| Significant City History |
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European settlement in the Burien area dates to 1870, when
Mike Kelly walked up a hill from the Seattle, South Seattle area.
Ten years later, Gottlieb Von Boorian, a German immigrant,
arrived. Von Boorian built a cabin on the southeast corner of
Lake Burien and also was said to have formed the community
into a town bearing his name.
In the early 1900s, people of Seattle came by the Mosquito
Fleet to Three Tree Point, just west of town, to sunbathe
and swim.
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Burien |
WA |
31,131 |
1870 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 75 feet |
Manufacturing |
3.6% |
$53,814 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
76% |
38 |
4,287 per sq mi |
| Asian |
11% |
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| Hispanic |
7% |
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| Black |
5% |
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| Other |
2% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 77.7 |
81.1 |
41.5 |
38.9 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0.8 |
1 |
6.8 |
8.8 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 3.1 |
51% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Burien |
Output Burien |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 30th |
13.35 |
415,598 |
152,541 |
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