49% </td> <td>4.85% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">6.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>6,466 </td> <td>15,386 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">22,449 </td> <td>8.13% </td> <td>16.65% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">16.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>79,524</b> </td> <td><b>92,411</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>136,588</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, there were 136,588 people, 47,058 households, and 31,887 families residing in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 4,047.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,562.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 49,157 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 39.7% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 12.8% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 1.0% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 23.6% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 2.6% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 9.7% from some other races and 10.7% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 16.4% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.4% were under 5 years of age, and 10.8% were 65 and older. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, there were 92,411 people, 34,044 households, and 21,816 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,228.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,246.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 36,424 housing units at an average density of 1,272.2 per square mile (491.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the city was 55.5% White (49.7% <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_White" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic White">Non-Hispanic White</a>), 11.3% African American, 1.0% Native American, 15.2% Asian, 1.9% Pacific Islander, 8.5% from other races, and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.6% of the population. </p><p>There were 34,044 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.31. </p><p>The median age in the city was 33 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000 census</a>, there were 79,524 people, 31,113 households, and 19,601 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,836.7 people per square mile (1,095.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 32,488 housing units at an average density of 1,158.9 per square mile (447.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the city was 70.81% White, 8.23% African American, 0.98% Native American, 9.42% Asian, 0.76% Pacific Islander, 4.7% from other races, and 5.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.13% of the population. </p><p>There were 32,998 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15. </p><p>In the city the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $50,053, and the median income for a family was $61,016. Males had a median income of $43,136 versus $36,995 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,390. About 8.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation_and_entertainment">Recreation and entertainment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Recreation and entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Kent was named <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>'</i>s Sportstown of the year for Washington. In January 2006, an entertainment center, known as Kent Station, opened in downtown Kent adjacent to the transit station of the same name. </p><p>The 2012 <a href="/wiki/Skate_America" title="Skate America">Skate America</a> figure skating competition was held in Kent from October 19 to 21, 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-2012skateamerica_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012skateamerica-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-isu_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-isu-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/ShoWare_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="ShoWare Center">ShoWare Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2012skateamerica2_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012skateamerica2-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2015, Kent hosted the inaugural Junior Roller Derby World Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Showarecenter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Showarecenter.jpg/170px-Showarecenter.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Showarecenter.jpg/255px-Showarecenter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Showarecenter.jpg/340px-Showarecenter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>ShoWare Center, home of the Seattle Thunderbirds</figcaption></figure> <p>Riverbend Golf Complex, featuring an 18-hole course which is one of the busiest in Washington state, is located in Kent. An adjacent par 3 course was actively used by locals for years before being shut down in 2017 to make room for a mixed used development.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Events">Events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Canterbury Faire, an arts festival in mid-August every year at <a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek_Canyon_Earthworks" title="Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks">Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks</a> park, which stopped in 2006.</li> <li>Kent Cornucopia Days in July</li> <li>Kent Farmers Market</li> <li>Kent Saturday Market</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Accesso_ShoWare_Center" title="Accesso ShoWare Center">accesso ShoWare Center</a> hosts two minor-league sports teams: the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Thunderbirds" title="Seattle Thunderbirds">Seattle Thunderbirds</a> play ice hockey in the U.S. Division of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hockey_League" title="Western Hockey League">Western Hockey League</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Stars" title="Tacoma Stars">Tacoma Stars</a> plays indoor soccer in the <a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">Major Arena Soccer League</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent,_Washington&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ely_Allen" title="Ely Allen">Ely Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_men%27s_soccer" title="Washington Huskies men's soccer">University of Washington</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Anthony" title="Earl Anthony">Earl Anthony</a>, professional <a href="/wiki/Ten-pin_bowling" class="mw-redirect" title="Ten-pin bowling">bowler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Bachand" title="Kelly Bachand">Kelly Bachand</a>, contestant of <a href="/wiki/History_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="History (U.S. TV channel)">History Channel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Top_Shot" title="Top Shot">Top Shot</a> Season 1, raised in Kent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Red Badgro</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> player, inductee <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bastyr" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bastyr">John Bastyr</a>, influential advocate of <a href="/wiki/Naturopathy" title="Naturopathy">naturopathic</a> medicine, namesake of <a href="/wiki/Bastyr_University" title="Bastyr University">Bastyr University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_and_Melissa_Batten" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph and Melissa Batten">Joseph and Melissa Batten</a>, Microsoft software developers in 2008 murder case</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Best" title="Karl Best">Karl Best</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> for <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josie_Bissett" title="Josie Bissett">Josie Bissett</a>, actress, <i><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Place" title="Melrose Place">Melrose Place</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_Bowen" title="Betty Bowen">Betty Bowen</a>, journalist and art promoter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demitrius_Bronson" title="Demitrius Bronson">Demitrius Bronson</a>, professional football player <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bronson" title="John Bronson">John Bronson</a>, professional football <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> for <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conner_Cappelletti" title="Conner Cappelletti">Conner Cappelletti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam_national_football_team" title="Guam national football team">Guam international</a> soccer player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Conwell" title="Ernie Conwell">Ernie Conwell</a>, NFL player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Corry" title="Rebecca Corry">Rebecca Corry</a>, comedian/actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Crook_(American_soccer)" title="Billy Crook (American soccer)">Billy Crook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> (MLS) <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)">defender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daphne_Loves_Derby" title="Daphne Loves Derby">Daphne Loves Derby</a>, indie-pop rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dickerson" title="Michael Dickerson">Michael Dickerson</a>, professional basketball player, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Dye" title="Jeff Dye">Jeff Dye</a>, comedian and actor, was born and grew up in Kent<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Earl" title="Robin Earl">Robin Earl</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> fullback and tight end</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ellis_(basketball)" title="Jason Ellis (basketball)">Jason Ellis</a>, professional basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kai_Ellis" title="Kai Ellis">Kai Ellis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a> player</li> <li>Michelle Font, Miss Washington USA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fung_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fung Brothers">The Fung Brothers</a>, comedians, rappers; raised in Kent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Goad" title="Melissa Goad">Melissa Goad</a>, actress and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdulameer_Yousef_Habeeb" title="Abdulameer Yousef Habeeb">Abdulameer Yousef Habeeb</a>, Iraqi artist and calligrapher, lived in U.S. as <a href="/wiki/Refugee" title="Refugee">refugee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hague" title="Matt Hague">Matt Hague</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> for <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></li> <li>Benjamin Haggerty, rapper <a href="/wiki/Macklemore" title="Macklemore">Macklemore</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Hahnemann" title="Marcus Hahnemann">Marcus Hahnemann</a>, professional soccer goalkeeper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Hairston" title="Al Hairston">Al Hairston</a>, professional basketball player for <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>, head coach for <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men%27s_basketball" title="Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball">Bowling Green University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hallock" title="Peter Hallock">Peter Hallock</a>, composer and organist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tess_Henley" title="Tess Henley">Tess Henley</a>, singer-songwriter and pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Higgins-Cirovski" title="Shannon Higgins-Cirovski">Shannon Higgins-Cirovski</a>, soccer player in <a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Soccer Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jaeger" title="Jeff Jaeger">Jeff Jaeger</a>, NFL kicker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Jones_(baseball)" title="Billy Jones (baseball)">Billy Jones</a>, college baseball player, coach of <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_baseball" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball">Appalachian State Mountaineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jones_(cornerback,_born_1986)" title="Reggie Jones (cornerback, born 1986)">Reggie Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> cornerback</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Joraanstad" title="Nicole Joraanstad">Nicole Joraanstad</a>, curler, 2009 Olympic gold medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Karney" title="Mike Karney">Mike Karney</a>, college and professional football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stefano_Langone" title="Stefano Langone">Stefano Langone</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Idol_(season_10)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Idol (season 10)"><i>American Idol</i></a> contestant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Lorenz" title="Danny Lorenz">Danny Lorenz</a>, professional hockey player for <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellen_MacGregor" title="Ellen MacGregor">Ellen MacGregor</a>, author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Marutani" title="William M. Marutani">William M. Marutani</a>, judge<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Mayne" title="Kenny Mayne">Kenny Mayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> analyst</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Aloysius_Meyers" title="Victor Aloysius Meyers">Victor Aloysius "Vic" Meyers</a>, jazz bandleader and <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Democratic_Party" title="Washington State Democratic Party">Democratic</a> politician, "Clown Prince of Politics"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PZ_Myers" title="PZ Myers">PZ Myers</a>, biology professor at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Morris" title="University of Minnesota Morris">University of Minnesota Morris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Intelligent_design" title="Intelligent design">intelligent design</a> critic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Nelson_(screenwriter)" title="Bob Nelson (screenwriter)">Bob Nelson</a>, screenwriter and <a 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basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Sortun" title="Rick Sortun">Rick Sortun</a>, former professional football <a href="/wiki/Offensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive lineman">offensive lineman</a> for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usaia_Sotutu" title="Usaia Sotutu">Usaia Sotutu</a>, runner who represented <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> at <a href="/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics" title="1972 Summer Olympics">1972 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Stuckey" title="Rodney Stuckey">Rodney Stuckey</a>, basketball player for <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alameda_Ta%27amu" title="Alameda Ta'amu">Alameda Ta'amu</a>, NFL player for <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Thomas_(luthier)" title="Harvey Thomas 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title="Courtney Vandersloot">Courtney Vandersloot</a>, basketball player and <a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021 WNBA Finals</a> Champion for <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sky" title="Chicago Sky">Chicago Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wainhouse" title="Dave Wainhouse">Dave Wainhouse</a>, professional basketball and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cam_Weaver" title="Cam Weaver">Cam Weaver</a>, professional soccer player, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Van_der_Jagt" title="Olivia Van der Jagt">Olivia Van der Jagt</a>, professional soccer player, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Reign_FC" title="Seattle Reign FC">Seattle Reign FC</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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in Washington">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algona,_Washington" title="Algona, Washington">Algona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Diamond,_Washington" title="Black Diamond, Washington">Black Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bothell,_Washington" title="Bothell, Washington">Bothell</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burien,_Washington" title="Burien, Washington">Burien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnation,_Washington" title="Carnation, Washington">Carnation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Hill,_Washington" title="Clyde Hill, Washington">Clyde Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Washington" title="Covington, Washington">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington" 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title="Edgewick, Washington">Edgewick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie%27s_Grove,_Washington" title="Ernie's Grove, Washington">Ernie's Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grotto,_Washington" title="Grotto, Washington">Grotto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_Washington" title="High Point, Washington">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanaskat,_Washington" title="Kanaskat, Washington">Kanaskat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangley,_Washington" title="Kangley, Washington">Kangley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krain,_Washington" title="Krain, Washington">Krain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisabeula,_Washington" title="Lisabeula, Washington">Lisabeula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnolia_Beach,_Washington" title="Magnolia Beach, Washington">Magnolia Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmer,_Washington" title="Palmer, Washington">Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston,_Washington" title="Preston, Washington">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raeco,_Washington" title="Raeco, 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href="/wiki/Muckleshoot_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Muckleshoot people">Muckleshoot Reservation</a>‡</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Washington" title="List of ghost towns in Washington">Ghost towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine,_King_County,_Washington" title="Alpine, King County, Washington">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barneston,_Washington" title="Barneston, Washington">Barneston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayne,_Washington" title="Bayne, Washington">Bayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher,_Washington" title="Christopher, Washington">Christopher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster,_Washington" title="Foster, Washington">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Washington" title="Franklin, Washington">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Washington" title="Hot Springs, Washington">Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerriston,_Washington" title="Kerriston, Washington">Kerriston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lester,_Washington" title="Lester, Washington">Lester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monohon,_Washington" title="Monohon, Washington">Monohon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagrom,_Washington" title="Nagrom, Washington">Nagrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Brien,_Washington" title="O'Brien, Washington">O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orillia,_Washington" title="Orillia, Washington">Orillia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola,_Washington" title="Osceola, Washington">Osceola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page,_Washington" title="Page, Washington">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockdale,_Washington" title="Rockdale, Washington">Rockdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheridan,_Washington" title="Sheridan, Washington">Sheridan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor,_Washington" title="Taylor, Washington">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas,_Washington" title="Thomas, Washington">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington,_Washington" title="Wellington, Washington">Wellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_Washington" title="Weston, Washington">Weston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#B4DDB4;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Washington_(state)" title="Portal:Washington (state)"><span>Washington portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Washington_(state)" title="Outline of Washington (state)">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate change in Washington (state)">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington" title="List of municipalities in Washington">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Washington" title="List of census-designated places in Washington">Census-designated places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_lands_in_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of federal lands in Washington (state)">Federal lands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_Washington" title="List of Indian reservations in Washington">Indian reservations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Washington_(state)" title="Geography of Washington (state)">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Washington" title="List of earthquakes in Washington">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington_(state)" title="History of Washington (state)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_highways_in_Washington" title="State highways in Washington">Highways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Washington_(state)" title="Music of Washington (state)">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_parks" title="List of Washington state parks">Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Washington_(state)" title="List of people from Washington (state)">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_symbols" title="List of Washington state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Washington_(state)" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Washington (state)">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Washington_(state)" title="Abortion in Washington (state)">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Washington_(state)" title="Cannabis in Washington (state)">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Washington_(state)" title="Crime in Washington (state)">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of Washington (state)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of Washington (state)">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Washington_(state)" title="Economy of Washington (state)">Economy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Washington_(state)" title="Agriculture in Washington (state)">Agriculture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Education in Washington (state)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Washington_(state)" title="Gun laws in Washington (state)">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Washington (state)">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Washington (state)">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)#Politics" title="Washington (state)">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%">Politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Washington_(state)" title="Government of Washington (state)">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Washington_(state)" title="Law of Washington (state)">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Washington" title="Constitution of Washington">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Washington" title="List of governors of Washington">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)_legislative_districts" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (state) legislative districts">Legislative districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_(state)_ballot_measures" title="List of Washington (state) ballot measures">Ballot measures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Washington" title="United States congressional delegations from Washington">Congressional delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_congressional_districts" title="Washington's congressional districts">Congressional districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_government_in_Washington_(state)" title="City government in Washington (state)">City governments</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_agencies" title="List of Washington state agencies">State agencies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Agriculture" title="Washington State Department of Agriculture">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Archaeology_and_Historic_Preservation" title="Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation">Archaeology and Historic Preservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Commerce" title="Washington State Department of Commerce">Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Corrections" title="Washington State Department of Corrections">Corrections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Early_Learning" title="Washington State Department of Early Learning">Early Learning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Ecology" title="Washington State Department of Ecology">Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Employment_Security_Department" title="Washington State Employment Security Department">Employment Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Financial_Institutions" title="Washington State Department of Financial Institutions">Financial Institutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Department_of_Fish_and_Wildlife" title="Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife">Fish and Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Health" title="Washington State Department of Health">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Information_Services" title="Washington State Department of Information Services">Information Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Labor_and_Industries" title="Washington State Department of Labor and Industries">Labor and Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Licensing" title="Washington State Department of Licensing">Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Liquor_and_Cannabis_Board" title="Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board">Liquor and Cannabis Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Military_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Military Department">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Natural_Resources" title="Washington State Department of Natural Resources">Natural Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_parks" title="List of Washington state parks">Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Institute_for_Public_Policy" title="Washington State Institute for Public Policy">Institute for Public Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Public_Disclosure_Commission" title="Washington State Public Disclosure Commission">Public Disclosure Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Public_Stadium_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Public Stadium Authority">Public Stadium Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Social_and_Health_Services" title="Washington State Department of Social and Health Services">Social and Health Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Patrol" title="Washington State Patrol">State Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Student_Achievement_Council" title="Washington Student Achievement Council">Student Achievement Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation" title="Washington State Department of Transportation">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Utilities_and_Transportation_Commission" title="Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission">Utilities and Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Washington" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Western_Washington" title="Western Washington">Western</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitsap_Peninsula" title="Kitsap Peninsula">Kitsap Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Peninsula" title="Long Beach Peninsula">Long Beach Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Peninsula" title="Olympic Peninsula">Olympic Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Islands" title="San Juan Islands">San Juan Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skagit_Valley" title="Skagit Valley">Skagit Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Washington" title="Eastern Washington">Eastern</a>/<a href="/wiki/Inland_Northwest" title="Inland Northwest">Inland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Washington" title="Central Washington">Central Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Plateau" title="Columbia Plateau">Columbia Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methow_River" title="Methow River">Methow Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okanagan_Country" title="Okanagan Country">Okanogan Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima_River" title="Yakima River">Yakima Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4">Shared</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cascade_Range" title="Cascade Range">Cascade Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Gorge" title="Columbia River Gorge">Columbia Gorge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Washington" title="List of municipalities in Washington">Largest<br />cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_Washington" title="Vancouver, Washington">Vancouver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renton,_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Valley,_Washington" title="Spokane Valley, Washington">Spokane Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Way,_Washington" title="Federal Way, Washington">Federal Way</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellingham,_Washington" title="Bellingham, Washington">Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redmond,_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marysville,_Washington" title="Marysville, Washington">Marysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammamish,_Washington" title="Sammamish, Washington">Sammamish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington" title="Lakewood, Washington">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreline,_Washington" title="Shoreline, Washington">Shoreline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympia,_Washington" title="Olympia, Washington">Olympia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacey,_Washington" title="Lacey, Washington">Lacey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burien,_Washington" title="Burien, Washington">Burien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#B4DDB4">Metropolitan<br /> areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area" title="Seattle metropolitan area">Greater Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_metropolitan_area" title="Spokane metropolitan area">Greater Spokane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Washington" title="Tri-Cities, Washington">Tri-Cities metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenatchee%E2%80%93East_Wenatchee_metropolitan_area" title="Wenatchee–East Wenatchee metropolitan area">Wenatchee metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland metropolitan area, Oregon">Greater Portland and Vancouver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#B4DDB4;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Washington" title="List of counties in Washington">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Washington" title="Adams County, Washington">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asotin_County,_Washington" title="Asotin County, Washington">Asotin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelan_County,_Washington" title="Chelan County, Washington">Chelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clallam_County,_Washington" title="Clallam County, Washington">Clallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Washington" title="Clark County, Washington">Clark</a></li> <li><a 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