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Mountlake Terrace
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Incorporated: 1954

Square miles: 3.9

Population: 20,160

Median income: $35,391

Median house sales price: $106,000

Median apartment rent: $518

Parks: 10

Housing units: 74,411

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 30.5

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 3,182

Completed four-year college or higher: 19.3 percent

Below poverty level: 3.2 percent

Home ownership: 56.7 percent

Renters: 43.3 percent

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Saturday, April 18, 1998

This bedroom community has some living room

Recreation is the city's forte

Looming cash crunch could imperil parks

Insurer and school district are biggest employers

Special programs have cut crime, boosted neighborly spirit

City of today a far cry from what it used to be

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace historical album

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