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Issaquah
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources as noted:

The numbers

Founded: 1862

Square miles: 5.6

Population: 9,610
1997 King County Annual Growth Report

Median income: $52,800
1997 King County Annual Growth Report

Median house value: $248,000
Northwest Multiple Listing Service

Median apartment rent: $938
Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors

Parks: 24

Housing units: 3,348

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 34.6

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 1,181

Completed four-year college or higher: 32.7 percent

Below poverty level: 7.1 percent

Home ownership: 47.7 percent

Renters: 52.3 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997

Friendly folks enjoy rural atmosphere

Mountain locale drew a sweet benefactor to town

Transportation problems hearken back to city's earliest days

Jon Hahn: Family members share bond in painstaking care for fine cars

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Issaquah

Issaquah historical album

By the numbers

Issaquah on the Web

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Bellevue

Fall City & Preston

Sammamish Plateau

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