| − | '''Seattle''' is the largest city in [[Washington]]. It was named after [[Chief Sealth]], a Suqamish/Duwamish [[Native American]] leader. Seattle, Washington (47.606N. -122.33W) is the largest city in Washington, and in the Pacific Northwest. It was officially incorporated in 1889, but had been a town since 1851, when a group of pioneers from Illinois settled West Seattle, a peninsula within the current city limits to the west. The population as of 2006 is 578,700. The city has generally been at capacity since about 1960, since the population hasn't gone up more than 10,000 people since then. | + | '''Seattle''' is the largest city in [[Washington]]. It was named after [[Chief Sealth]], a Suqamish/Duwamish [[Native American]] leader. Seattle, Washington (47.606N. -122.33W) is the largest city in Washington, and in the Pacific Northwest. It was officially incorporated in 1889, but had been a town since 1851, when a group of pioneers from Illinois settled West Seattle, a peninsula within the current city limits to the west. The population as of 2006 is 578,700. The city has generally been at capacity since about 1960, since the population hasn't gone up more than 10,000 people since then. However, the population has increased into the suburbs north toward [[Everett]] and south toward [[Seatac]] and [[Tacoma]]. |