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About Redmond. Redmond is the eighth most populous city in King County and the seventeenth most populous city in the State of Washington, with a residential population of approximately 77,490 in 2023 (Source: Office of Financial Management).
Redmond's History. Redmond sits in a fertile basin created by ancient glaciers that once covered much of King County. Thousands of years before the first fur trappers entered the area's dense forests, the rich bottomland of the Sammamish Valley provided shelter and food for Native Americans.
The City of Redmond provides access to GIS map information via the Internet through its interactive mapping tools. You can view a variety of geographic and related tabular information for various locations throughout the City.
Redmond Zoning Code revisions include streamlining and updating the Redmond Zoning Code. This consolidation will include several updates, consolidations, and moving use tables from zones to 21.04 into two new table formats.
The City of Redmond offers two City signature events each year that are fun, free, and open to the public. Derby Days is a summer festival held each summer on Redmond's municipal campus and Redmond Lights is a celebration of art and light each winter in Downtown Park. Learn more below.
Downtown Redmond is located in the heart of the City and is one of two designated regional growth centers in Redmond; today home to nearly 6,000 residents and more than 10,000 jobs. Downtown offers a variety of shopping, dining, services, events, employment, mixed-use residences, hotels and parks.
The Redmond 2050 process is entering the final stretch, looking at the implementation of the vision and policies that have been developed through extensive community engagement over the last few years.
The Downtown Core zone is the epicenter of Downtown life, anchored by community spaces like Downtown Park and the Redmond Library. Mixed-use development provides for housing and job growth, as well as opportunities for growth in professional, business, health, and personal services.
The Demographics Dashboard provides insight into who lives, works, and plays in Redmond. It was launched with population and housing data, and will be expanded with demographic data soon. This landing page contains an overview of Redmond’s demographic statistics.
