Carnation, Washington

Carnation, Washington
tultxʷ
Carnation, Washington. July 4, 2004
Carnation, Washington. July 4, 2004
Official logo of Carnation, Washington
Location of Carnation, Washington
Location of Carnation, Washington
Coordinates: 47°38′54″N 121°54′31″W / 47.64833°N 121.90861°W / 47.64833; -121.90861
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[1]
 • MayorJim Ribail[1]
 • Deputy MayorTim Harris[1]
Area
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.07 km2)
 • Land1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 • Total2,158
 • Density1,970.64/sq mi (761.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98014
Area code425
FIPS code53-10215
GNIS feature ID1530825[4]
Websitecarnationwa.gov

Carnation (Lushootseed: tultxʷ)[5][6] is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It was historically known as Tolt and lies at the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers.

The city is located east of Redmond and south of Duvall on State Route 203. The population was 2,158 at the 2020 census.[3] Prior to American settlement, the area was occupied by a large village of the Snoqualmie. It was the center of Snoqualmie society in the 19th century. After the removal of the Snoqualmie to reservations, the city was resettled by Americans, who founded the city of Tolt in 1865. It became a thriving dairy town in the 20th century, eventually being renamed to Carnation in honor of the Carnation Evaporated Milk Company. After being renamed again back and forth twice, the name Carnation stuck.[7] In the 1990s, the city became a bedroom community for the Eastside of Seattle.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "City Council". City of Carnation. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Carnation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: Lushootseed Press.
  6. ^ Waterman, T.T. (2011). sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ ləšucid ʔacaciɬtalbixʷ - Puget Sound Geography. Seattle: Lushootseed Press.
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  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Times-Milk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).