Maple Valley, Washington City of Maple Valley, Washington The Maple Valley Library Official logo of City of Maple Valley, Washington Location of Maple Valley inside King County, Washington, and King County inside Washington.
Location of Maple Valley inside King County, Washington, and King County inside Washington.
Maple Valley is a town/city in King County, Washington, United States.
When a name for a future improve was proposed, the names Vine Maple Valley and Maple Ridge were suggested.
Vine Maple Valley won by 2/3, but the word "Vine" was later cut by the postal service because it made the name too long.
Rail workers for lines like the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Cedar River Watershed, closed off by the City of Seattle, meant more workers for those things.
Students made up the name by combining the first two letters in the town names Taylor, Hobart and Maple Valley. The school still serves the Tahoma School District as a middle school.
Maple Valley also saw resorts beginning in the 1920s.
In the early 1960s, the assembly of Washington State Route 18 between Auburn and North Bend ran through the city, requiring many landmarks to be either completed or moved.
The Maple Valley Historical Society keeps records on the city's past, with two historical exhibitions holding artifacts such as the city's first fire engine and photographs of old places in and around the town/city like Gaffney's Grove.
The old Gaffney's Grove site is now a town/city park, and the Green to Cedar River trail runs through the city.
The park contains a swimming beach, an arboretum and widespread grass fields and sees the annual Maple Valley Days Parade each year in June.
In 2011, Family Circle periodical announced that Maple Valley was one of the top ten family-oriented metros/cities in the USA.
Recently, the north side of Maple Valley has seen large growth, prompting primary renovations to shopping centers in the region known as 'Four Corners'.
Maple Valley is positioned at 47 21 58 N 122 2 41 W (47.366160, -122.044692). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.90 square miles (15.28 km2), of which, 5.72 square miles (14.81 km2) is territory and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) is water. The chief bodies of water in the town/city limits are Lake Wilderness, Lake Lucerne, Rock Creek, and part of Pipe Lake.
The Cedar River passes through unincorporated King County very near the northeastern border of the city.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Maple Valley rates 93rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
As of the census of 2010, there were 22,684 citizens , 7,679 homeholds, and 6,159 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.8% White, 2.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other competitions, and 5.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,679 homeholds of which 49.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 67.1% were married couples residing together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 19.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 34.2 years.
32.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 6.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,209 citizens , 4,809 homeholds, and 3,952 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.62% white, 1.11% African American, 0.66% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other competitions, and 3.64% from two or more ethnic groups.
There were 4,809 homeholds out of which 51.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 69.9% were married couples residing together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% between 19 and 24, 38.5% between 25 and 44, 17.8% between 45 and 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $67,159, and the median income for a family was $70,008.
Maple Valley is a contract town/city with the King County Sheriff's Office for police services.
The King County deputies that are appointed to the city, wear town/city uniforms and patches but wear a King County Sheriff badge.
There are presently ten patrol officers, three detectives, one traffic officer, one sergeant, three reserve officers, one civilian police assistant, and one chief appointed full-time to the city.
Jens Pulver, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, visited and wrestled for Tahoma Senior High School in Maple Valley.
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