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Sammamish Plateau
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and 1996 King County Annual Growth Report:

The numbers

Homesteaded: 1870s

Square miles: 40

Population: 38,000

Median income: $60,200

Median house value: $230,800
(1990)

Median apartment rent: $790
(1990)

Parks: 8

Number of households: 10,400


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 33

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 5,113

Completed four-year college or higher: 50 percent

Below poverty level: 1.3 percent

Home ownership: 90.5 percent

Renters: 9.5 percent

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Saturday, April 12, 1997

King County's rural getaway wrestles with rapid growth

Safety, quiet have lured many to popular plateau

Some think a new city is the answer

Balancing past with pocketbook isn't easy

Old country feel hasn't quite died

Klahanie appeal eases acceptance of new order

Jon Hahn: That stand of trees is a potential menagerie for wood sculptor

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Sammamish Plateau

Sammamish Plateau historical album

Sammamish Plateau by the numbers

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