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A snapshot profile, gleaned from the 1990 U.S. Census, and records provided by the city, the chamber of commerce and the Lake Washington School District, plus the 1998 King County Annual Growth Report:

The numbers

Incorporated: 1912

Square miles: 16.1

Population: 43,310

Median household income: $59,300
1994 estimate

Median house value: $219,548

Median apartment rent: $594

Parks: 33

Housing units: 18,705

Number of businesses: 2,096


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 32.1

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 11,611

Completed four-year college or higher: 41 percent

Below poverty level: 3.6 percent

Home ownership: 58 percent

Renters: 42 percent

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Saturday, June 14, 1997

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Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Redmond

Redmond historical album

Redmond by the numbers


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Bellevue

Duvall

Kirkland

Sahalee

Sammamish Plateau

Totem Lake

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