Census 2000 -- Seattle Stands Out in Lifestyle Demographics

"If I was single, I'd live in Seattle," said Cara Corson, mother of three. But good parks and schools and quiet, leafy neighborhoods drew her family to eastern King County. She relaxed one recent sunny afternoon at Lake Sammamish State Park, where squeals from the playground and music...

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Published inYakima herald-republic
Main Author REBECCA COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Yakima, Wash Yakima Herald Republic 27.05.2001
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Summary:"If I was single, I'd live in Seattle," said Cara Corson, mother of three. But good parks and schools and quiet, leafy neighborhoods drew her family to eastern King County. She relaxed one recent sunny afternoon at Lake Sammamish State Park, where squeals from the playground and music from teen-agers' radios filled the air. "Seattle is a whole lot more accepting of weird things - or alternative lifestyles, I guess," said [Alice Hill], whose pierced nose, mohawk and all-black ensemble blended into the crowd on Broadway. "There aren't really very many places in the state with neighborhoods like this one." While the Gap store on Broadway sells the same capri pants as the Gap in Bellevue and Spokane, and the same movies play in the multiplexes, the census reveals some of Washington state's diversity.