Medina, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²) |
| - Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) |
| - Water | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,011 |
| - Density | 2,102.3/sq mi (811.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98039 |
| Area code(s) | 425 |
| FIPS code | 53-44725[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512453[2] |
Medina is a city located in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the satellite city of Bellevue. The population was 3,011 at the 2000 census. The city is mostly residential and home to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Seattle Mariners outfielder, Ichiro Suzuki.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Medina ranks 2nd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] History
Named in 1891 after the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia (yet pronounced differently, with a long "i"), Medina was platted in 1914 and officially incorporated on August 19, 1955. The city has an interesting history of how it ended up being called Medina. The following paragraph is a direct citation from the history section of the official website of the city itself. For reference see the official website of the city found in the external link.
In 1891, Mr. T.L. Dabney built the first landing in Medina on what later became known as Dabney Point. The landing was directly across from the Leschi Park landing and it became the main crossing point for settlers to enter “the Points Country”. As the community around the landing began to grow, local residents wanted to give it a distinct name. A community meeting was held and three women were appointed to select a name for the community. Mrs. Flora Beloti’s choice was the name selected. She had decided on the name “Medeena”, after a popular Arabian city. Dabney was offended, he wanted it named “Floridine”. Mr. Dabney built a large sign that said “Floridine” and placed it in the water beside his landing. The next evening when he came home from working in Seattle, he found his sign had been replaced by a “Medeena” sign. He promptly took it down and put his sign back up. This feud continued for several days, with Dabney replacing the “Medeena” sign each evening when he would return from work. The ladies prevailed. Dabney eventually tired and left the “Medeena” sign up.
[edit] Geography
Medina is located at (47.626571, -122.232805)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.7 km²) of it (69.94%) is water.
Medina is connected to Seattle on the western shore of Lake Washington by State Route 520 on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world.
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Medina leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 53 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 45 percent.
On the state level Medina leans toward Democrats, who hold the State Senate and State Representative positions as of 2007.
Mark Nelson is the current mayor of Medina.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,011 people, 1,111 households, and 905 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,102.3 people per square mile (813.0/km²). There were 1,165 housing units at an average density of 813.4/sq mi (314.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.63% White, 0.17% African American, 0.27% Native American, 4.88% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 1,111 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $133,756, and the median income for a family was $149,637. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,893 for females. The per capita income for the city was $81,742. About 0.2% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
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