Shoreline
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1995 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | King County |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 122 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
53,007 (status: 2010) 3,407,848 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,755.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 30.3 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 30.2 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 145 m |
| Postcodes : | 98133, 98155, 98177 |
| Area code : | +1 206 |
| FIPS : | 53-63960 |
| GNIS ID : | 1699810 |
| Website : | www.cityofshoreline.com |
| Mayor : | Cindy Ryu |
Shoreline is a city in northwest King County in the US state of Washington . It is located 15 miles north of Downtown Seattle , the largest city in Washington, and is also part of the Seattle metropolitan area .
history
The present urban area of Shoreline was settled from 1890. In 1906 the town was connected to the cities of Seattle and Everett by an overland tram . The population grew rapidly due to the connection to the Great Northern Railway .
In 1995 the place was officially granted city rights .
geography
The city is bordered to the north by neighboring Snohomish County , to the east by Lake Washington , to the south by Seattle and to the east by Puget Sound .
Demographics
At the time of the 2010 United States Census , there were 53,007 people in the city, which was distributed among 22,787 households.
