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Coordinates: 47°40′10″N 122°07′26″W 47.66944, -122.12389

Redmond

Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 45,256 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 48,739 in 2006. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft (for which "Redmond" has become a metonym) and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as "the bicycle capital of the Northwest". Despite this, the city is suburban in character, with its main form of transportation being the automobile. Redmond has a historic downtown with many personally owned businesses which is connected to the modern downtown Redmond.

Due to its large population of highly paid tech workers, especially those of Microsoft, Redmond is known for its affluence. Based on per capita income, Redmond ranks 20th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.^[1]

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↑ Redmond, Washington Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.

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 == Redmond ==
-.66944 -122.12389<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond,_Washington Redmond, Washington] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.</ref>
+Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 45,256 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 48,739 in 2006. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft (for which "Redmond" has become a metonym) and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as "the bicycle capital of the Northwest". Despite this, the city is suburban in character, with its main form of transportation being the automobile. Redmond has a historic downtown with many personally owned businesses which is connected to the modern downtown Redmond.
+Due to its large population of highly paid tech workers, especially those of Microsoft, Redmond is known for its affluence. Based on per capita income, Redmond ranks 20th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond,_Washington Redmond, Washington] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2009.</ref>
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