Renton
A city in King County, Washington — population 101,494 as of 2020.
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News around King County
Nathan Vass’ Deciding to See: Washington State Book Awards Finalist
Deciding to See: The View from Nathan's Bus, a collection of short stories, many of which were published at The Urbanist over the last decade, recently earned the distinction of being a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards.
Creatives & Arts
Cascade PBS
October 2Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown
Actor Mike Faist explores the creative process behind his work on East of Eden.
Creatives & Arts
Cascade PBS
October 2Community Giving
Amazon invests in local communities through philanthropic giving, nonprofit partnerships, and employee volunteer programs.
Community Groups & Organizations
Cascade PBS
October 1King County artists ride Metro buses to turn routes into comics
“Moving Stories” asks artists to capture the communities along RapidRide lines in graphic novels.
Creatives & Arts
Cascade PBS
October 1Promo | SAMHAIN: THE BIRTH OF HALLOWEEN
Michael Londra traces the spine-tingling origins of Halloween back to its ancient Irish roots.
Creatives & Arts
Op-Ed: Fill in the Spring Boulevard Gap with a Trail
Bellevue should reconsider plans to extend NE Spring Boulevard. An alternative bike and pedestrian trail would be much cheaper and complementary to the future BelRed park the boulevard would cut through.
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Renton by the numbers
- Area
- 23.54 sq mi (60.97 km²), 1.73 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.5
- Households
- 40,672
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $100,432
- Median house value
- $672,600
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 1055 S GRADY WAY, RENTON, WA 98057