Renton, Washington

Renton, Washington
Aerial view of Renton
Aerial view of Renton
Renton City Hall
Renton City Hall
Official logo of Renton, Washington
Location of Renton in King County and Washington
Location of Renton in
King County and Washington
Renton, Washington is located in the United States
Renton, Washington
Renton, Washington
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°29′12″N 122°11′43″W / 47.48667°N 122.19528°W / 47.48667; -122.19528
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
FoundedAugust 18, 1885
IncorporatedSeptember 6, 1901
Government
 • TypeMayor–council[1]
 • MayorArmondo Pavone[2]
Area
 • Total25.23 sq mi (65.36 km2)
 • Land23.47 sq mi (60.80 km2)
 • Water1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2)
Elevation
46–410 ft (14–125 m)
Population
 • Total106,785
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
104,047
 • RankUS: 309th
WA: 9th
 • Density4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
98055–98059
Area code425
FIPS code53-57745
GNIS feature ID1512599[6]
Websiterentonwa.gov

Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle. Situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Seattle, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. As of the 2020 census, the population of Renton was 106,785,[4] up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. The city is currently the 6th most populous municipality in greater Seattle and the 8th most populous city in Washington.

After a long history as an important salmon fishing area for Native Americans, Renton was first settled by people of European descent in the 1860s. Its early economy was based on coal mining, clay production, and timber export. Today, Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial airplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well-known manufacturing, technology, and healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Kaiser Permanente, Providence Health & Services, UW Medicine, and Wizards of the Coast.

Aerial view of the south end of Lake Washington with a view of Renton Boeing plant at the tip
  1. ^ "Mayor". City of Renton. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mayor Armondo Pavone takes oath of office". Renton, WA. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Renton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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