Facts About Renton
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The primary coordinate point for Renton is located at latitude 47.4829 and longitude -122.2171 in King County.
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The 2019 median income for households in Renton is $70,661, while the mean household income is $89,808.
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The estimated population of Renton is 106,785, as of 2020.
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Renton is located at 47°29′12″N 122°11′43″W (47.486622, −122.195163).
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The city has a total area of 23.54 square miles, of which 23.12 square miles is land and 0.42 square miles is water, most of which is the Cedar River.
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The Duwamish were the original inhabitants.
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Renton is twinned with two sister cities Nishiwaki, Hyogo, Japan & Cuautla, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial aeroplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well-known manufacturing, technology, and healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Kaiser Permanente, IKEA, Providence Health & Services, UW Medicine, and Wizards of the Coast.
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The city of Renton was incorporated on Sept 6th 1901.
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The Cedar River flows through Renton.
