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Tukwila, WA - History
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Welcome to the Tukwila Home page. The Tukwila Home page provides as much information as possible on Tukwila. Knowing Tukwila’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Tukwila’s Home page, you will also find Tukwila’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Tukwila has a population of 20265. 53.4% of Tukwila’s inhabitants are Male, and 46.6 are female. 44.7% of Tukwila is married and 38.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $310,620, and the average rent is $1,363. Household median income in Tukwila is $63,053, and the individual median income is $31,733. Tukwila’s Ethnic is the following: White(30.8%), Asian(26.3%), Black(20.5%), Hispanic(17.6%), Other(13.3%), Multiple(6.6%), Pacific(2.2%), Native(0.3%).
The earliest people in Tukwila were the Duwamish, who made their homes along the Black and Duwamish rivers. The name "Tukwila" is the Chinook Jargon word for "nut" or "hazelnut", referring to the hazelnut trees that grew in the area. The Duwamish lived in cedar longhouses, hunted and fished, picked wild berries, and used the river for trade with neighboring peoples. In 1853, the first white settler was Joseph Foster, a Canadian pioneer who had traveled to the Pacific Northwest from Wisconsin.
Foster would become known as the "Father of Tukwila" and represented King County in the Washington Territorial Assembly for 22 years. Today, the site of Foster's home on the banks of the Duwamish River is part of Fort Dent Park, which also served as a military base during the 1850s Indian Wars. Foster's name is memorialized in the Foster neighborhood of Tukwila, where Foster High School is located. In the early years, the small village grew into an agricultural center and remained a trading point in the upper Duwamish River Valley.
Population began to grow and industry followed, largely farm-oriented commerce. Early electric trains traveled along Interurban Avenue in Tukwila, connecting to Renton and a line to Tacoma. The Interurban Railroad operated a commuter line from 1902 to 1928, making it possible to travel from Seattle to Tacoma in less than an hour.
The first macadam paved road in Washington state was in Tukwila and bears the name of this new method of street paving. One of the earliest paved military roads is located in the city. Tukwila was incorporated as a city in 1908. The city's first mayor was Joel Shomaker, a newspaperman. Among the city's first council members was Del Adelphia, a famous magician.
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