Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 45,780 at the 2010 census. In CNN Money's 2011 review of the best places to live in the United States, Sammamish was honored with the 15th place. The Sammamish Plateau was part of unincorporated King County for most of its recorded history. The first Europeans arrived in the late 19th century and established a trio of resorts by the 1930s. The plateau remained a mostly rural area until suburban homes, shopping centers, and schools were built in the 1970s and... 1980s. A vote in 1991 to join neighboring Issaquah failed, as did a vote on incorporation the following year. A renewed movement to become a city, born of frustration with development policies set by the county government, met with voter approval in 1998. Sammamish was officially incorporated on August 31, 1999. Neighboring cities include Redmond to the north and Issaquah to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.3 square miles , of which, 18.0 square miles of it is land and 0.
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| County: | King County |
| State: | Washington |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 40,179 |
| Area: | 18.3 sq. mi. |
| Also known as: | Sammamish, Washington, Sammamish, King County / Sammamish city |