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Burien
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city in King County, Washington State, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- King
- Incorporated
- February 28, 1993
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Kevin Schilling
- Deputy mayor
- Sarah Moore
- City manager
- Adolfo Bailon
- City council
- Hugo Garcia, Linda Akey, Jimmy Matta, Sarah Moore, Alex Andrade
- Total
- 11.19 sq mi (28.98 km )
- Land
- 10.04 sq mi (26.00 km )
- Water
- 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km )
- Elevation
- 374 ft (114 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 52,046
- Rank
- US: 782nd, WA: 25th
- Density
- 5,053.1/sq mi (1,951.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Burien
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- King County
- Population
- 52066
- Area
- 34.253219
- Elevation
- 377
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Official website
- burienwa.gov
- Image
- Aerial view of Three Tree Point, Burien, and SeaTac.jpg
- Households
- 19235
- Dialing code
- 206
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- postal code
- 98100–98199
- Commons category
- Burien, Washington
- topic's main category
- Category:Burien, Washington
- inception
- 1993-02-28
- P8168
- Atbara
- water as percent of area
- 43.8977
- per capita income
- 38290
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Encyclopedic overview
Burien (/ˈbjʊəriən/ BURE-ee-ən) is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located south of Seattle on Puget Sound. As of the 2020 census, Burien's population was 52,066, which is a 56.3% increase since incorporation in 1993, making it the 25th most populous city in Washington. An annexation in 2010 increased the city's population significantly.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.