Seattle is the largest city in the
Pacific Northwest region of the
United States. It is located in the
U.S. state of
Washington between
Puget Sound and
Lake Washington, about 96 miles (155 km) south of the
United States–Canadian border in
King County, of which it is the
county seat.Seattle was first settled by Europeans on
November 13,
1851, by
Arthur A. Denny and his crew, which would subsequently become known as the Denny party. Early settlements in the area were called New York-Alki and Duwamps. In
1853,
Doc Maynard suggested that the main settlement be renamed "Seattle," which was an anglicized rendition of the name of
Noah Sealth, the collective chief of the two indigenous tribes.
As of 2006, the city had an estimated population of 582,174 and an estimated
metropolitan area population of approximately 3.3 million. Seattle is the hub of the
Greater Puget Sound region, which also includes
Tacoma,
Bellevue, and
Everett. Seattle's official nickname is the "Emerald City," the result of a contest held in the early 1980s to designate a new nickname for the city; the reference is to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. It is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska," "Queen City," and "Jet City," the latter due to the local influence of
Boeing. Seattle residents are known as
Seattleites.
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