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Ravenna
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Founded: 1887

Square miles: 1.1

Population: 18,747

Median income: $36,680

Median house value: $162,353

Median apartment rent: $487

Parks: 2

Housing units: 7,883

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 33.9

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 1,488

Completed four-year college or higher: 58.2 percent

Below poverty level: 9.9 percent

Home ownership: 58.9 percent

Renters: 41.1 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, December 6, 1997

Area is quintessential Seattle

Volunteers pitch in to build up community

Traffic wars just latest fight for activist neighborhood

Area's diversity more in religion than in race

Once-private park now a shared treasure

Residents rally to save creek

Jon Hahn: The business of plants has been bloomin' in Ravenna for years

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Ravenna

Ravenna historical album

Ravenna by the numbers

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