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The city has a median household income of $76,331. Approximately 13.3% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Tukwila has an estimated 72.4% employment rate, with 25.8% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 82.1% holding a high school diploma. [19]
As an optional municipal code city, Tukwila is governed by Title 35A of the Revised Code of Washington. As a mayor-council government, the mayor provides over all city council meetings, breaks tied votes, reports as to the city's finances, and prepares the budget. The mayor has the right to veto ordinances, but that veto can be overridden by a ...
The Department of Labor and Industries was created by an act of the state legislature in 1921, overseeing industrial insurance, worker safety, and industrial relations. [2] [3] The new agency superseded the Bureau of Labor, created in 1901 to inspect workplaces, and minor state boards and commissions monitoring worker health, safety, and insurance claims.
The people listed below were born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Tukwila, Washington. Pages in category "People from Tukwila, Washington" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Tukwila may refer to: Tukwila, Washington , a town in Washington, United States Tukwila (Amtrak station) , a Sounder train station serving the city of Tukwila, Washington
The area was settled by Joseph Allen, for whom the area is named, in 1879. Allentown voted to be annexed into the city of Tukwila in February 1989, adding 1,200 residents and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km 2) to the city. [1] [2]
The River That Made Seattle - A Human and Natural History of the Duwamish. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-74743-9. Deer, Ada E. (June 18, 1996). "Summary under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Duwamish Tribal Organization" (PDF). Office of Federal Acknowledgment.
After being annexed in 1989, [1] Foster's former area is a part of the city of Tukwila. A post office called Foster was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907. [2] The community was named after Joseph Foster, an early settler. [3] Besides the post office, at one time it had a school. [4]