Seattle metropolitan area
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 Common name: Seattle MSA in Teal, CSA in Navy |
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| Largest city | Seattle |
| Other cities | - Tacoma - Bellevue - Everett |
| Population | Ranked 15th in the U.S. |
| - Total | 3,344,813 |
| - Density | 543 /sq. mi. 210 /km² |
| Area | 5,894 sq. mi. 15,265 km² |
| State(s) | Washington |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | 14,411 feet (4,392 m) |
| - Lowest point | 0 feet (0 m) |
The Seattle metropolitan area in the US state of Washington includes the city of Seattle, King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County within the Puget Sound region. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 3,344,813 (just under half of Washington's population),[1] making it the 15th largest United States Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Census statistics
As defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Seattle metropolitan area is made up of the following counties (see Fig. STB):
- Seattle–Bellevue–Everett metropolitan division
- King County: Seattle and its immediate vicinity
- Snohomish County: north of Seattle
- Tacoma metropolitan division
- Pierce County: south of Seattle
Based on commuting patterns, the adjacent metropolitan areas of Olympia, Bremerton, and Mount Vernon, along with a few smaller satellite urban areas, are grouped together in a wider labor market region known as the Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia Combined Statistical Area (CSA) (See Figure STO'). The population of this wider region is 4,087,033—almost two-thirds of Washington's population.[2] The Seattle CSA is the 12th largest CSA in the country. The additional metropolitan and micropolitan areas included are:
- Bremerton–Silverdale metropolitan area
- Kitsap County: west of Seattle, separated from the city by Puget Sound; connected to Seattle by ferry and to Tacoma by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
- Olympia metropolitan area
- Thurston County: southwest of Seattle, at the south end of Puget Sound
- Mount Vernon–Anacortes metropolitan area
- Oak Harbor micropolitan area
- Island County: northwest of Everett, encompassing Whidbey and Camano Islands in Puget Sound
- Shelton micropolitan area
- Mason County: west of Tacoma and northwest of Olympia
[edit] Cities
Major:
Other:
- Auburn
- Bainbridge Island
- Beaux Arts Village
- Bonney Lake
- Bothell
- Brier
- Burien
- Des Moines
- Duvall
- Edmonds
- Federal Way
- Issaquah
- Kenmore
- Kent
- Kirkland
- Lake Forest Park
- Lake Stevens
- Lakewood
- Lynnwood
- Marysville
- Mercer Island
- Mill Creek
- Mountlake Terrace
- Mukilteo
- Puyallup
- Poulsbo
- Redmond
- Renton
- Sammamish
- SeaTac
- Shoreline
- Silverdale
- Tukwila
- Woodinville
- Woodway
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Major airports
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
- Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)
- Boeing Field
- Harvey Airfield
- Paine Field
- Renton Municipal Airport
[edit] Major highways
U.S. Route 2
Interstate 5
State Route 7
State Route 9
State Route 16
State Route 18
Interstate 90
State Route 99
U.S. Route 101
State Route 202
Interstate 405
State Route 520
State Route 522
Interstate 605 (proposed)
Interstate 705
[edit] Mass transit
- Sound Transit, trains, buses, light rail in Puget Sound area
- Community Transit, buses in Snohomish County
- King County Metro, buses in King County
- Pierce Transit, buses in Pierce County
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-02)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-02.csv. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
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