Tag: Issaquah
Issaquah ( /ˈɪsəkwɑː/ US dict: ĭs′·ə·kwâ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 30,434 at the 2010 census.
Based on per capita income, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the State of Washington to be ranked.
According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Issaquah ranked 6th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005. Forbes.com ranked Issaquah the 2nd fastest-growing suburb in the state, and the 89th in the nation.
“Issaquah” is an anglicized word for a local Native American name, meaning either “the sound of birds,” “snake,” or “little stream.” “Squak Valley,” an older name for the area, also derives from this same Native-American name. Another version of the name is said to have come from the pioneers, who, being impressed with the multitude of wetland birds, called the area Squawk Valley. When the next wave of settlers came and asked for the name of area the Natives told them, “[It] is…
