According to the US Census Bureau, the area of Seattle is 369.2 square kilometers, of which 2 17.2 square kilometers is land and 152 square kilometers is water. That is to say, 4 1. 16% of the area is water surface. Its own population is estimated to be 569 10 1, and the total population of the whole metropolitan area is about 3.7 million.
Seattle is a multi-ethnic city. White people account for about 70.1%of the city's population; Black 8.4%; Indians and aborigines account for1.0%; Hispanic/Latino accounted for 5.3%; Mixed-race children account for 4.5%; Asians account for 13. 1%, of which Chinese people account for about 3.45% of the city's population.
Seattle is considered to be the birthplace of junk music. It is also the birthplace of greasy rock, and Seattle people are also famous for consuming a lot of coffee. Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee and Tully Coffee are all established here.
1995, Seattle was named "the best place to live in America" by Money magazine, "the best city to live and work in" by Fortune magazine 1996, and the city with the highest quality of life in America by 1998. Seattle is also a traditional convention and tourism center.