Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle. Situated 11 miles (18 km) southeast of downtown Seattle, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. As of the 2020 census, the population of Renton was 106,785, up from 90,927 at the 2010 census. The city is currently the 6th most populous municipality in greater Seattle and the 8th most populous city in Washington.
Image: Renton, WA city hall
Image: Renton Public Library
Aerial view of the south end of Lake Washington with a view of Renton Boeing plant at the tip
Renton skyline along Lake Washington, featuring the Southport development
Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest lake in King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington, after Lake Chelan. It borders the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south, and Kenmore on the north, and encloses Mercer Island. The lake is fed by the Sammamish River at its north end and the Cedar River at its south.
The longest and second longest floating bridges in the world cross Lake Washington
Cutting the cofferdam at Montlake in 1913, draining Lake Washington over the next three months until it was level with Lake Union
Kirkland, Washington
Lake Washington looking southeast toward Mercer Island with Mount Rainier in background
