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Maple Valley, Washington
Maple Valley, Washington
City of Maple Valley, Washington Website http://www.ci.maplevalley.wa.us/
Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 14,209 at the 2000 census.
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Location of Maple Valley within King County, Washington, and King County within Washington.
Coordinates: 47°21′58″N 122°2′41″W / 47.36611°N 122.04472°W / 47.36611; -122.04472Coordinates: 47°21′58″N 122°2′41″W / 47.36611°N 122.04472°W / 47.36611; -122.04472 Country State County Incorporated Government - Type Area - Total - Land - Water Elevation United States Washington King 1997 Mayoral 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km2) 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km2) 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) 343 ft (104.5 m)
Maple Valley was officially incorporated in 1997. The Maple Valley Historical Society has the best record of Maple Valley’s past and artifacts (including Hobart, Taylor, and Maple Valley). Maple Valley’s name was originally Vine Maple Valley. The name was pulled from a hat, but the Post Office removed the "Vine" because it was too long. According to the Washington Place Names database, the name Maple Valley was chosen by George Ames in 1888, not for the maples trees of the area but for the Maple family, who had settled on the Duwamish River before the Denny Party arived at Alki Point.[3] The city’s school district is called Tahoma (Coming from Taylor Creek, Hobart and Maple Valley). The original Tahoma High School was built in 1926.
Geography
Maple Valley is located at 47°21′58″N 122°2′41″W / 47.36611°N 122.04472°W / 47.36611; -122.04472 (47.366160, -122.044692)[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (3.04%) is water. The main bodies of water in the city limits are Lake Wilderness, Lake Lucerne, Rock Creek, and part of Pipe Lake. The Cedar River passes through unincorporated King County very near
Population (2000) 14,209 - Total 2,616.7/sq mi (1,010.3/ - Density km2) Time zone - Summer (DST) ZIP code Area code(s) FIPS code GNIS feature ID Pacific (UTC-8) Pacific (UTC-7) 98038 425 53-43150[1] 1506457[2]
Surrounding Cities
Demographics
Historical populations
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Census 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Pop. 112 112 225 250 122 800 800 350 900 1,211 14,209 %± — 0% 100.9% 11.1% −51.2% 555.7% 0% −56.3% 157.1% 34.6% 1,073.3% 21.0%
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the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 and over. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Maple Valley ranks 93rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Notable People
Real Salt Lake player Nikolas Besagno comes from Maple Valley[7]. Popular singer Brandi Carlile hails from the area. Omare Lowe, played football at UW and was drafted by Miami. He has had brief stints with Titans, Jets, Vikings, Redskins, and Patriots. In April 2008, he signed a 1 year contract with the Seahawks. Jens Pulver, the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion and a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, attended and wrestled for Tahoma High School in Maple Valley.
Est. 2007 17,199 source:[5][6]
The current population is over 20,000. As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 14,209 people, 4,809 households, and 3,952 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,010.3/km² (2,617.9/mi²). There were 4,922 housing units at an average density of 350.0 units/km² (906.8 units/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.62% white, 1.11% African American, 0.66% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population. There were 4,809 households out of which 51.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.26. In the city the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% between 19 and 24, 38.5% between 25 and 44, 17.8% between 45 and 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $67,159, and the median income for a family was $70,008. Males had a median income of $50,623 versus $34,097 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,859. About 2.1% of families and 2.6% of
Points of interest
• • • • • • • Wilderness Trail Cedar River Cedar River Trail Maple Valley Skate Park Lake Wilderness Park and golf course Elk Run Golf Course Take a Break Park
References
[1] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. [2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. [3] "Maple Valley". Washington Place Names database. Tacoma Public Library. http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/. Retrieved on 2009-03-06. [4] "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/ www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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[5] Moffatt, Riley. Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990. Lanham: Scarecrow, 1996, 326. [6] "Subcounty population estimates: Washington 2000-2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18.
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http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/ SUB-EST2007-53.csv. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. [7] Real Salt Lake: Roster: Player Bio
External links
• City of Maple Valley
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