在华盛顿州Seattle东郊Sammamish的最初三天里

黄安年文  黄安年的博客/2011年9月12日发布

8月17日清晨5:20分,我们从北京飞抵了西雅图机场[Seattle/Tacoma Intl (SEA),]住在西雅图东郊Sammamish县233rd的H君专程来机场接我们, 并且在陪我们直奔位于Seattle市中心的加拿大驻美领事馆，办理乘坐游轮经加拿大的零时签证（8：00-9：10AM）, 随后又安排我们在他家小住， 18日代为我们去加拿大领事馆领取获得签证的护照。20日晨,送我们到机场附近旅馆的19日晚来自纽约的孩子会师,准备20日11AM开始的Norwegian Star 阿拉斯加七日六夜往返游。获得加拿大领事馆的签证是关键中的关键, 否则Norwegian Star 阿拉斯加七日六夜往返游不能成行, 整个西部行需要改变。

在Sammamish小住期间，我们有机会目睹了曾被CNN评为全美15个最佳居住地之一。（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. In CNN Money's 2011 review of the best places to live in the United States, Sammamish was honored with the 15th place.见维基百科, 下）

我们参观了Pine Lake Park（17日傍晚）和Snoqualmie Falls（18日傍晚），浏览了从西雅图到Sammamish县的沿途及233rd一带的社区风光。

三天中,蒙H&L夫妇的热情接待, 不仅顺利解决了我们的赴加拿大签证难题(北京的签证时间最佳期已过,唯一寄希望在西雅图获得签证),而且也对Sammamish优美宜人居住地有了实地的感受,借撰写此文再次表达对于H&L夫妇的谢意。

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Sammamish, Washington

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City of Sammamish, Washington

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Location of Sammamish in Washington.

Coordinates: 47°36′32″N 122°2′32″W? / ?47.60889°N 122.04222°W? / 47.60889; -122.04222Coordinates: 47°36′32″N 122°2′32″W? / ?47.60889°N 122.04222°W? / 47.60889; -122.04222

Country

United States

State

Washington

County

King

Government

- Mayor

Don Gerend

Area

- Total

18.3 sq mi (47.4 km2)

- Land

18.1 sq mi (46.7 km2)

- Water

0.3 sq mi (0.6 km2)

Elevation

540 ft (165 m)

Population (2010)

- Total

45,780

- Density

1,889.4/sq mi (729.5/km2)

Time zone

Pacific (UTC?8)

- Summer (DST)

Pacific (UTC?7)

ZIP codes

98074-98075

Area code(s)

425

FIPS code

53-61115[1]

GNIS feature ID

1508071[2]

Website

http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/

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. In CNN Money's 2011 review of the best places to live in the United States, Sammamish was honored with the 15th place.

Contents

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* 1 History

* 2 Geography

o 2.1 Surrounding cities and communities

* 3 Demographics

* 4 Recreation

* 5 Politics

* 6 City services

* 7 Police

* 8 Schools

* 9 Public transit

* 10 References

* 11 External links

[edit] History

The Sammamish Plateau was part of unincorporated King County for most of its recorded history. The first Europeans arrived in the late 19th century and established a trio of resorts by the 1930s. The plateau remained a mostly rural area until suburban homes, shopping centers, and schools were built in the 1970s and 1980s. 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.[3]

[edit] 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 km?), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.7 km?) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km?) of it (1.37%) is water.[4]

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.

[edit] Surrounding cities and communities

Redmond

Carnation

Bellevue

Sammamish

Newcastle

Issaquah

Fall City

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations

Census

Pop.

%±

2000

34,104

—

2010

45,780

34.2%

source:[5]

As of the census[1] 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.[6]

In 2009, the population density was 2,276.8 people per square mile (729.5/km?). There were 14,177 housing units at an average density of 642.4 per square mile (248.1/km?). 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[7]). 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,[8] and subsequently ranked it as #12 in 2009 [9] and #15 in 2011 [10].

[edit] 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 aquatic center at the Commons site as well.[11]

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.[12]

[edit] Politics

This politics section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008)

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]

[edit] City services

Despite its size, the City of Sammamish does not have its own U.S. Post Office.[13] The city relies on Eastside Fire and Rescue to provide fire services.[14]

[edit] 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.[15]

[edit] 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, Creekside, Margaret Mead, Samantha Smith, Rachel Carson, Christa McAuliffe, and Elizabeth Blackwell. Eastside Catholic High School moved to its newly-constructed Sammamish campus in September 2008, with the addition of grades 6-8.[16]

[edit] 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 – Seattle commuter service on weekdays from Bear Creek P&R in Redmond and going through Sammamish and Issaquah on weekdays

* Route 269 – Commuter service to Redmond and Issaquah on 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 City Rd NE in Redmond, and three early-morning westbound buses start at 185th Ave NE & Redmond/Fall City Rd NE instead of the normal Issaquah Highlands P&R.

* Route 927 – Local transportation service with DART (Dial-A-Ride Transit) access to/from Issaquah from Monday to Saturday

[edit] References

1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

3. ^ Dougherty, Phil (April 24, 2008). "Sammamish incorporates on August 31, 1999.". HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

4. ^ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/5361115.html

5. ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Washington 2000-2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-53.csv. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

6. ^ Parker, John (March 7, 2007), "How big is Sammamish now? Get ready for the 40,000 mark", Sammamish Review: 1, http://www.sammamishreview.com/

7. ^ factfinder.census.gov

8. ^ CNN Money: Best Places to Live 2007, http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/snapshots/PL5361115.html

9. ^ CNN Money: Best Places to Live 2009, http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL5361115.html

10. ^ CNN Money: Best Places to Live 2011, http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/snapshots/PL5361115.html

11. ^ Heeringa, Caleb (June 16, 2011). "Community center in Sammamish would require large subsidy". Sammamish Review (Issaquah Press). Retrieved June 22, 2011.

12. ^ Nelson, Donald R. (August 25, 2002). "NEC a stroke of good news". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

13. ^ USPS.Find a Business/Standard Search - United States Postal Service

14. ^ Eastside Fire

15. ^ City of Sammamish Police-Service Efforts and Accomplishments: 2004

16. ^ "Eastside Catholic dedicated with prayers and a roar". Sammamish Reporter (Sound Publishing). September 3, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

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