Seattle metropolitan area

Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue

Common name: Seattle MSA in Teal, CSA in Navy
Largest city	Seattle
Other cities	- Tacoma  - Bellevue  - Everett
Population	Ranked 15th in the U.S.
- Total	3,344,813
- Density	543 /sq. mi.  210 /km²
Area	5,894 sq. mi. 15,265 km²
State(s)	Washington
Elevation
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"Seattle Metro" redirects here. For public transit in Seattle, see King County Metro.

The Seattle metropolitan area in the US state of Washington includes the city of Seattle, King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County within the Puget Sound region. The U.S. Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 3,344,813 (just under half of Washington's population),^[1] making it the 15th largest United States Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Census statistics

Map of southeast Seattle Metro towns

As defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Seattle metropolitan area is made up of the following counties (see Fig. STB):

• Seattle–Bellevue–Everett metropolitan division
  • King County: Seattle and its immediate vicinity
  • Snohomish County: north of Seattle
• Tacoma metropolitan division
  • Pierce County: south of Seattle

Based on commuting patterns, the adjacent metropolitan areas of Olympia, Bremerton, and Mount Vernon, along with a few smaller satellite urban areas, are grouped together in a wider labor market region known as the Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia Combined Statistical Area (CSA) (See Figure STO'). The population of this wider region is 4,087,033—almost two-thirds of Washington's population.^[2] The Seattle CSA is the 12th largest CSA in the country. The additional metropolitan and micropolitan areas included are:

• Bremerton–Silverdale metropolitan area
  • Kitsap County: west of Seattle, separated from the city by Puget Sound; connected to Seattle by ferry and to Tacoma by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
• Olympia metropolitan area
  • Thurston County: southwest of Seattle, at the south end of Puget Sound
• Mount Vernon–Anacortes metropolitan area
  • Skagit County

• Oak Harbor micropolitan area
  • Island County: northwest of Everett, encompassing Whidbey and Camano Islands in Puget Sound
• Shelton micropolitan area
  • Mason County: west of Tacoma and northwest of Olympia

Cities

Seattle

Tacoma

Bellevue

Everett

Major:

• Seattle
• Tacoma
• Bellevue
• Everett

Other:

• Auburn
• Bainbridge Island
• Bothell
• Brier
• Burien
• Des Moines
• Edmonds
• Federal Way
• Issaquah
• Kenmore
• Kent
• Kirkland
• Lake Forest Park
• Lake Stevens
• Lakewood
• Lynnwood
• Marysville
• Mercer Island
• Mill Creek
• Mountlake Terrace
• Puyallup
• Poulsbo
• Redmond
• Renton
• Sammamish
• SeaTac
• Shoreline
• Silverdale
• Tukwila
• Woodinville

Transportation

Major airports

• Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
• Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)
• Boeing Field
• Harvey Airfield
• Paine Field
• Renton Municipal Airport

Major highways

• U.S. Route 2
• Interstate 5
• State Route 7
• State Route 9
• State Route 16
• State Route 18
• Interstate 90
• State Route 99
• U.S. Route 101
• State Route 202
• Interstate 405
• State Route 520
• State Route 522
• Interstate 605 (proposed)
• Interstate 705

Mass transit

• Sound Transit, trains, buses, light rail in Puget Sound area
• Community Transit, buses in Snohomish County
• King County Metro, buses in King County
• Pierce Transit, buses in Pierce County

References

Seattle portal

1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved July 12, 2009. 
2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-02)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-02.csv. Retrieved July 12, 2009.