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Sammamish, Washington Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 45,780 at the 2010 census. History The Sammamish Plateau was part of unincorporated King County for most of its history. A vote in 1991 to join neighboring Issaquah failed, as did a vote on incorporation the following year. A renewed movement to become a city, born of frustration with development policies set by the county government, met with voter approval in 1998. Sammamish was officially incorporated on August 31, 1999. Geography Neighboring cities include Redmond to the north and Issaquah to the south.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47.4 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.Situated on the shores and hilly terrain east of Lake Sammamish, the city features a landscape of trees, mountains, and lakes. Other than Lake Sammamish, Beaver Lake and Pine Lake are the two biggest lakes in Sammamish.Sammamish has a mild Marine West Coast or oceanic climate. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 34,104 people, 11,131 households, and 9,650 families residing in the city. In 2007, the population is expected to pass 40,000.In 2009, the population density was 2,276.8 people per square mile (729.5/km²). There were 14,177 housing units at an average density of 642.4 per square mile (248.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 17.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.There were 14,177 households out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.39.In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 20 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.The median income for a household in 2009 was $129,583, and the median income for a family was $136,689 (these figures rose from $122,750 and $129,335 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). The per capita income for the city was $49,994. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over. Sammamish ranks 12th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked on per capita income.In 2007, CNN Money ranked Sammamish as the 11th Best Place to Live in the United States. and subsequently ranked it as the 12th Best Place to Live in the United States in 2009. Recreation Lake Sammamish and Issaquah's Lake Sammamish State Park offer water recreation. There are many hiking trails and scenic woods around the housing developments. There are five major city parks: Beaver Lake Park, Pine Lake Park, NE Sammamish Park, East Sammamish Park, and Ebright Creek Park. Parks being planned in the recently-incorporated city include Soaring Eagle Park and the Sammamish Commons. The East Lake Sammamish Trail, opened in April 2006, connects to a regional trail system. A skatepark is located adjacent to the Sammamish City hall, across from Skyline High School.The first phase of Sammamish Commons, a city center project comprising City Hall, recreation facilities, and a police station was opened in late 2006. The King County Library System relocated the Sammamish Library to the site in January, 2010. The city government and YMCA have recently been in talks to create a community center at the old library site.[citation needed]Sammamish is home to two private golf clubs: the Plateau Club, and Sahalee Country Club, which hosted the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 World Golf Championship-NEC Invitational.[citation needed] Politics Sammamish uses a council-city manager form of government.In the 2000 Presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.80% percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat Al Gore, who received 44.99%. In the 2000 Washington Senatorial Election, Republican Slade Gorton received 55.93% to Democrat Maria Cantwell's 42.57%.[citation needed]In the 2004 Presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 49.97% percent of the vote, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received 49.07%. In the 2004 Washington Senatorial Election, Democrat Patty Murray received 50.51% of the vote to Republican George Nethercutt's 48.05%.[citation needed]In the 2006 Washington Senatorial Election, Democrat Maria Cantwell received 53.91% of the vote compared to Republican Mike McGavick's 44.29%.[citation needed] City services Despite its size, the City of Sammamish does not have its own U.S. Post Office. The city relies on Eastside Fire and Rescue to provide fire services. Police Sammamish contracts with the King County Sheriff's Office for police services. Deputies assigned to Sammamish wear city uniforms and drive patrol cars marked with the city logo. There are currently 9 patrol officers, three master police officers, one motorcycle officer, one patrol/DUI officer, two school resource officers, three sergeants, two burglary/larceny detectives, and one chief assigned full time to the city.[citation needed] The city relies on the King County Jail and does not have its own detention center. Schools The city is part of two school districts: Lake Washington School District (LWSD for short) serves northern Sammamish and Issaquah School District (ISD for short) serves southern Sammamish. There are three high schools, Eastside Catholic, Eastlake High School of the LWSD and Skyline High School of ISD exist within the city limits. There are four middle/junior high schools: Inglewood Junior High, Beaver Lake Middle School, Pine Lake Middle School, and Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, as well as nearly a dozen elementary schools such as Discovery, Sunny Hills, Cascade Ridge, Challenger, Margaret Mead, Samantha Smith, Rachel Carson, Christa McAuliffe, and Elizabeth Blackwell. Also, the Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus opened at the start of the 2006-2007 school year in ISD, making it the second Freshman Campus in the state of Washington.[citation needed] The freshman campus became Pacific Cascade Middle School for the 2010-2011 school year. Eastside Catholic High School moved to its newly-constructed Sammamish campus in September 2008, with the addition of grade 6-8.[citation needed] Public transit With service provided both by Sound Transit and King County Metro, some areas of Sammamish are served by four bus routes that provide access to other Eastside cities and Seattle.Route 216 –Seattlecommuter service on weekdays from Bear Creek P&R inRedmondand going through Sammamish andIssaquahon weekdays Route 269 – Commuter service toRedmondandIssaquahon weekdays Route 554 – Sound Transit express service from downtown Seattle to Issaquah. Five weeknight eastbound buses per evening continue on to 185th Ave NE &Redmond/Fall CityRd NE inRedmond, and three early-morning westbound buses start at 185th Ave NE &Redmond/Fall CityRd NE instead of the normal Issaquah Highlands P&R. Route 927 – Local transportation service with DART (Dial-A-Ride Transit) access to/fromIssaquahfrom Monday to Saturday