Editing Kirkland, Washington

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|population_total         = 92175
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'''Kirkland''' is a city in [[King County, Washington]], United States. A suburb east of [[Seattle]], its population was 92,175 in the 2020 U.S. census<ref name="QuickFactsb">{{cite web |date=August 21, 2021 |title=QuickFacts Kirkland city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kirklandcitywashington/PST045219 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225122056/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kirklandcitywashington/PST045219 |url-status=live }}</ref> which made it the sixth largest city in King County and the twelfth largest city in the state of Washington.

The city's downtown waterfront has restaurants, art galleries, a performing arts center, public parks, beaches, and a [[List of public art in Kirkland, Washington|collection of public art]] that includes bronze sculptures.

Kirkland was the original home of the [[Seattle Seahawks]]; the [[National Football League|NFL]] team's headquarters and training facility were located at the [[Lake Washington Shipyard]] (now Carillon Point) along [[Lake Washington]] for their first ten seasons {{nowrap|([[1976 Seattle Seahawks season|1976]]–[[1985 Seattle Seahawks season|85]]),}} then at nearby [[Northwest University (United States)|Northwest University]] through [[2007 Seattle Seahawks season|2007]].<ref name=rkbbuild>{{cite news |url=http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/update-old-seahawks-facility-renamed-for-former-kirkland-mayor-randall-k-barton/ |work=Kirkland Reporter |location=(Washington) |last=Phelps |first=Matt |title=Old Seahawks' facility renamed for former Kirkland Mayor Randall K. Barton |date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225092350/http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/update-old-seahawks-facility-renamed-for-former-kirkland-mayor-randall-k-barton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Warehouse chain [[Costco]] previously had its headquarters in Kirkland. While Costco is now headquartered in [[Issaquah, Washington|Issaquah]], the city is the namesake of its "[[Kirkland Signature]]" store brand. American video game company [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] was also founded in Kirkland.

==History==

The land around Lake Washington to the east of Seattle was first settled by bands of the indigenous [[Duwamish people]], including the ''Xačua’bš'' ("lake people") and ''Tahb-tah-byook''. Several Duwamish village sites lie within the modern-day boundaries of Kirkland, including ''staɬaɬ'' ("a fathom measure") in the modern-day downtown and ''Təb’tubiu'' ("loamy place") at Juanita Bay.<ref name="NativeHistory">{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Kirkland Native History Document |pages=5–9, 14 |url=https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-managers-office/kirkland-native-history-document.pdf |publisher=City of Kirkland |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref> The indigenous settlements were close to natural resources, including salmon, venison, and [[Sagittaria|wapato]] plants harvested for their bulbs.<ref name="NativeHistory"/> Disease such as smallpox eliminated a majority of the local indigenous population with the development around Lake Washington, including lowering the water level for the Ship Canal in 1916 left the remaining population to decline further.<ref name="Code Publishing Company">{{cite web | title=A. About Kirkland | website=Code Publishing Company | url=https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Kirkland/html/KirklandCP01/KirklandCP01A.html | access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref>

English settlers arrived in the late 1860s, when the McGregor and Popham families built homesteads in what is now the Houghton neighborhood. {{convert|4|mi|0|spell=In}} to the north people also settled near what is now called Juanita Bay, a favored campsite of the Duwamish because of the abundance of wapato there. The Curtis family arrived in the area in the 1870s, followed by the French family in 1872. The [[Forbes Creek (Washington)#Naming|Forbes family]] homesteaded what is now Juanita Beach Park in 1876,<ref name=zooEvolution>{{cite web | last = Stein | first = Alan | title = Juanita Beach Park (Kirkland): HistoryLink.org Essay 4009 | url = http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4009 | access-date = December 24, 2007 | archive-date = January 14, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080114055609/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4009 | url-status = live }}</ref> and settled on Rose Hill in 1877. Gradually, additional people settled in the area, and by the end of the 1880s a small number of logging, farming and boatbuilding communities were established.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/cpsha/esj/short.htm|title=A Short History of Kirkland|author=Alan J. Stein|year=1998|access-date=June 4, 2006|archive-date=January 27, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990127234157/http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/cpsha/esj/short.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Kirkland1912.jpg|thumb|left|Kirkland in 1912, at the modern-day intersection of Fourth Avenue and First Street overlooking [[Lake Washington]]]]
[[File:Kirkland, Washington neighborhood map.png|thumb|left|upright|Map of Kirkland neighborhoods in 2006, prior to several major annexations]]
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 | caption2 = [[Peter Kirk Building]] (built 1890–1892)
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In 1886, [[Peter Kirk (businessman)|Peter Kirk]], a British-born enterprising businessman seeking to expand the family's Moss Bay steel production company, moved to Washington after hearing that [[iron]] deposits had been discovered in the [[Cascade Range]]. Other necessary components such as [[limestone]], needed in steel [[smelting]], were readily available in the area. Further yet, a small number of [[coal mine]]s (a required fuel source for [[steel mill]]s) had recently been established nearby in [[Newcastle, Washington|Newcastle]] and train lines were already under construction. Plans were also underway to build the [[Lake Washington Ship Canal]].

Kirk realized that if a town were built near the water it would be a virtual freshwater port to the sea, as well as help support any prospective mill. At the time, however, Kirk was not a [[United States citizenship|U.S. citizen]] and could not purchase any land. [[Leigh S. J. Hunt]], then owner of the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', offered to partner with Kirk and buy the necessary real estate.

Under their new venture, the Kirkland Land and Development Company, Kirk and Hunt purchased thousands of acres of land in what is now Kirkland's downtown in July 1888. Kirk and his associates started the construction of a new steel mill soon after, named the [[Great Western Iron and Steel Company|Moss Bay Iron and Steel Company of America]]. After founding the city of Kirkland in 1888, officially one of the earliest on the Eastside at the time, Kirk's vision of a "[[Pittsburgh]] of the West" was beginning to take form. Construction soon commenced on several substantial brick homes and business blocks that would house and serve the steel mill employees.

However, the [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]], which had recently been purchased by [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]-based Northern Pacific, had now refused to construct a rail line to the lake. This would, after all, have a negative impact on Tacoma, which was furiously competing with Seattle as the dominant [[Puget Sound]] seaport. The ensuing financial issues and numerous obstacles took a toll on Kirk, who was running out of investors. Hunt was also in debt from the purchase of land.

Nevertheless, the plans continued and the steel mill was eventually completed in late 1892 on Rose Hill (a full {{convert|2|mi|0}} from the lake's shore). Financial issues arose and due to the [[Panic of 1893]] the mill subsequently closed without ever producing any steel. In spite of everything, Kirk was determined not to give up on his namesake town, and Kirkland was finally incorporated in 1905 with a population of approximately 532. A final attempt at a steel mill in Kirkland was planned by James A. Moore in 1906. His Northwestern Iron & Steel Company paid $250,000 in cash for a {{convert|1500|acre|km2|adj=on}} site, but the mill never materialized. This came at the heels of the Pacific Steel Company, incorporated earlier in 1906 by J.F. Duthie, William Calvert and L.S. Cragin. This company soon amounted to nothing.

In 1900, the Curtis family made a living operating a ferry-construction business on Lake Washington. Along with [[John L. Anderson (shipbuilder)|Captain John Anderson]], the Curtises were among the first to run ferries in the area. ''[[Lake Washington steamboats and ferries#Ferries on Lake Washington|Leschi]]'', first operated on December 27, 1913, was the original wooden ferry to transport automobiles and people between the Eastside and [[Madison Park, Seattle|Madison Park]] until her retirement in 1950. The ferry operations ran nearly continuously for 18 hours each day. The construction of the first [[Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge|Lake Washington floating bridge]] in 1940, however, made ferry service unprofitable and eventually led to its cancellation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2638 |title=The ferry Leschi makes its last run, ending ferry service on Lake Washington on August 31, 1950 |author=Alan J. Stein |date=August 30, 2000 |publisher=HistoryLink.org |access-date=May 19, 2006 |archive-date=March 1, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060301220859/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2638 |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequent years saw wool milling and warship building become the major industries.

The first woolen mill in the state of Washington was built in Kirkland in 1892. The mill was the primary supplier of wool products for the [[Klondike Gold Rush|Alaska Gold Rush]] prospectors and for the U.S. military during [[World War I]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} By 1917, after the completion of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, the construction of ocean-going vessels had become a major business. By 1940, the thriving [[Lake Washington Shipyard]] had constructed more than 25 warships during [[World War II]] for the U.S. Navy, on what is now Carillon Point.

===Annexations===
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Since the incorporation of Kirkland in 1905, the city has grown to approximately 12 times its original geographic boundaries, nearly doubling in size during the 1940s and 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/IT/GIS/History+of+Annexations+Map.pdf |title=Kirkland Historical Annexation Areas Map |access-date=July 4, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023120227/https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/IT/GIS/History+of+Annexations+Map.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kirkland consolidated with the neighboring town of [[Houghton, Washington|Houghton]] on July 31, 1968, to form one city of 13,500. It annexed the neighborhood of Totem Lake in 1974, and the neighborhoods of South Juanita, North Rose Hill, and South Rose Hill in 1988, which were the largest annexations undertaken in Washington in nearly two decades. This added a further 16,119 people to Kirkland's population and was responsible for 76 percent of Kirkland's population increase between 1980 and 1990.

On November 3, 2009, responding to a county initiative to encourage cities to annex or incorporate many of the unincorporated areas within the county,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrokc.gov/annex/default.aspx |title=King_County_Annexation_Initiative |author=King County, Washington |date=July 4, 2007 |access-date=April 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413234624/http://www.metrokc.gov/annex/default.aspx |archive-date=April 13, 2009 }}</ref> as well as a state sales tax incentive intended to ease the process,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6686-S.PL.pdf |title=Bill 6686 |author=State of Washington |date=July 7, 2006 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405175513/http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6686-S.PL.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> three previously unincorporated districts north of the city—[[Inglewood-Finn Hill, Washington|Finn Hill]], [[Juanita, Washington|North Juanita]], and [[Kingsgate, Washington|Kingsgate]]—voted on whether to annex to Kirkland. The measure failed by seven votes to reach the 60% margin, which was required because the measure included accepting a share of the city's voter-approved debt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200911/Respage61.aspx |title=Election results |access-date=December 26, 2009 |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108013326/http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200911/Respage61.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> However, since the affirmative vote was over 50%, the city council could and did vote to accept the annexation, without the assumption of debt.<ref name=AcceptAnnexation>{{cite web |title=City Council Accepts Annexation |url=http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/News_Room/NR121609annexaccept.htm |access-date=December 26, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The annexation added 33,000 residents (combined total population of around 80,000)<ref name="Tsong-Long">Nicole Tsong and Katherine Long, [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010195925_elexeastside04m.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107021159/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010195925_elexeastside04m.html|date=November 7, 2009}}, ''Seattle Times'', originally published November 3, 2009 at 9:48 PM, modified November 4, 2009 at 12:39 AM. Accessed online November 4, 2009.</ref> and nearly {{convert|7|sqmi|km2}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009006211_webannexation08m.html |title=SeattleTimesAnnexation |author=Seattle Times |date=April 8, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411020138/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009006211_webannexation08m.html |archive-date=April 11, 2009 }}</ref> to Kirkland on June 1, 2011. For a 10-year period from 2011 to 2021, the city was eligible and filed annually for a special Annexation State Sales Tax Credit (ASTC) from the State of Washington to bridge the millions of dollars deficit in providing municipal services in the annexation area. The ASTC expired in 2021.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/city-council/agenda-documents/2021/february-16-2021/8h6_other-items-of-business.pdf |title=Annexation State Sales Tax Credit Resolution |author=Kurt Triplett |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184637/https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/city-council/agenda-documents/2021/february-16-2021/8h6_other-items-of-business.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
Kirkland is bordered to the west by Lake Washington, to the east by [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]], to the south by [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], and to the north by [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]], [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]], and [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} The city's downtown lies along Lake Washington's Moss Bay and includes a business district, restaurants, art galleries, and parks. Downtown and the surrounding Moss Bay neighborhood has thousands of [[condominimum]]s and apartments, largely built since the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Monson |first=Suzanne |date=July 26, 2013 |title=Kirkland's Moss Bay: Parks and perks beside the lake |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/kirklandrsquos-moss-bay-parks-and-perks-beside-the-lake/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref> Kirkland is among the most compact suburban cities in the state of Washington, with a higher [[population density]] than most Eastside cities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=February 25, 1998 |title=Kirkland's downtown dilemma |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

Kirkland is accessible via [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]], which connects it with other Eastside cities, including Bellevue, [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], and Bothell. Seattle, which is across Lake Washington to the west of Kirkland, as well as Redmond to the east, are both accessible through [[Washington State Route 520|State Route 520]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|17.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|17.818|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.012|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2013 |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/gazetteer/2013_Gazetteer/2013_gaz_place_53.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205300/http://www2.census.gov/geo/gazetteer/2013_Gazetteer/2013_gaz_place_53.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 19, 2012 }}</ref> The elevation varies from 14 to {{convert|500|ft|m}} [[above sea level]].

===Climate===
Kirkland's average temperature is {{convert|52|F|C|1}}, and the average annual precipitation {{convert|36.27|in|mm}}. The highest temperature was recorded as {{convert|109|F|C|1}} on June 28, 2021. The lowest temperature was recorded as {{convert|-5|F|C|1}} in January 1950.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 264
|1910= 532
|1920= 1354
|1930= 1714
|1940= 2084
|1950= 4713
|1960= 6025
|1970= 14970
|1980= 18785
|1990= 40052
|2000= 45054
|2010= 48787
|2020= 92175
|estyear=2023
|estimate=91194
|estref=<ref name="Census-Estimate2023"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016|archive-date=May 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507121432/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

According to the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for 2019, the median income for a household in the city was $117,190. The per capita income for the city was $63,135.<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web |date=August 21, 2021 |title=QuickFacts Kirkland city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/kirklandcitywashington/PST045219 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>

===2020 census===
According to the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for 2020, there were 92,175 people residing in the city.<ref name="QuickFacts"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+'''Kirkland, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Kirkland city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US5335940&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kirkland city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5335940&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kirkland city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5335940&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|37,438
|37,024
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58,847
|83.10%
|75.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|688
|805
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,842
|1.53%
|1.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|211
|148
|style='background: #ffffe6; |252
|0.47%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,497
|5,465
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,387
|7.76%
|11.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.78%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|83
|123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |164
|0.18%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|107
|241
|style='background: #ffffe6; |926
|0.24%
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,178
|1,896
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,473
|2.61%
|3.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,852
|3,085
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,284
|4.11%
|6.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.90%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''45,054'''
|'''48,787'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''92,175'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 48,787 people, 22,445 households, and 12,014 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4521.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 24,345 dwelling units at an average density of {{convert|2256.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.3% White, 1.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 11.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population.

There were 22,445 households, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.1% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 10.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 45,054 people, 20,736 households, and 11,031 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 4,220.3 people per square mile (1,628.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 21,831 dwelling units at an average density of 2,045.0 per square mile (789.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 85.28% White, 1.59% African American, 0.53% Native American, 7.80% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, were 4.11% of the population.

There were 20,736 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,332, and the median income for a family was $73,395. Males had a median income of $50,691 versus $39,737 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $38,903.  About 3.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
{{see also|List of public art in Kirkland, Washington}}
Kirkland had a gallery district downtown until recent years when all but three galleries closed or moved away.  The [[Kirkland Performance Center]] hosts a number of performing arts events. The Kirkland Arts Center, located in the historic [[Peter Kirk Building]] on Market Street, provides classes, workshops and community-oriented gallery space.

Kirkland hosted the annual [[Kirkland Concours d'Elegance]] at Carillon Point from 2003 until 2011, showing vintage and classic automobiles (and wooden boats) from across the country. The Porsche Club of America now hosts an annual Porsche car show at the Carillon Point location every September.

==={{Anchor|Kirkland Teen Union Building}}Teen Union Building===
The Kirkland Teen Union Building (KTUB) in downtown Peter Kirk Park is supported by the city and a number of nonprofit organizations.  It has two music stages, a recording studio, darkroom and year-round activities and programs for youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktub.org/?page_id=46|title=About Kirkland Teen Union Building|publisher=Kirkland Friends of Youth|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-date=March 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064808/http://www.ktub.org/?page_id=46|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Sports==
The local [[Lake Washington High School]] lacrosse team defeated intercity rival [[Juanita High School]] in the state championship 8–7 in 2015 to secure a state title.

The Lake Washington High school Baseball team won the first ever State Championship (3A) in school history during 2016, defeating Lakeside School 2–0.<ref>Howard, John William, [http://www.kirklandreporter.com/sports/lake-washington-wins-state-title-2-0-over-lakeside-prep-baseball/ "Lake Washington wins state title 2-0 over Lakeside"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175544/http://www.kirklandreporter.com/sports/lake-washington-wins-state-title-2-0-over-lakeside-prep-baseball/ |date=September 5, 2018 }}, ''Kirkland Reporter'', May 31, 2016.</ref>

Kirkland FC is an amateur soccer club in the [[Western Washington Premier League]], which began play in 2018. They are referred to as the Goats.

===Seahawks===
Kirkland was the original home of the [[Seattle Seahawks]]; the [[National Football League|NFL]] team's headquarters and training facility were located at the [[Lake Washington Shipyard]] (now Carillon Point) along [[Lake Washington]] for their first ten seasons {{nowrap|([[1976 Seattle Seahawks season|1976]]–[[1985 Seattle Seahawks season|85]]),}} then at nearby [[Northwest University (United States)|Northwest University]] through [[2007 Seattle Seahawks season|2007]].<ref name=rkbbuild/>

===Little League===
Kirkland has two Little Leagues: Kirkland American Little League and Kirkland National Little League. Kirkland National won the 1982 [[Little League World Series]] championship; they defeated a team from Taiwan 6–0 on August 28, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/year/1982.htm|title=1982 Little League history|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712094508/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/year/1982.htm|archive-date=July 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1982 victory was subject of the [[ESPN]] ''[[30 for 30]]'' documentary ''Little Big Men''. It also was the home to Little League's 1992 Big League Softball World Series Champions representing the Eastside District Nine Leagues.

The Kirkland Baseball Commission provides recreational baseball for players ages 13–18. It is affiliated with the national [[PONY Baseball and Softball|Pony Baseball]] organization.

Since 1999, Kirkland has been the home of the [[Junior League World Series (softball)|Little League Junior Softball World Series]], which is held each August at Everest Park.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2014-07-11 |title=Kirkland secures host team duties at Junior Softball World Series for third year in a row |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/kirkland-secures-host-team-duties-at-junior-softball-world-series-for-third-year-in-a-row/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Kirkland Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Kirkland waterfront.jpg|thumb|right|Marina Park in Kirkland]]

Kirkland's waterfront parks on Lake Washington are a popular destination during the summer months. Kirkland has neighborhood parks as well, contains a corner of [[Saint Edward State Park]], and abuts the equestrian [[Bridle Trails State Park]]. The waterfront parks are linked by a gravel trail, which is open until dusk. [[Juanita Beach Park]] is another major park in Kirkland, and is a tourist attraction. The [[Cross Kirkland Corridor]] is a rail-trail that roughly bisects the city.

==Government==

Kirkland has a [[council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government, with a [[city manager]] hired by the [[city council]]. The seven councilmembers are elected [[at-large]] for staggered four-year terms in [[non-partisan]] elections. The city council selects a mayor from among its members, who serves as council chair but has no veto power. {{As of|2024}}, the mayor is Kelli Curtis<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Whats-Happening/News/City-Council-Selects-Councilmember-Kelli-Curtis-to-Serve-as-Mayor-of-Kirkland|title= Councilmember Kelli Curtis Selected to Serve as Mayor of Kirkland}}</ref> and the city manager is former King County Executive [[Kurt Triplett]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/CMO/AboutCMO/meet_citymanager.htm|title=Meet the City Manager|website=www.kirklandwa.gov|language=en-US|access-date=July 14, 2017|archive-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717052101/http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/CMO/AboutCMO/meet_citymanager.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
The majority of Kirkland is part of the [[Lake Washington School District]], which also serves other communities.<ref name=KingCoSDMap>{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=December 21, 2020 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: King County, WA |page=2 |scale=1:80,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53033_king/DC20SD_C53033.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> The school district operates two high schools, [[Juanita High School|Juanita]] and [[Lake Washington High School|Lake Washington]], within Kirkland city limits as well as five middle schools and thirteen elementary schools.

A portion is in the [[Bellevue School District]] and another portion is in the [[Northshore School District]].<ref name=KingCoSDMap/>

The city is also home to several private schools, including [[Puget Sound Adventist Academy]] and [[Eastside Preparatory School]], as well as several public magnet schools including the Environmental and Adventure School, [[International Community School (USA)|International Community School]], [[B.E.S.T. High School]], and Northstar Middle School.

Kirkland is home to [[Lake Washington Technical College]] and [[Northwest University (Washington)|Northwest University]], a small Christian college. Additionally, Kirkland is bordered on the northwest by the campus of [[Bastyr University]] (which is technically in Kenmore).

== Economy ==
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="cafr">{{cite web |url=https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/finance-and-administration/cafr/2020-cok-comprehensive-annual-financial-report.pdf |title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report : For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020 |website=kirklandwa.gov |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111034544/https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/finance-and-administration/cafr/2020-cok-comprehensive-annual-financial-report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[EvergreenHealth|Evergreen Healthcare]]
|3,726
|-
|2
|[[Google, Inc.]]
|2,545
|-
|3
|City of Kirkland
|650
|-
|4
|[[Tableau Software]]
|494
|-
|5
|[[Kenworth|Kenworth Truck Co.]]
|475
|-
|6
|[[Astronics Corporation|Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems]]
|450
|-
|7
|[[GoDaddy.com]]
|388
|-
|8
|[[Lake Washington Institute of Technology]]
|367
|-
|9
|[[ServiceNow]]
|318
|-
|10
|Friend of Youth
|316
|}

==Media==
Kirkland is served by several news sources, including:
* ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', the largest daily newspaper in the Seattle metro area. It is designated the city of Kirkland's official [[newspaper of record]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs.cityofkirkland.net/webdrawer/rec/5939/view/ |title=City of Kirkland Resolution R-4621 |date=January 16, 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2010 |publisher=City of Kirkland }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''The Kirkland Reporter'' (formerly the ''Kirkland Courier''), an online weekly publication of Sound Publishing ([[Black Press]]).
* ''The City Update Newsletter'', the city's official newsletter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/CMO/cityupdate.htm |title=Kirkland City Newsletter |publisher=City of Kirkland |access-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603044152/http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/CMO/cityupdate.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref> It provides information about city programs, legislative updates and neighborhood highlights.
* ''Currently Kirkland'', the city's official video news segment. It airs every two weeks on Kirkland's two local TV stations: K Life and K Gov.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/TV.htm|title=City of Kirkland Television|access-date=June 11, 2014|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627112533/http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/TV.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
{{see also|Eastside Rail Corridor}}

In 2006, Kirkland was the first city in Washington to adopt a [[Complete Streets]] ordinance,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/Assets/CMO/CMO+PDFs/Complete+Streets+Ordinance.pdf|title=Complete Streets Ordinance|date=October 13, 2006|access-date=February 17, 2009|publisher=City of Kirkland}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/Assets/CMO/CMO+PDFs/AL+Walkability.pdf |title=Walkability |access-date=February 17, 2009 |publisher=City of Kirkland }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.completestreets.org/documents/CompletetheStreetsNews-Oct2006.doc |title=Complete the Streets News |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=February 18, 2009 |publisher=National Complete Streets Coalition }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> whereby pedestrian and bicycle facilities are addressed as a part of all road construction and improvement planning projects.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Kirkland passed an Active Transportation Plan in 2009 specifically targeting improvements to pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Public_Works/Transportation___Streets/Non-Motorized_Transportation_Plan.htm |title=Active Transportation Plan |access-date=April 10, 2009 |publisher=City of Kirkland |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926134829/http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Public_Works/Transportation___Streets/Non-Motorized_Transportation_Plan.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2008 }}</ref>

Kirkland is served by [[King County Metro]] and [[Sound Transit Express]] buses that converge in Downtown Kirkland, the Totem Lake neighborhood, and [[South Kirkland Park and Ride|South Kirkland]]. The city also has several [[park and ride]] facilities along Interstate 405. Buses connect Kirkland to Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond, Bothell, Kenmore, and Woodinville.<ref>{{cite map |date=March 2020 |title=Metro Transit System: Northeast Area |url=https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/maps/system/03212020/pdf/metro-system-map-ne |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101232205/https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/maps/system/03212020/pdf/metro-system-map-ne |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of [[Sound Transit 3]], Kirkland is slated to receive a short [[Link light rail]] line from Issaquah and Downtown Bellevue that will terminate at South Kirkland Park and Ride. Originally scheduled to open in 2041,<ref>{{cite news |last=Kunkler |first=Aaron |date=July 1, 2016 |title=ST3 will include light rail to South Kirkland Park and Ride |url=http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/st3-will-include-light-rail-to-south-kirkland-park-and-ride/ |work=Kirkland Reporter |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032432/http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/st3-will-include-light-rail-to-south-kirkland-park-and-ride/ |url-status=live }}</ref> due to projected revenue declines resulting from the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, the Sound Transit Board issued a Sound Transit 3 "realignment" plan on August 5, 2021, which delays the Issaquah to South Kirkland light rail line to 2044.<ref name=ST3Realignment>{{cite news |last1=Lindblom |first1=Mike |last2=Baruchman |first2=Michelle |publication-date=August 15, 2021 |title=Sound Transit faces a $6.5 billion shortfall. Here's what it might do |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-faces-a-6-5-billion-shortfall-heres-what-it-might-do/ |newspaper=Seattle Times |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815165305/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-faces-a-6-5-billion-shortfall-heres-what-it-might-do/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Sound Transit 3 program also includes a [[bus rapid transit]] line on Interstate 405, with stops at [[Northeast 85th Street station|NE 85th Street]] and the existing Totem Lake Freeway Station.<ref>{{cite web |title=I-405 Bus Rapid Transit: Representative project route |url=https://www.soundtransit.org/projects-and-plans/bus-rapid-transit-i-405/project-route |publisher=Sound Transit |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032630/https://www.soundtransit.org/projects-and-plans/bus-rapid-transit-i-405/project-route |url-status=live }}</ref> The NE 85th Street station is projected to cost $235–300 million, making it one of the most expensive bus projects under consideration by Sound Transit, due to the need to completely rebuild the cloverleaf interchange.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Dan |date=April 30, 2018 |title=Kirkland's NE 85th BRT Station |url=https://seattletransitblog.com/2018/04/30/kirklands-ne-85th-brt-station/ |work=Seattle Transit Blog |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625142107/https://seattletransitblog.com/2018/04/30/kirklands-ne-85th-brt-station/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Metzger>{{cite news|title=Council weighs in on NE 85th Street BRT station|author=Katie Metzger|newspaper=Kirkland Reporter|date=May 8, 2018|url=http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/council-weighs-in-on-ne-85th-street-brt-station/|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509091459/https://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/council-weighs-in-on-ne-85th-street-brt-station/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city's existing transit center is about a mile away and about {{convert|200|ft|m}} lower in elevation. For a time the first [[aerial tramway]] in the Seattle area was discussed to connect the two.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Graham |date=June 1, 2018 |title=Kirkland eyes aerial tram to connect to new freeway bus station |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/eastside-news/kirkland-eyes-aerial-tram-to-connect-to-new-freeway-bus-station/761193595 |publisher=KIRO |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110237/https://www.kiro7.com/news/eastside-news/kirkland-eyes-aerial-tram-to-connect-to-new-freeway-bus-station/761193595 |url-status=live }}</ref> The station was originally planned to open in 2024 after three years of construction,<ref name=Metzger/> but Sound Transit is delaying opening to 2026 due to revenue declines as a result of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name=ST3Realignmentb>{{cite news |last1=Lindblom |first1=Mike |last2=Baruchman |first2=Michelle |publication-date=August 15, 2021 |title=Sound Transit faces a $6.5 billion shortfall. Here's what it might do |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sound-transit-faces-a-6-5-billion-shortfall-heres-what-it-might-do/ |newspaper=Seattle Times |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>

===Health care===
Kirkland is served by [[EvergreenHealth]], a public healthcare system that operates a 318-bed hospital complex near Totem Lake. It was founded in 1967 and opened the first phase of Evergreen General Hospital in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=About EvergreenHealth |url=https://www.evergreenhealth.com/about-evergreenhealth |publisher=[[EvergreenHealth]] |access-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001032901/https://www.evergreenhealth.com/about-evergreenhealth |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, the city had the first reported fatalities in the United States during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], primarily related to the [[Life Care Centers of America]] [[nursing home]] in Kirkland.<ref>{{cite news |last=Read |first=Richard |date=March 2, 2020 |title=The death toll from coronavirus in Kirkland, Wash. — and the United States — rises to six |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-02/coronavirus-death-seattle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303014016/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-02/coronavirus-death-seattle |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Nina |date=March 2, 2020 |title=6 people have now died from coronavirus disease in Washington state; King County buying a motel to house isolated patients |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/king-county-now-has-14-coronavirus-cases-including-5-deaths/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302201011/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/king-county-now-has-14-coronavirus-cases-including-5-deaths/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Dorothy Anstett]], Miss Washington USA 1968 and [[Miss USA 1968]]
* [[Mark Arm]], musician in the bands Green River and Mudhoney
* [[Chris Bingham]], race car driver
* [[Gail Brodsky]], tennis player
* [[Mitchie Brusco]], professional skateboarder
* [[Dori Hillestad Butler]], children's author, resides in Kirkland
* [[Tobey Butler]], racing driver
* [[Deb Caletti]], author, young adult and adult fiction
* [[David DeCastro]], lineman for [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
* [[Tom Evans (baseball)|Tom Evans]], MLB baseball ([[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]])
* [[Ryan Hall (runner)|Ryan Hall]], retired runner, holder of U.S. half marathon record
* [[Marion Hutton]], singer and actress
* [[Ken Lehman]], MLB pitcher ([[Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]])
* [[Ally Maki]], actress 
* [[Rick May]], voice actor and theatrical director and actor
* [[Michael O'Hearn]], bodybuilder, actor and model
* [[Evagoras Papasavvas]], racing driver
* [[Robin Pecknold]], singer, lead songwriter of Fleet Foxes
* [[Jennie Reed]], champion track cyclist and Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012)
*[[Cher Scarlett]], software developer and activist<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Albergotti|first=Reed|date=October 14, 2021|title=She pulled herself from addiction by learning to code. Now she's leading a worker uprising at Apple.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/14/apple-worker-cher-scarlett/|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014132551/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/14/apple-worker-cher-scarlett/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Travis Snider]], MLB baseball ([[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks]])
* [[Rosalynn Sumners]], World and National champion figure skater, Olympic silver medalist (1984)
* [[Johnny Whitney]], singer and musician
* [[Lana Wilson]], filmmaker

==Sister city==
Kirkland has one [[Town twinning|sister city]]:

*{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Emmerich am Rhein]], [[Germany]] (1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/kirkland-councilman-meets-with-sister-city-mayor-in-germany-on-his-own-dime/ |title=Kirkland Councilman meets with sister city mayor in Germany on his own dime |date=September 10, 2013 |publisher= Kirkland Reporter |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ltgov.wa.gov/washington-sister-cities/ |author=Washington State Lieutenant Governor's Office |title=Washington's Sister Cities Relationships |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of companies based in Kirkland, Washington]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Kirkland}}
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.kirklandwa.gov/ City of Kirkland Government]

{{Geographic location
|Northwest = [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]]
|North     = [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]
|Northeast = [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]]
|West      = [[Seattle]]/[[Lake Washington]]
|Center    = Kirkland
|South     = [[Clyde Hill, Washington|Clyde Hill]]/[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
|Southwest = [[Yarrow Point, Washington|Yarrow Point]]
|Southeast = [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
|East      = [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]]
}}
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