| Significant City History |
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The first permanent white settlers—Arthur A. Denny and those
subsequently known as the Denny party—arrived
November 13, 1851.
In 1853, Doc Maynard suggested that the main settlement be
renamed "Seattle," an anglicized rendition of the name of
Chief Sealth, the chief of the two local tribes.
Major events in Seattle's history include the Great Seattle Fire
of 1889, which destroyed the central business district, the anti-
Chinese riots of 1885–1886, the Klondike gold rush, which
made Seattle a major transportation center and the Seattle
General Strike of 1919, the first general strike in the country.
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| Famous people |
| Bill Gates, Jimi Hendrix |
| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Seattle |
WA |
582,454 |
1851 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 232 |
High Tech |
5.0% |
$62,195 |
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Aerospace |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
67% |
35 |
6,717 per sq mi |
| Asian |
16% |
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| Black |
9% |
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| Hispanic |
6% |
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| Other |
2% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 77.7 |
81.1 |
41.5 |
38.9 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0.8 |
1 |
6.8 |
8.8 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 2.8 |
51% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Seattle |
Output Seattle |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 30th |
13.35 |
7,775,760 |
2,854,024 |
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