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Redmond
Washington, United States
Redmond, city, King county, northwestern Washington, U.S., on the Sammamish River 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Seattle. Founded in 1871 as an agricultural, fishing, and logging center, it was first called Salmonberg after the abundant local fish. It was renamed for Luke McRedmond, a local farmer and its first postmaster. The city grew slowly until the early 1960s, when the completion of a bridge over Lake Washington initiated urban expansion in the Sammamish valley. In the 1970s several high-technology industries, including Microsoft and Nintendo, established their headquarters in Redmond. By the turn of the 21st century, Redmond was one of the fastest-growing cities in the region. Inc. 1912. Pop. (2020) 73,253; (2023 est.) 80,280.
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