Issaquah
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 Issaquah City Hall |
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| Location in Washington | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1892 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | King County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 32 ' N , 122 ° 3' W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 30,434 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,396.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.8 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 33 m |
| Postcodes : | 98027, 98029, 98075 |
| Area code : | +1 425 |
| FIPS : | 53-33805 |
| GNIS ID : | 1512327 |
| Website : | www.ci.issaquah.wa.us |
| Mayor : | Ava Frisinger |
Issaquah ( ˈɪsəkwɔ ) is a city in King County , Washington state , United States with 30,434 residents (2010 census). The community is the headquarters of the retail group Costco Wholesale, which is listed in the S&P 500 stock index .
geography
Issaquah is located at the southern end of Lake Sammamish , a few miles east of Seattle . The city is bordered on three sides by the Issaquah Alps: Cougar Mountain is in the west, Squak Mountain in the south and Tiger Mountain in the east.
history
The place was founded on April 29, 1892. The place was initially called Gilman, but was renamed Issaquah in 1899. The name Issaquah comes from the local Indians. However, the exact origin is controversial. Presumably they imitated the ducks' croaking while collecting food near the lake, and this is where Issaquah emerged as the name of the place. Until the Great Depression in 1929, coal mining at Tiger Mountain and the lumber business shaped the community's economy. Boeing built factories and workshops in the town in the early 20th century. The company built its first wooden seaplane there and tested it on Lake Sammamish. At the end of the 20th century, Microsoft opened offices in the community. In 1996, the retail group Costco Wholesale moved its headquarters from Kirkland to Issaquah.
Town twinning
Issaquah has partnerships with the following cities.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- David Call (born 1982), actor
Personalities related to the city
- Robert Moch (1914–2005), rower, 1936 Olympic champion in rowing
- Members of Modest Mouse , indie rock band
Trivia
In Germany, the city became known in particular because a German school book publisher dedicated a unit of its English book to it.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Outdoor Abundance ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. August 29, 2007
