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Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 34,104 at the 2000 census.
[edit] History
The Sammamish Plateau was part of unincorporated King County for most of its history. A vote in 1991 to join neighboring Issaquah failed, as did a vote on incorporation the following year. A renewed movement to become a city, born of frustration with development policies set by the county government, met with voter approval in 1998. Sammamish was officially incorporated on August 31, 1999.[3] [edit] GeographyNeighboring cities include Redmond to the north and Issaquah to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47.4 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.37%) is water. Situated on the shores and hilly terrain east of Lake Sammamish, the city features a landscape of trees, mountains, and lakes. Other than Lake Sammamish, Beaver Lake and Pine Lake are the two biggest lakes in Sammamish. Sammamish has a mild Marine West Coast or oceanic climate. [edit] Surrounding Cities and Communities
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 34,104 people, 11,131 households, and 9,650 families residing in the city. In 2007, the population is expected to pass 40,000.[5] The population density was 1,888.9 people per square mile (729.5/km²). There were 11,599 housing units at an average density of 642.4/sq mi (248.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.82% White, 0.85% African American, 0.29% Native American, 7.89% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population. There were 11,131 households out of which 53.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $101,592, and the median income for a family was $104,356 (these figures had risen to $122,750 and $129,335 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[6]). Males had a median income of $76,688 versus $47,164 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,971. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. Sammamish ranks 11th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked on per capita income. In 2007, CNN Money ranked Sammamish as the 11th Best Place to Live in the United States.[7] In 2009, CNN Money ranked Sammamish as the 12th Best Place to Live in the United States.[8] [edit] RecreationLake Sammamish and Issaquah's Lake Sammamish State Park offer water recreation. There are many hiking trails and scenic woods around the housing developments. There are five major city parks: Beaver Lake Park, Pine Lake Park, NE Sammamish Park, East Sammamish Park, and Ebright Creek Park. Parks being planned in the recently-incorporated city include Soaring Eagle Park and the Sammamish Commons. The East Lake Sammamish Trail, opened in April 2006, connects to a regional trail system. A skatepark is located adjacent to the Sammamish City hall, across from Skyline High School. The first phase of Sammamish Commons, a city center project comprising City Hall, recreation facilities, and a police station was opened in late 2006. Eventually, the King County Library System plans to relocate the current Sammamish Library to the site; in addition, the city government and YMCA have recently been in talks to construct a community center on the site.[citation needed] Sammamish is home to two private golf clubs: the Plateau Club, and Sahalee Country Club, which hosted the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 World Golf Championship-NEC Invitational.[citation needed] [edit] Arts
The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director and Conductor, R. Joseph Scott, is a nonprofit organization based on the Sammamish Plateau. Incorporated in 1994, the orchestra began as the Providence Point Players and has grown from a handful of musicians to a full symphony orchestra. Made up primarily of Eastside residents, the ensemble provides the opportunity for talented, dedicated musicians to perform in an adult orchestra. The Sammamish Symphony is committed to developing and maintaining an enthusiastic and supportive audience by becoming an integral part of the local Eastside community and providing quality music at an affordable price for everyone. In particular, the orchestra promotes involvement in the arts for the young people of our community, including outreach programs and other learning opportunities for youth. [edit] Politics
Sammamish uses a council-city manager form of government. In the 2000 Presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.80% percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat Al Gore, who received 44.99%. In the 2000 Washington Senatorial Election, Republican Slade Gorton received 55.93% to Democrat Maria Cantwell's 42.57%.[citation needed] In the 2004 Presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 49.97% percent of the vote, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received 49.07%. In the 2004 Washington Senatorial Election, Democrat Patty Murray received 50.51% of the vote to Republican George Nethercutt's 48.05%.[citation needed] In the 2006 Washington Senatorial Election, Democrat Maria Cantwell received 53.91% of the vote compared to Republican Mike McGavick's 44.29%.[citation needed] [edit] City servicesDespite its size, the City of Sammamish does not have its own U.S. Post Office.[9] The city relies on Eastside Fire and Rescue to provide fire services.[10] [edit] PoliceSammamish contracts with the King County Sheriff's Office for police services. Deputies assigned to Sammamish wear city uniforms and drive patrol cars marked with the city logo. There are currently 9 patrol officers, three master police officers, one motorcycle officer, one patrol/DUI officer, two school resource officers, three sergeamts, two burglary/larceny detectives, and one chief assigned full time to the city.[citation needed] The city relies on the King County Jail and does not have its own detention center.[11] [edit] SchoolsThe city is part of two school districts: Lake Washington School District (LWSD for short) serves northern Sammamish and Issaquah School District (ISD for short) serves southern Sammamish. There are two high schools, Eastlake High School of the LWSD and Skyline High School of ISD exist within the city limits. There are four middle/junior high schools: Inglewood Junior High, Beaver Lake Middle School, Pine Lake Middle School, and Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, as well as nearly a dozen elementary schools such as Discovery, Sunny Hills, Cascade Ridge, Challenger, Margaret Mead, Samantha Smith, Rachel Carson, Christa McAuliffe, and Elizabeth Blackwell. Also, the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus opened at the start of the 2006-2007 school year in ISD, making it the second Freshman Campus in the state of Washington.[citation needed]. Now the freshman campus is Eastside Catholic High School moved to its newly-constructed Sammamish campus in September 2008, with the addition of grade 6-8.[citation needed] [edit] Public transitWith service provided both by Sound Transit and King County Metro, some areas of Sammamish are served by three bus routes that provide access to other Eastside cities and Seattle.
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