Welcome to Kenmore! Our beautiful city is located on the north side of Lake Washington, in the northern part of King County. You can get a closer look at our City by visiting our Photo Album.
Our neighboring cities include Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Kirkland and Brier.
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Kenmore was primarily dense forest for many years while Bothell and Woodinville were being built up, and was mostly owned by investors. One of these investors, Philo Remington (inventor of Remington guns) sold some of the investment property to Watson C. Squire (his son-in-law). Squire was the last territorial governor of Washington state and one of our states' first United States Senators. He erected a water tower and the availability of water attracted water squatters.
Kenmore was named by John McMasters. He and his wife, Annie, were originally from the small town of Kenmore, Canada - 40 miles south of Ottawa. Read more history.
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| Incorporated | August 31, 1998 | | City Flower | Dahlia | | City Bird | Blue Heron | | Square Miles | 6.17 square miles | | Population | 20,450 (Washington State Office of Financial Management - 2009) | | Housing Units | 8,256 (as of 2007) | | Lane Miles | 144.8 (as of Jan. 2009) |
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