Editing Shoreline, Washington

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'''Shoreline''' is a city in [[King County, Washington]], United States. It is located between the city limits of [[Seattle]] and the [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] border, approximately {{convert|9|mi|km}} north of [[Downtown Seattle]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of Shoreline was 58,608,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5363960 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> making it the 22nd largest city in the state. Based on [[Washington locations by per capita income|per capita income]], one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Shoreline ranks 91st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

==History==

===Coast Salish===

The modern-day Shoreline area is within the historic territory of local [[Coast Salish peoples]], now considered subgroups of the [[Duwamish people|Duwamish]]. A trail stretched from [[Salmon Bay]] (šilšul), where [[Shilshole people|Shilshole]] (šilšulabš) villages were, to [[Green Lake (Seattle)|Green Lake]], and then traveled north through bogs that housed [[Licton Springs, Seattle|Licton Springs]] and the headwaters of the south fork of [[Thornton Creek]], and continued up to [[Haller Lake, Seattle|Haller Lake]].<ref name="Buerge">{{cite web |last=Buerge |first=David |date=1996 |title=The Maps of the Early Shoreline Area |url=https://shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Maps-of-the-Early-Shoreline-Area.pdf |publisher=Shoreline Historical Museum |access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> From there it wound through the peat bogs where Twin Ponds and Ronald Bog Parks are now. Large quantities of [[cranberries]] were once gathered at these bogs, as well as [[salmonberry|salmonberries]] and [[skunk cabbage]] along the banks of Thornton Creek. The x̌ax̌čuʔabš from [[Lake Union]] (x̌ax̌čuʔ) traveled to this area to gather cranberries.<ref name="Copass">{{cite web |last1=Copass |first1=Cloantha |date=September 30, 1996 |title=Overview of Shoreline History |url=https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/home-property/historic-preservation/documents/general/OverviewofShorelineHistory.ashx?la=en |access-date=January 3, 2025 |publisher=King County Historic Preservation Program.}}</ref>

From there the trail continued north to [[Echo Lake (Shoreline, Washington)|Echo Lake]]. There was a large burned area from Echo Lake, through the Richmond Highlands, and south to [[Bitter Lake (Seattle)|Bitter Lake]], likely a clearing intentionally burned to maintain the harvest of roots like [[bracken fern]] and [[Camassia quamash|camas]], berries, and hunting grounds. The trail forked at Echo Lake, one trail heading west to Richmond Beach and one trail continued north to [[Lake Ballinger]].<ref name="Buerge" /> The šilšulabš had seasonal camps at Richmond Beach and Boeing Creek, which were notable sources of [[kinnikinnick]]<ref name="Copass" /> and is commemorated in a local park name, Kayu Kayu Ac.{{cn|date=January 2025}} At Lake Ballinger, the trail forked into three trails: northeast to Hall Lake and [[Scriber Lake Park|Scriber Lake]] and the surrounding marshes, southeast along [[McAleer Creek]] to the current [[Town Center at Lake Forest Park]], and northwest to a large marsh that is now downtown [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]].<ref name="Buerge" /> The people who lived in Lake Forest Park and other winter villages along [[Lake Washington]] (x̌ačuʔ) were called x̌ačuʔabš.<ref name="Copass" />

===Modern settlement===

Shoreline as is now known began in 1890 with the platting of the neighborhood of Richmond Beach, on [[Puget Sound]], in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] the next year. Over the next two decades, Shoreline was connected to [[Seattle]] via the Seattle–[[Everett, Washington|Everett]] [[Interurban streetcar]] line (1906) and North Trunk Road (now Aurora Avenue N., [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]]) (1913), helping to increase its population.

The name "Shoreline" was applied to this stretch of unincorporated King County in 1944 when it was given to the school district, since the school district boundaries stretched from "Shore to Shore" ([[Puget Sound]] to [[Lake Washington]]) and "Line to Line" (the old Seattle city limit of 85th St to the [[Snohomish County]] Line).<ref>{{cite web |title=Shoreline History |url=https://www.shorelinewa.gov/our-city/about-shoreline/shoreline-history |publisher=City of Shoreline, Washington |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> Though the modern borders of the city do not stretch to Lake Washington, the area has kept the "Shoreline" name. From 1950 to 1957, it was the fastest-growing area in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]], with a 64&nbsp;percent population increase.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 25, 1957 |title=Seattle, Suburbs Show 16.7% Gain In Population |page=37 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

After the incorporation of [[Lake Forest Park, Washington|Lake Forest Park]] in 1961, the remainder of the Shoreline School District remained an unincorporated portion of King County. The school district remained the main identifier for the area for several decades; a set of [[welcome sign]]s were installed in 1983 by the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce bearing the name.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=July 6, 1983 |title=Identity: 'Undefinded' Shoreline area moves toward putting itself on map |page=G1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The City of Seattle began studying an annexation of the area in 1988, causing local residents to organize an incorporation measure to retain their separate school system.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Don |date=January 10, 1998 |title=Fine schools draw many to community |page=D1 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref> A half-century after it had been named, on August 31, 1995, Shoreline was officially incorporated as a code city, and it adopted the [[Council–manager government|council–manager form]] of government. It was the fourth-largest city in King County and tenth-largest in the state at the time of its incorporation.<ref name="Times-Official1995">{{cite news |last=Angelos |first=Constantine |date=August 31, 1995 |title=Shoreline becomes official today |page=B4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|11.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> The city of Shoreline also contains a [[gated community]], [[The Highlands (Seattle)|The Highlands]], which manages its utilities separately from Shoreline. The Richmond Beach neighborhood occupies the northwest corner of the city.<ref>{{cite gnis|id=1512601|name=Richmond Beach|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondbeachwa.org/map/index.html|title=Map of Richmond Beach|publisher=Richmond Beach Community Association|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===

Shoreline is divided into 14 [[neighborhood]]s, according to the city government's designation.<ref name="Shoreline 14">{{cite web|url=https://www.shorelinewa.gov/our-city/neighborhoods/neighborhood-association-contacts|title=Neighborhood Association Contacts|publisher=City of Shoreline|access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> The neighborhood boundaries have been laid out more-or-less rectangularly according to street maps, rather than following socioeconomic or natural boundaries.

The city maintains a council of neighborhoods, with the intent of bringing together [[community leader]]s from each of the neighborhoods for discussions and coordination of city programs that affect the neighborhoods.<ref name="Council1">{{cite web|url=http://shorelinewa.gov/government/departments/community-services/neighborhoods/council-of-neighborhoods|publisher=City of Shoreline|title=Council of Neighborhoods|access-date=March 30, 2013}}</ref>

If its offer to annex Point Wells is accepted by the developer, Shoreline will extend into south [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016059324_pointwells31m.html|date=August 30, 2011|title=Shoreline offers to annex planned Point Wells development|newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> As of 2020, The Shoreline city government and [[Woodway, Washington|Woodway]] government have discussed plans for subarea policies and development regulations in the event of annexation of Point Wells by either Shoreline or Woodway. The governments of both of the urban areas have taken steps to update their plans in accordance to their joint committee.<ref>[http://www.shorelinewa.gov/government/projects-initiatives/point-wells/point-wells-news ''Point Wells News'' (summary to July 2018)]</ref>

==Economy==
Companies and organizations based in Shoreline include [[Crista Ministries]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 52109
|2000= 53025
|2010= 53007
|2020= 58608
|estyear=2023
|estimate=61353
|estref=<ref name="Census-Estimate2023"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 53,007 people, 21,561 households, and 13,168 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4542.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 22,787 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1952.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 71.4% White, 5.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, 15.2% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population.

There were 21,561 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% 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 53,025 people, 20,716 households, and 13,486 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{cvt|4,546.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 21,338 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|1,829.4|/sqmi}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 76.99% White, 2.77% African American, 0.91% Native American, 13.23% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.87% of the population.

There were 20,716 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,658, and the median income for a family was $61,450. Males had a median income of $40,955 versus $33,165 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,959. About 4.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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|+ Presidential election results<ref>[http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/elections/past-elections.aspx King County Elections]</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.30% ''6,395''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.92%''' ''27,584''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.79% ''974''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.99% ''5,484''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.69%''' ''22,152''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.32% ''2,841''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.24% ''7,123''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.73%''' ''21,376''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.03% ''890''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.06% ''7,184''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.88%''' ''20,895''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.06% ''591''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.23% ''8,730''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.27%''' ''18,806''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.50% ''420''
|-
|}
As a close-in suburb of Seattle, Shoreline's politics lean to the left. In recent years, its voting habits - as well as those of neighboring Lake Forest Park - have become even more similar to those of Seattle, overwhelmingly in support of Democratic politicians.

===Police===
Shoreline contracts with the [[King County Sheriff's Office]] for police services. Deputies assigned to Shoreline wear city uniforms and drive patrol cars marked with the city logo. As of 2012, there are 52 full-time employees assigned to the Shoreline Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cosweb.ci.shoreline.wa.us/uploads/attachments/pol/Shoreline2012_PSR.pdf|title=City of Shoreline Police Service Report 2012|publisher=Chief Shawn Ledford, City of Shoreline Police Department|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> The Shoreline Police Department has a burglary/larceny unit, traffic unit, and a street crimes unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=183|title=Police Department|access-date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207062242/http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=183|archive-date=February 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==City landmarks==
The City of Shoreline has designated the following landmarks:
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|-
!Landmark
!Built
!Listed
!Address
|-
|[[William E. Boeing House]]<ref name=landmarks>[https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/home-property/historic-preservation/documents/KCLC/T06_KCLandmarkList.ashx?la=en King County and Local Landmarks List], King County (undated, last modified February 26, 2003). Accessed online May 8, 2009.</ref>||1914||1994||The Highlands
|-
|Crawford Store (Godfrey Building)<ref name=landmarks/>||1922||1985||2411 NW 195th Place
|}

In addition, the city designates the following "community landmark":

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|-
!Landmark
!Built
!Listed
!Address
!Photo
|-
|Ronald Grade School<ref name=landmarks />||1912||1995||749 N 175th Street||[[File:Shoreline, WA - Ronald School 01.jpg|200 px]]
|}

==Parks and recreation==

Shoreline's 25 parks hold a total of {{convert|330|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of [[park]] land. [[Boeing Creek and Shoreview Park]], which abuts [[Shoreline Community College]], contains [[Boeing Creek]], flowing on its way to [[Hidden Lake (Shoreline)|Hidden Lake]] and [[Puget Sound]]. [[Echo Lake (Shoreline, Washington)|Echo Lake]] is located within city limits, and contains Echo Lake Park. Other parks include [[Hamlin Park]] and [[Kruckeberg Botanic Garden]].

==Education==

===School districts===
* [[Shoreline School District]]<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>
** [[Shorecrest High School]]
** [[Shorewood High School (Washington)|Shorewood High School]]
** Some of the schools, including Kellogg Middle School participate in an exchange student program with junior high students from [[Nichinan, Tottori|Nichinan]], in Tottori Prefecture of Japan.

A third high school, [[Shoreline High School]], closed in June 1986 due to a decline in enrollment; its 1,000 students were divided between Shorecrest and Shorewood.<ref>{{cite news |last=McKenna |first=Elizabeth |date=June 7, 1986 |title=Goodbye, Shoreline High School |page=A1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The campus was retained by the school district for use as their headquarters and later became the Spartan Campus, which includes a public gymnasium, theater, and stadium.<ref name="Times-Rail">{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Lynnwood light rail is opening. Here's what you'll find at 4 new stations |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/lynnwood-light-rail-is-opening-heres-what-youll-find-at-4-new-stations/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref>

===Private schools===
* [[King's Schools]]
* [[Shoreline Christian School (Shoreline, Washington)|Shoreline Christian School]]
* [[The Evergreen School]]

===Colleges===
* [[Shoreline Community College]]

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Shoreline is bisected by two major north–south highways: [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], the main inter-city freeway in [[Western Washington]]; and [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]] (Aurora Avenue), which travels south to Seattle and north to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. [[Washington State Route 523|State Route 523]] (145th Street) forms the southern boundary of the city and connects Interstate 5, State Route 99, and [[Washington State Route 522|State Route 522]] (Lake City Way).<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> The [[Interurban Trail (King County)|Interurban Trail]] runs along State Route 99 and follows the route of the former Seattle–Everett [[interurban]] railway.<ref name="Times-RailConnections">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=September 3, 2024 |title=What to know about connecting to the new Lynnwood light rail line |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/what-to-know-about-connecting-to-the-new-lynnwood-light-rail-line/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref> It was constructed in the 2000s to connect Seattle with Everett and was completed within Shoreline in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Victoria |date=July 4, 2006 |title=Take a hike (or ride a bike) on new parts of Interurban Trail |page=B4 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Daybert |first=Amy |date=September 28, 2007 |title=Smooth ride in Shoreline |work=The Enterprise |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13BE7CA61FF292D8 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>

The city has two [[Link light rail]] stations near Interstate 5 that are served by [[Sound Transit]]'s [[1 Line (Sound Transit)|1&nbsp;Line]]: [[Shoreline South/148th station]] near the State Route 523 interchange; and [[Shoreline North/185th station]] near North City. Both stations have [[park-and-ride]] garages with a combined 1,000 stalls and will become termini for [[bus rapid transit]] lines.<ref name="Times-Rail"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=August 30, 2024 |title=New light rail stations draw big crowds for first trips |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/new-light-rail-stations-draw-big-crowds-for-first-trips/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> The county's [[King County Metro]] provides local and commuter bus service within Shoreline, which includes the [[RapidRide E Line]] on Aurora Avenue.<ref>{{cite map |date=September 2024 |title=Metro Transit System: Northwest Area |url=https://kingcounty.gov/en/-/media/king-county/depts/metro/maps/system/09142024/metro-system-map-nw |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Brian |date=March 30, 2018 |title=Trent Development buys TOD sites in Shoreline for 400 apartments |url=https://www.djc.com/news/re/12109727.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> It debuted one of its first [[paratransit]] vans in the then-unincorporated area in 1979 to address a need for east–west connections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Jane |date=March 7, 1979 |title=Van plan would offer east-west transit |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The agency has a [[bus base]], named North Base, along I-5 in Shoreline that opened in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milestones — The 1990s |url=https://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1990.html |publisher=King County Metro |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref>

Shoreline began a [[bicycle-sharing system|bicycle-sharing]] and [[scooter-sharing system|scooter-sharing]] pilot in August 2024 with [[Lime (company)|Lime]].<ref name="Times-RailConnections"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Scooter and Bike Share Pilot Program |url=https://www.shorelinewa.gov/our-city/scooter-and-bike-share-pilot-program |publisher=City of Shoreline |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref>

===Healthcare===

The city is home to the [[Fircrest School]], a facility for people with [[developmental disabilities]] that is run by the [[Washington Department of Social and Health Services]]. Its {{convert|90|acre|ha|adj=mid}} campus was previously used as a naval hospital during [[World War II]] and [[sanatorium|sanitarium]] before being repurposed in 1951.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Nina |date=June 27, 2017 |title='I'm terrified': Fight over Fircrest School divides families of people with developmental disabilities |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/im-terrified-fight-over-fircrest-school-divides-families-of-people-with-developmental-disabilities/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name="DSHS-Fircrest">{{cite web |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Fircrest School Campus Master Plan Phase III |page=9 |url=https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/FSA/capital/MasterPlan/FircrestSchool/2017-06-30-Fircrest-Master%20Plan_2160192.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Social and Health Services]] |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref> The [[Washington State Department of Health]] also operates a [[public health laboratory]] on a portion of the campus that was opened in 1985 and designated as a [[COVID-19 quarantine]] site in early 2020.<ref name="DSHS-Fircrest"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=February 19, 2020 |title=Shoreline in, facility near North Bend out as potential coronavirus quarantine site |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/facility-near-north-bend-no-longer-a-potential-coronavirus-quarantine-site/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Michelle Akers]], professional soccer player and Olympian<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanson |first=Scott |date=August 23, 2018 |title=She was America's first women's soccer star. Now, Michelle Akers has gone from goals to foals. |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/soccer/once-best-known-as-americas-first-womens-soccer-star-michelle-akers-is-now-devoted-to-a-different-passion-saving-horses/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Joaquin Avila (lawyer)|Joaquin Avila]], voting rights activist and lawyer<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=March 15, 2018 |title=Joaquin Avila, Advocate of Hispanic Voting Rights, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/obituaries/joaquin-avila-advocate-of-hispanic-voting-rights-dies-at-69.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Lauren Davis (politician)|Lauren Davis]], politician and state legislator<ref name="Herald-Legislators">{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Sydney |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Public safety is a central question in south Snohomish County race |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/public-safety-is-a-central-question-in-south-snohomish-county-race/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Josh Hawkinson]], professional basketball player and Olympian<ref>{{cite news |last=Yam |first=Kimmy |date=July 31, 2024 |title=How the sole white guy on Team Japan's Olympic basketball team made the cut |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/team-japan-mens-basketball-paris-olympics-josh-hawkinson-rcna164292 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Lori Henry]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Stein |first=Kenny |date=December 11, 2007 |title=Flashback: Shorewood star helped kick-start women's game |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/flashback-shorewood-star-helped-kick-start-womens-game/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[George John (soccer)|George John]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last=Romero |first=José Miguel |date=May 15, 2009 |title=Shoreline native faces Sounders FC this week |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009221892_sounders15.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518092731/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009221892_sounders15.html |archive-date=May 18, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Grant Jones]], landscape architect and poet<ref>{{cite news |last=Swift |first=Barbara |date=August 22, 2021 |title=Remembering Northwest Poet/Architect Grant Jones (1938-2021) |url=https://www.postalley.org/2021/08/22/remembering-northwest-poet-architect-grant-jones-1938-2021/ |work=Post Alley |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Lee Seung-jun (basketball)|Lee Seung-jun]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelley |first=Steve |date=March 2, 2005 |title=Shanghaied by Globetrotters |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/nba/2002194117_kell02.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309084622/http://seattletimes.com/html/nba/2002194117_kell02.html |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Sanjaya Malakar]], singer and ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist<ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Haley |date=April 1, 2007 |title="Idol" contestant Sanjaya once distracted teachers; now it's a nation |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/idol-contestant-sanjaya-once-distracted-teachers-now-its-a-nation/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Ostrem]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanson |first=Scott |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Pac-12 defender of the year Charlie Ostrem leads UW men's soccer into Elite Eight matchup against Pittsburgh |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/pac-12-defender-of-the-year-charlie-ostrem-leads-uw-mens-soccer-into-elite-eight-matchup-against-pittsburgh/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Edwin T. Pratt]], civil rights activist<ref>{{cite web |last=Trescases |first=Heather |date=February 15, 2003 |title=Edwin Pratt is murdered outside his Shoreline home on January 26, 1969. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/4142 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Cindy Ryu]], politician and state legislator<ref name="Herald-Legislators"/>
* [[Jesse Salomon]], politician and state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Tall |first=Jonathan |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Amid mental health crisis, local senator forges path for mushroom therapy |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/amid-mental-health-crisis-local-senator-forges-path-for-mushroom-therapy/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Sinatraa]], professional e-sports player and streamer<ref>{{cite news |date=September 6, 2019 |title=Sinatraa named OWL MVP; Haksal earns Rookie of the Year honors |url=https://www.espn.com/gaming/story/_/id/27548079/sinatraa-named-owl-mvp-haksal-earns-rookie-year-honors |publisher=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Rick Stevenson]], documentary filmmaker<ref>{{cite news |last=Axmaker |first=Sean |date=June 19, 2006 |title=Filmmaker pictures Seattle in the movie biz |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/filmmaker-pictures-seattle-in-the-movie-biz-1206588.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Marc Wilson (American football)|Marc Wilson]], professional American football player<ref>{{cite news |last=McCann |first=Dave |date=May 25, 2022 |title=A conversation with Gary Sheide — 'the guy that got it all started' for BYU football |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/25/23132451/former-byu-cougars-great-gary-sheide-is-guy-that-got-it-all-started-for-byu-football-lavell-edwards/ |work=[[Deseret News]] |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Rainn Wilson]], actor, comedian, and writer<ref>{{cite news |last=Brodeur |first=Nicole |date=February 27, 2015 |title=Rainn Wilson on 'Backstrom': It's 'tricky, complicated...interesting' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/rainn-wilson-on-backstrom-its-tricky-complicated-interesting/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Katrina Young]], diver and Olympian<ref>{{cite news |last=Gowdy |first=Kristen |date=July 19, 2016 |title=Diver Katrina Young: 'I want an Olympic gold medal and I believe I can do that' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/olympics/olympic-diver-katrina-young-i-want-an-olympic-gold-medal-and-i-believe-i-can-do-that/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Sister city==
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Boryeong]], [[South Chungcheong]], South Korea (since 2002)<ref>{{cite news|last=Brice|first=Pamela|date=February 25, 2008|title=Shoreline delegation heads to South Korea|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/shoreline-delegation-heads-to-south-korea/|work=Shoreline / Lake Forest Park Enterprise|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Daybert|first=Amy|date=March 4, 2008|title=Shoreline's sister pays a visit|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/shorelines-sister-pays-a-visit/|work=The Enterprise|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}

{{King County, Washington}}
{{Washington}}
{{Geographic location
|Northwest = [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] / [[Woodway, Washington|Woodway]]
|North     = [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]]
|Northeast = [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]]
|West      = [[Puget Sound]]
|Center    = Shoreline
|East      = [[Lake Forest Park, Washington|Lake Forest Park]]
|Southwest = [[Puget Sound]] / [[Seattle]]
|South     = [[Seattle]]
|Southeast = [[Seattle]]
|}}

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