Profile for Renton, Washington, WA

Renton is on Lake Washington.

Former and merged names include:
· Black River Bridge

The Renton Coal Company was started in the early 1870s. The manufacturing base once included sawmills, coal mines and a brick factory.

The community incorporated in 1901.

With impending war, construction began on an airplane plant in 1941, when the Cedar River was diverted. Boeing has been building planes in the city ever since.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 279. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 5.2 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• River Days - July 25, 27-29, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Renton History Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 114

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14% of Renton residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Renton ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Renton was $24,346, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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28% of Renton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Renton festival dates:

• River Days - July 25, 27-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Renton festival web sites:

• River Days

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• Washington county fairs
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Median rent in Renton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $650.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,349.

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Libraries in Renton include Fairwood Library, Highlands Branch Library, Renton Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Renton include Renton Reporter

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King County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Renton political report.

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The average commute time for Renton workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 11 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Renton between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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