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2000
Census results: King
County population
exceeds 1.7 million
On March 23, 2001 the U S Census Bureau
released population counts from the 2000 Census that confirm Washington State
and King County growth in recent years. In
April 2000, the Census counted 1,737,034 persons in King County,
up 15% from 1,507,300 in 1990. Washington
State, with 5,894,000
persons, grew 21% during the 1990s, twice as fast as the nation. Seattle, the State's
largest city, had a population of 563,374 up 9%. The
new numbers, slightly larger than expected, underscored the public's
excellent response to the 2000 Census, which apparently benefited from a
better response rate than the 1990 Census. King County Executive Ron Sims
chaired the local effort to encourage King County
residents to answer the Census, helping to achieve a successful count.
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 Census
Report
King County Population
March 2001
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Population, April 2000
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1,737,034
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· Population, April 1990
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1,507,319
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· Growth
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229,715
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· Percent growth
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15.2%
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Source: 2000
Census PL 94-171 data, March 2001
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1990's
Growth is Slower Than
1980's Growth
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· Population, April 1990
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1,507,319
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· Population, April 1980
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1,269,898
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· Growth during 1980's
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237,421
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· Percent growth
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18.7%
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VIEW >> 2000 Population Count for
King County and its Cities
The new population counts will serve a
wide variety of public and private purposes. Total population numbers will
be used for distribution of State and federal funds that will now
accurately reflect the number and location of persons in King County.
Later this year, redistricting of legislative districts and King County
Council districts will ensure that "one person one vote" equity
is maintained.
More Data >> King County
Census Viewer
For more information, please contact:
Chandler Felt, Demographer
King County
Office of Strategic Planning
401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 810
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 263-9693
chandler.felt@kingcounty.gov
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2000 Census in the
News
The following links will
take you to sites outside of the King County Web.
July 22,
2001
The
Central Area: Seattle's changing heart Seattle Times
July 21,
2001
Looking
for kids? Baby boom's in the suburbs and towns Seattle Post
Intelligencer
July 11,
2001
2001 population
numbers released; King County nation’s 12th largest county King County
Executive
July 11,
2001
Census
shows widening racial gap in home ownership Seattle Post
Intelligencer
July 11,
2001
City
near top nationally in gay couples Seattle Times
July 11,
2001
Sammamish
planners struggle with growth - City expected to continue growing, yet it
still needs to improve infrastructure Eastside Journal
March
27, 2001
The 2000
Census: I-5 drives population increase Seattle Post Intelligencer
March
26, 2001
The 2000
Census: Minorities ride wave of shifting demographics Seattle Post
Intelligencer
March
25, 2001
Highlights
from Census 2000 Seattle
Times
March
25, 2001
Eastside
nears size of Seattle: Census shows area growing 3 times faster
Eastside Journal
March
25, 2001
Census shows
growing diversity in Bellevue Eastside Journal
March
25, 2001
Supersizing
from small town to suburb Seattle Times
March
25, 2001
Soaring
past Seattle - South County population tops state's largest city South
County Journal
March 24, 2001
A
blending of identities: Census shows large increase in minorities
Seattle Times
March
24, 2001
City
life again holds allure Seattle Times
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