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{{Short description|City in Washington, United States}}
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'''Redmond''' is a city in [[King County, Washington]], United States, located {{convert|15|mi}} east of [[Seattle]]. The population was 73,256 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Redmond_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5357535 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref>

Redmond is best known as the home of [[Microsoft]] and [[Nintendo of America]]. The city has a large technology industry in addition to being a [[bedroom community]] for Seattle, which lies across [[Lake Washington]] on [[Washington State Route 520|State Route 520]].

With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only [[velodrome]], Redmond is also known as the "Bicycle Capital of the Northwest".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/sports.html |title=Sports slogans |publisher=podunk.com |access-date=January 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519001923/http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/sports.html |archive-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=AboutRedmond>{{cite web |url=https://www.redmond.gov/840/About-Redmond |title=About Redmond |publisher=City of Redmond |access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] have lived in the Redmond area for about 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the [[Redmond Town Center archaeological site]] and [[Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Alan J|title=Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site is placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1970 |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=4095|access-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kopperl R, Taylor A, Miss C, Ames K, Hodges C|date=January 2015|title=The Bear Creek Site (45KI839), a Late Pleistocene–Holocene Transition Occupation in the Puget Sound Lowland, King County, Washington|journal=PaleoAmerica|volume=1|pages=116–120|number=1|doi= 10.1179/2055556314Z.0000000004|doi-access=free}}</ref> The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s. Luke McRedmond filed a [[Homestead Act]] claim for land next to the [[Sammamish Slough]] on September 9, 1870, and the following year Warren Perrigo took up land adjacent to him. The rivers and streams had so many salmon that the settlement was initially named Salmonberg. More settlers came, and with the establishment of the first post office in 1881, the name of the community was changed to Melrose. The new name was derived from the Perrigos' successful inn, Melrose House, which upset McRedmond. After becoming postmaster, he successfully petitioned to have the name changed to Redmond in 1883.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=304|title=Redmond – Thumbnail History|author=Alan J. Stein|date=November 9, 1998|work=HistoryLink.org|location=Seattle, WA|access-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref>

The abundant forests and fish of Redmond provided jobs for loggers and fishermen, and with those jobs came demand for goods and services, bringing in merchants. The logging industry expanded significantly in 1889 when the [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]] built a station in the center of town. The first [[plat]] for Redmond was filed on May 11, 1891, encompassing much of the area now known as downtown. After reaching the necessary population of 300, Redmond was incorporated on December 31, 1912.<ref name="HistoryLink" />

Redmond experienced an economic downturn in the 1920s. [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] forced saloons to close, cutting off a large portion of the city's tax base. The forests were declining after heavy logging, causing [[Sawmill|lumber mills]] to shut down. The deforested land was suitable for farming. Agriculture became Redmond's primary business, keeping residents fed during the [[Great Depression]]. When the U.S. entered [[World War II]], [[shipyard]] jobs and other wartime work came to Redmond.{{Citation needed | date=March 2011}}

After the war, Redmond's expansion began in earnest. The city expanded over thirty times larger in area through [[annexation]]s between 1951 and 1967. From 1956 to 1965, Redmond was bordered by the town of [[East Redmond, Washington|East Redmond]], which was formed by rural homeowners and later dissolved by the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. The completion of the [[Evergreen Point Floating Bridge]] across [[Lake Washington]] in 1963 allowed Redmond to flourish as a suburb of Seattle. In 1978, the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] proclaimed Redmond the fastest growing city in the state. Many technology companies made the city their home, and the increasing population demanded more retail shops. By the late 1980s, Downtown Redmond had become "a series of strip centers surrounded by parking lots", sparking plans for a [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] revitalized downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoshikawa-Cogley |first=Linda |date=July 16, 1990 |title=Redmond has a plan to revitalize downtown |page=C7 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>

Redmond underwent a commercial boom during the 1990s, primarily due to Nintendo of America and Microsoft establishing their respective headquarters within the city in 1984 and 1986 respectively, culminating in 1997 with the opening of [[Redmond Town Center]], a major regional shopping center on the site of a long-defunct golf course.<ref name="Ngo-Viet">{{Cite thesis |type=PhD dissertation |url=http://www.geocities.com/namsonngoviet/publication.html |author=Ngo-Viet, Nam Son |year=2002 |title=The Integration of the Suburban Shopping Center with its Surroundings: Redmond Town Center |location=Seattle |publisher=University of Washington}}{{dead link|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since 1990, the city has seen rising traffic congestion as a result of its rapid expansion, particularly in areas of [[urban sprawl]]. To address these issues, SR 520 underwent expansion in the 2000s and 2010s. A [[light rail]] line connecting Redmond to Seattle was proposed by [[Sound Transit]] as part of a ballot measure that was passed by voters in 2008. The first section of the [[2 Line (Sound Transit)|2 Line]], as the light rail project was later renamed, opened in April 2024 between Bellevue and [[Redmond Technology station]] in Overlake.<ref name="Times-Deadmond">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=May 4, 2025 |title=From Deadmond to Redmond, light rail transforms a suburb to a city |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/from-deadmond-to-redmond-light-rail-transforms-a-suburb-to-a-city/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindblom |first1=Mike |last2=Kroman |first2=David |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Eastside light rail line opens as huge crowds try out the ride |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/eastside-light-rail-line-opens-as-huge-crowds-try-out-the-ride/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 11, 2025}}</ref> It was followed by an extension to Downtown Redmond on May 10, 2025.<ref name="Times-DowntownRail">{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=May 10, 2025 |title=Light rail grand opening in Redmond draws big crowds |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-grand-opening-in-redmond-draws-big-crowds/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==

Redmond is bordered by [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]] to the west, [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] to the southwest, and [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]] to the southeast. Unincorporated King County lies to the north (with [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] a short distance beyond) and east. The city's urban downtown lies just north of [[Lake Sammamish]]; residential areas lie north and west of the lake. [[Overlake, Washington|Overlake]], the city's second urban center, is to the west of Lake Sammamish. The [[Sammamish River]] runs north from the lake along the west edge of the city's downtown.<ref>{{cite report |type=Preliminary Draft |date=November 2020 |title=Redmond 2050 — Environmental & Natural Resources: Existing Conditions Report |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16377/BERK_ExistingConditions_DRAFT_web |publisher=City of Redmond |access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|16.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The city is divided into several neighborhoods that form a ring around downtown Redmond.<ref name="Neighborhoods">{{cite map |date=December 2, 2014 |title=Neighborhoods |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4086/Redmond-Neighborhoods-Map |publisher=City of Redmond |accessdate=August 16, 2024 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809112300/https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4086/Redmond-Neighborhoods-Map |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Overlake, Washington|Overlake]] neighborhood, which also encompasses part of Bellevue, lies southwest of downtown and includes the [[Microsoft headquarters]] campus and other office complexes as well as residential areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darval |first=Heather Rae |date=April 28, 2007 |title=From farms to Microsoft, Overlake still family friendly |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/from-farms-to-microsoft-overlake-still-family-friendly/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The predominantly residential neighborhood of Education Hill lies north of downtown and was named for the five schools in the area, including [[Redmond High School (Washington)|Redmond High School]]; it was previously known as Poverty Hill until the 1950s, when it was annexed into Redmond.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darval |first=Heather Rae |date=November 25, 2006 |title=Education Hill has come up in the world |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/education-hill-has-come-up-in-the-world/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

===Climate===
Redmond, like most of the [[Pacific Northwest]], has a mild climate for its latitude, but still gets all four seasons. Summers tend to be warm and dry, with low rainfall and sunny or partly sunny from June to September. Winters tend to be cool and wet, with November being the rainiest month. Snowfall is uncommon, with the most common cold air being in a form of a high pressure system, driving out the rains from the area. However, snowfall is not as rare as in other cities closer to the moderating effects of [[Puget Sound]], like Seattle. On average, the warmest month is August. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|111|°F|°C|abbr=on}} on June 28, 2021. On average, the coolest month is January. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-7|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in January 1950. The maximum average precipitation usually occurs in December.<ref name =redmondweather>[http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/98052 Monthly Averages for Redmond, WA (98052)]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023170627/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/98052 |date=October 23, 2012 }} weather.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2013.</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2023|reason=This goes to a report about current weather in a different city}}

Redmond has a Mediterranean climate type ([[Oceanic climate|''Csb'']]), with a fairly dry summer peak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Redmond climate: Temperature Redmond & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/washington/redmond-11313/ |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 116
|1910= 450
|1920= 438
|1930= 460
|1940= 530
|1950= 573
|1960= 1426
|1970= 11020
|1980= 23318
|1990= 35800
|2000= 45256
|2010= 54144
|2020= 73256
|estyear=2024
|estimate=82195
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Redmond, Washington – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Redmond city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US5357535|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Redmond city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5357535&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Redmond city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5357535&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 34,593
| 33,049
| style='background: #ffffe6; |31,840
| 76.44%
| 61.04%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |43.46%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 659
| 876
| style='background: #ffffe6; |1,565
| 1.46%
| 1.62%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.14%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 176
| 140
| style='background: #ffffe6; |179
| 0.39%
| 0.26%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 5,874
| 13,702
| style='background: #ffffe6; |30,009
| 12.98%
| 25.31%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |40.96%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 73
| 81
| style='background: #ffffe6; |94
| 0.16%
| 0.15%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 145
| 297
| style='background: #ffffe6; |521
| 0.32%
| 0.55%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 1,198
| 1,785
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3,738
| 2.65%
| 3.30%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5.10%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 2,538
| 4,214
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5,310
| 5.61%
| 7.78%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |7.25%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''45,256'''
| '''54,144'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''73,256'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 73,256 people, 29,693 households, and 18,617 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Redmond%20city,%20Washington%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=November 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|4421.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,738 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1915.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 44.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.21% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 41.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.13% from some other races and 8.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 7.25% of the population.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were under 5 years of age, and 11.0% were 65 and older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% female.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 54,144 people, 22,550 households, and 13,890 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3325.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 24,177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1485.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 65.19% White, 1.71% African American, 0.37% Native American, 25.36% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 3.22% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.78% of the population.

There were 22,550 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 38.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The sex ratio of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

==Economy==
[[File:Microsoft building 17 front door.jpg|thumb|[[Microsoft]]]]
[[File:Nintendo of America Headquarters.jpg|thumb|[[Nintendo]]]]
Several companies in the [[High tech|high-tech]] industry are based in Redmond. The largest employer in the city by far is [[Microsoft]], which moved its headquarters to Redmond in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft moves to Redmond - Event - Computing History |url=https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/551/Microsoft%20moves%20to%20Redmond |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.computinghistory.org.uk}}</ref> As of 2012, Microsoft has over 47,000<ref>[https://www.redmond.gov/386/Microsoft-Redmond-Campus-Refresh Microsoft Redmond Campus Refresh ]. Microsoft. Retrieved on August 23, 2013.</ref> full-time employees, 45,000 contractors, and more than {{convert|8|e6ft2|e3m2|abbr=unit}} of office space in the [[Seattle]] area [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside region]], primarily in Redmond, with additional offices in [[Bellevue, WA|Bellevue]] and [[Issaquah]] (90,000 employees worldwide). In June 2006, Microsoft purchased former [[Safeco]]'s Redmond campus at 4515–5069 154th Place NE for $220.5 million.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2006/01/23/64450.htm | title=Microsoft To Buy Safeco Office Campus | work=Insurance Journal | date=January 23, 2006}}</ref>

Other companies with headquarters in Redmond include [[Nintendo of America]], [[Genie (Terex)|Genie Industries]] (now part of [[Terex]]), [[Physio-Control]] (now part of [[Stryker Corporation|Stryker]]), Visible.net, [[WildTangent]], Solstice (acquired by [[Samsung]]) and [[Data I/O]].{{Citation needed | date=December 2021}} {{as of|2023}}, approximately 89&nbsp;percent of employees for Redmond companies commute from outside the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=January 26, 2024 |title=New walk-bike bridge debugs access to Microsoft and light rail |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/new-walk-bike-bridge-debugs-access-to-microsoft-and-light-rail/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

In 2015, [[SpaceX]] opened a [[Starlink]] satellite development facility in Redmond.<ref name="GeekWire">{{cite web | url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/spacexs-new-seattle-area-office-redmond-elon-musk-visit-region-week/ | website=GeekWire | date=January 13, 2015|title = SpaceX's new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week|last = Bishop|first= Todd}}</ref><ref name="SpaceNews">{{citation| title=SpaceX opening Seattle plant to build 4,000 broadband satellites|url=http://spacenews.com/spacex-opening-seattle-plant-to-build-4000-broadband-satellites/ | work=Space News |date=January 19, 2015 | access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=Alan |date=2017-01-27 |title=SpaceX adds a big new lab to its satellite development operation in Seattle area |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/spacex-lab-satellite-development-redmond/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=GeekWire |language=en-US}}</ref>

Unlike [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] and other neighboring cities, the city of Redmond does not have a business and occupation tax on income.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.redmond.wa.us/business/BusinessLicensing/FAQs/|title=Business Licensing FAQs|publisher=City of Redmond|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082800/http://www.ci.redmond.wa.us/business/BusinessLicensing/FAQs/|archive-date=April 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, to help offset the costs of road improvements for businesses, a business license fee of $55 per employee was approved in 1996. {{As of|2024}}, the fee is $141 per employee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Licensing {{!}} Redmond, WA |url=https://www.redmond.gov/230/Business-Licensing |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.redmond.gov}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Redmond's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="text-align: left;" rowspan=2 | Employer
! colspan=2 | '''2021'''<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26833/2021-ACFR-FINAL-AUDITED-12-27-2022-Statements |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=148 |date=December 31, 2021}}</ref>
! colspan=2 | 2020<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20573/FINAL-FY2020-ACFR-6-30-2021-211PM-1 |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=141 |date=December 31, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108001445/https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20573/FINAL-FY2020-ACFR-6-30-2021-211PM-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! colspan=2 | 2019<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16204/CAFR-2019-Final-Revised-July-29-2020-FINAL |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=138 |date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
! colspan=2 | 2018<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8992/2018-CAFR---COMPLETE-DOCUMENT-PDF |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=141 |date=December 31, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! '''Rank'''
! '''# of Employees'''
! Rank
! # of Employees
! Rank
! # of Employees
! Rank
! # of Employees
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Microsoft]] Corporation
| '''1'''
| '''44,782'''
| 1
| 40,646
| 1
| 38,026
| 1
| 37,305
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Meta Platforms, Inc.]] ([[Facebook]])
| '''2'''
| '''1,434'''
| 3
| 1,317
| 10
| 575
| –
| –
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Lake Washington School District]]
| '''3'''
| '''1,422'''
| 4
| 1,294
| 3
| 1,718
| 4
| 1,328
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Eurest]] Dining Services @ Microsoft
| '''4'''
| '''1,157'''
| 5
| 1,269
| 4
| 1,071
| 3
| 1,372
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Nintendo of America]]
| '''5'''
| '''1,097'''
| 6
| 877
| 6
| 873
| 5
| 1,004
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[CBRE Group|CBRE]], Inc.
| '''6'''
| '''814'''
| 8
| 725
| –
| –
| 10
| 559
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | City of Redmond
| '''7'''
| '''708'''
| 9
| 713
| 9
| 658
| 7
| 757
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[United Parcel Service]]
| '''8'''
| '''675'''
| 10
| 636
| 7
| 755
| 8
| 755
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Terex]], formerly [[Genie Industries]]
| '''9'''
| '''668'''
| 2
| 2,282
| 2
| 2,044
| 2
| 2,044
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Honeywell]] International, Inc.
| '''10'''
| '''643'''
| 7
| 748
| 5
| 923
| 6
| 923
|}

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed wide"
!colspan=3| Largest employers in 2015 <ref>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=http://www.redmond.gov/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=186876 |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=138 |date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924021714/http://www.redmond.gov/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=186876 |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Microsoft]]
|34,358
|-
|2
| [[Terex]] / Formerly [[Genie Industries]]
|2,656
|-
|3
| [[Eurest]] Dining Services @ Microsoft
|1,041
|-
|4
| [[Nintendo of America]]
|945
|-
|5
| [[AT&T Mobility]]
|831
|-
|6
| [[Lake Washington School District]]
|818
|-
|7
| [[United Parcel Service]]
|757
|-
|8
| [[Physio-Control]]
|706
|-
|9
| [[Honeywell]]
|677
|-
|10
| [[Aerojet Rocketdyne]]
|530
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed wide"
!colspan=3| Largest employers in 2010<ref name = finrep141>{{cite web |author=City of Redmond, Washington |url=http://www.redmond.gov/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=53438 |title=Comprehensive annual financial report |publisher=redmond.gov |page=141 |date=December 31, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924020447/http://www.redmond.gov/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=53438 |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Microsoft]] (includes MSNBC)
|31,981
|-
|2
| [[AT&T Mobility]]
|1,302
|-
|3
| [[Genie Industries]]
|1,191
|-
|4
| [[Lake Washington School District]]
|990
|-
|5
| [[Volt Technical Resources]]
|964
|-
|6
| [[Nintendo of America]]
|796
|-
|7
| [[Honeywell]]
|727
|-
|8
| [[Eurest]]
|678
|-
|9
| [[United Parcel Service]]
|600
|-
|10
| [[Physio-Control]]
|559
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed wide"
!colspan=3| Largest employers in 2005<ref name = finrep141/>
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Microsoft]] (includes MSNBC)
|27,855
|-
|2
| [[Genie Industries]]
|2,397
|-
|3
| [[Cingular Wireless]] (now part of AT&T)
|1,816
|-
|4
| [[Volt Technical Resources]]
|1,617
|-
|5
| [[Honeywell]]
|1,082
|-
|6
| [[Group Health Cooperative]]
|1,074
|-
|7
| [[Physio-Control]]
|956
|-
|8
| [[Safeco]]
|850
|-
|9
| [[Lake Washington School District]]
|780
|-
|10
| [[Nintendo of America]]
|723
|-
|}

==Culture==
[[File:Bicycle Capital of the Northwest.JPG|thumb|Welcome sign on Redmond Way]]
[[Redmond Derby Days]] is an annual community festival held the second full weekend of July and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2015.<ref>{{citation
|url=http://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/313287561.html
|title=Derby Days: A city staple for 75 years
|date=July 10, 2015
|last = Pak|first = Samantha|work= Redmond Reporter}}</ref> It began as a race around [[Lake Sammamish]] called the Redmond Bicycle Derby in 1939, and since then has become a multi-day event including a bicycle [[criterium]], a parade, entertainment stages, a beer garden, local food offerings, a [[carnival]], a drone light show, and other activities.<ref>{{citation
|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/community-calendar-festivals-fairs-and-more-138/
|title=Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more
|date=July 8, 2015
|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{citation
|url=https://www.redmond.gov/1799/Drone-Light-Show-by-Verge-Aero
|title=Drone Light Show by Verge Aero
|access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>

Performing arts in Redmond include the Eastside Symphony and the Second Story Repertory theater company, as well as artists who play at the Robertson Performing Arts Center located at Redmond High School. Redmond has a collection of outdoor sculptures throughout its streets and parks, many of which are part of a rotating sculpture exhibition.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.redmond.gov/arts/exhos2.asp |title=Redmond Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition |archive-date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=November 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527124634/http://www.redmond.gov/arts/exhos2.asp }}</ref>

Redmond Lights is an annual community festival held the first Saturday of December. It features a special guest each year, a tree-lighting conducted by the mayor on city hall campus, a luminary walk on the Sammamish Trail and Redmond Central Connector with musical and light stations along the way to Redmond Town Center where there are many special attractions such as a carousel, skating rink and food sampling.<ref>{{citation
|url=http://www.redmondlights.com/
|title=Redmond Lights
|publisher = City of Redmond}}</ref>

The Old Redmond Firehouse is a center for local teens. It has become a hub in the thriving Eastside independent music scene. Local bands perform here with concert style speakers.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2003895156_oldfirehouse21e.html | work=The Seattle Times | first=Amy | last=Roe | title=Redmond's Firehouse ignited teen spirit | date=September 21, 2007}}</ref>

Since 2010, by city ordinance, Redmond has appointed a poet laureate.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Redmond Arts-Culture |url = https://www.redmond.gov/185/Arts-Culture|website = redmond.gov|access-date = May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Past Poet Laureates|url = http://redmond.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=201340|website = redmond.gov|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184708/http://redmond.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=201340|archive-date = January 15, 2018|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The Concerts at Marymoor is an annual summer series of concerts held at the amphitheater in Marymoor Park. The venue has been host to artists as diverse as Norah Jones, Peter, Paul & Mary, Rob Thomas and Duran Duran. When visiting the Seattle area, [[Cirque du Soleil]] has set up in Marymoor since the 2004 tour of [[Varekai]] when a concrete base was built for them to set up on. Since then, tours of [[Corteo]] (2006), [[Kooza]] (2010), [[Amaluna]] (2013), [[Kurios (Cirque du Soleil)|Kurios]] (2015) and [[Luzia (Cirque du Soleil)|Luzia]] (2017) have played in this spot. Marymoor also hosted the [[Warped Tour]] and [[Cavalia]] in 2012 and 2014.{{Citation needed | date=December 2021}}

Redmond Saturday Market is the oldest farmer's market in the Seattle area's east side. This market is held on Saturdays from May through October on approximately 8,000 square feet of land near the Redmond Town Center. The City of Redmond has approved an ordinance that the current market site be preserved for its community and historic significance.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Redmond Saturday Market|url = http://redmondsaturdaymarket.org/history.cshtml|website = redmondsaturdaymarket.org|access-date = October 15, 2015|archive-date = May 15, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210515013734/http://redmondsaturdaymarket.org/history.cshtml|url-status = dead}}</ref>

===Landmarks===
Redmond has designated the following landmarks:<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=23680|title = City Landmarks|website = City of Redmond|access-date = December 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141211001856/http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=23680|archive-date = December 11, 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Landmark
!Built
!Listed
!Address
!Photo
|-
|Bill Brown Saloon||1913||unknown||7824 Leary Way NE||[[File:Bill Brown Saloon-Matador.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Brown's Garage||1920||unknown||16389 Redmond Way||[[File:Historic Building, Brown's Garage in downtown Redmond.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Conrad & Anna Olsen Farmstead||1905||unknown||18834 NE 95th Street||[[File:Conrad Olson Farmstead.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Haida House Studio (workplace of Dudley Carter)||1988||unknown||7747 159th Avenue NE||[[File:Haida House, Redmond, Washington, USA, June 2011.png|frameless]]
|-
|Earl and Elise McWhirter Farm (Hutcheson Homestead)||{{Circa|1936}}||unknown||19545 NE Redmond Road||[[File:Earl and Elise McWhirter Farm (Hutcheson Homestead).jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Justice White House (Hotel Redmond)||1889||unknown||7529 Leary Way NE||[[File:Justice White House - Redmond.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Lodge Hall (Redmond Hardware, Gerk's, Edge & Spoke)||1903||unknown||7875 Leary Way NE||[[File:Redmond Lodge Hall Historic Building.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|O.A. Wiley Home (The Stone House)<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=86188|title = OA Wiley Home|website = City of Redmond|access-date = April 11, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170922011422/http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=86188|archive-date = September 22, 2017|url-status = dead}}</ref>||1916||2007<ref>Redmond's Stone House First Landmark Designated by New Commission. Accessed March 30, 2011.</ref>||16244 Cleveland Street||[[File:O.A. Wiley Home.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Odd Fellows Hall (Redmond's Bar & Grill)||1903||unknown||7979 Leary Way NE||[[File:Odd Fellows Hall - Redmond's Bar & Grill.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Perrigo Farm House||1909||unknown||17325 NE 85th Place||[[File:Perrigo Farm House.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|[[Anderson Park (Redmond, Washington)|Redmond City Park]] (Albert Anderson Memorial Park)||1938||2008||7802 168th Avenue NE||[[File:Redmond, WA - Anderson Park pano.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Redmond Methodist Episcopal Church (Redmond United Methodist Church)||1908||unknown||16540 NE 80th Street||[[File:Redmond United Methodist Church.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Redmond Pioneer Cemetery||1904||unknown||180th Avenue NE between NE 70th and NE 76th Streets||[[File:Redmond Pioneer Cemetery AKA Redmond Community Cemetery.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Redmond School (Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center)||1922||unknown||16600 NE 80th Street||[[File:Redmond, WA - Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center 01.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Redmond State Bank||1911||unknown||7841 Leary Way NE||[[File:Redmond State Bank.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|Redmond Trading Company||1908||unknown||7805 Leary Way NE||[[File:Redmond Trading Company-Half Price Books.jpg|frameless]]
|}

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Marymoor Park climbing rock.jpg|thumb|Climbing rock in [[Marymoor Park]] {{Coord|47|39|51.49|N|122|6|41.26|W|region:US-WA_type:landmark|name=Climbing rock in Marymoor Park}}]]
{{see also|Parks in Redmond, Washington}}

Redmond has 47 public parks totaling over {{cvt|1351|acre|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redmond.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=676|title=Parks & Trails |publisher=City of Redmond |website=www.redmond.gov|access-date=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219051539/http://www.redmond.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=676|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of these are neighborhood parks with picnic tables and sports fields or courts. The largest park within Redmond is King County's {{convert|560|acre|km2|adj=mid}} [[Marymoor Park]], one of the most popular recreational areas in King County. It features a [[climbing]] rock, a [[Model aircraft|model airplane]] flying field, a 48-acre off-leash [[dog park]], an outdoor theater, sports fields such as baseball and soccer, a playground, tennis courts, a community garden, cricket pitch, and the [[Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome]], which hosts the FSA Star Crossed – Redmond [[cyclo-cross]] competition in September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2019 |title=Marymoor |website=kingcounty.gov |url=https://kingcounty.gov/services/parks-recreation/parks/parks-and-natural-lands/popular-parks/marymoor.aspx}}</ref>

The city offers over {{convert|59|mi|km|0}} of public trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. The [[Redmond Central Connector]] runs through downtown. The [[Sammamish River Trail]] connects to the [[Puget Power trail]], the [[Burke-Gilman Trail]] (in [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]), and the East Lake Sammamish Trail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sammamish River Trail {{!}} Washington Trails {{!}} TrailLink |url=https://www.traillink.com/trail/sammamish-river-trail/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=www.traillink.com}}</ref>

Idylwood Park was acquired by the City in parcels between 1994 and 1996 and is situated on West Lake Sammamish. The park receives more than 42,000 visitors every summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Idylwood Park {{!}} Redmond, WA |url=https://www.redmond.gov/962/Idylwood-Park |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.redmond.gov}}</ref>

[[Sixty Acres Park]] is known for its soccer in the spring through fall and RC electric airplanes and gliders in the winter time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=60 Acres Park |url=https://experienceredmond.com/host-your-event-here/venues/60-acres-park/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=Experience Redmond |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2004, Redmond North [[Little League]] won the Northwest region and participated in the [[2004 Little League World Series|Little League World Series]] in [[South Williamsport, Pennsylvania|South Williamsport, PA]]. With Redmond North claiming the Northwest, it is the third team from [[Washington (state)|Washington]] to claim the Northwest since its inception in 2001. Previous Washington champions were [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]] (2001), [[Richland, Washington|Richland]] (2003).<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Little League World Series |url=https://www.littleleague.org/history/world-series/rosters/year-2003/ |website=Little League World Series History |publisher=Little League World Series |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>

The [[Seattle Orcas]] of [[Major League Cricket]] plan to play at Redmond's Marymoor Park, where a 6,000-seat cricket pitch is planned to be built.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oxley |first=Dyer |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Seattle is getting a major league cricket team |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-is-getting-a-major-league-cricket-team-e3f0 |publisher=KUOW |accessdate=March 23, 2023}}</ref>

==Government==

Redmond has a non-partisan [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government, with the mayor and seven council members elected at-large for staggered four-year terms. The city council authorized a ballot measure in March 2003 that would have changed Redmond to a [[council-manager government]]. However, it was rejected by the electorate, receiving less than 30% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2003March/respage1.htm | title=King County Election Results | publisher=King County Elections | at=Special Election, March 11, 2003, City of Redmond Prop. No. 1 – Proposed Change in Plan of Government | date=March 21, 2003 | access-date=March 11, 2011 | archive-date=July 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705122556/http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2003March/respage1.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
{{see also|Lake Washington School District}}

Most of Redmond is part of the [[Lake Washington School District]], which also encompasses almost all of [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]] and parts of other surrounding communities.<ref name="KingCoSDMap">{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=December 21, 2020 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: King County, WA |page=2 |scale=1:80,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53033_king/DC20SD_C53033.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> The [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]] in Redmond include ten elementary schools, eight middle schools, and two high schools. The district also offers "choice" schools at all levels for alternative schooling needs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools |url=https://www.lwsd.org/schools |publisher=[[Lake Washington School District]] |access-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> The city's two high schools are [[Redmond High School (Washington)|Redmond High School]] and [[Tesla STEM High School|Nikola Tesla STEM High School]], a choice school with a [[STEM]] focus.<ref>{{cite map |date=August 2023 |title=Lake Washington School District, School Boundaries 2023–2024 |url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1694644520/lwsdorg/jtboxzaqugunot9m7ypa/2023-24LWSDSchoolBoundaryMap82223.pdf |cartography=[[Kroll Map Company]] |publisher=Lake Washington School District |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=April 2, 2016 |title=Aviation High seeks diversity with enrollment lottery |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/aviation-high-seeks-diversity-with-enrollment-lottery/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Bellevue School District]] serves the city's southernmost neighborhoods, mainly below NE 40th Street. The unincorporated English Hill neighborhood in northern Redmond is served by the [[Northshore School District]], while the Redmond Ridge area to the east is part of the Lake Washington School District.<ref name="KingCoSDMap"/> Several private schools in Redmond offer K–12 education, including [[Montessori education|Montessori]] programs.<ref name="NCES-Private">{{cite web |title=Search for Private Schools: Redmond, Washington |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=&SchoolID=&Address=&City=Redmond&State=53&Zip=&Miles=&County=&PhoneAreaCode=&Phone=&Religion=&Association=&SchoolType=&Coed=&NumOfStudents=&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1 |work=Private School Universe Survey |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> [[The Bear Creek School]], a non-denominational Christian prep school,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=January 9, 1998 |title=Christian school grows |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19980109&slug=2727816 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> is the largest with nearly 750 enrolled students.<ref name="NCES-Private"/> The secular [[Overlake School]] has over 550 students at its {{convert|50|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Novelty Hill campus, which was established in 1972, and operates a branch school in [[Pailin province|Pailin]], Cambodia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tuinstra |first=Rachel |date=February 2, 2007 |title=School creating "world citizens" |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/school-creating-world-citizens/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

[[DigiPen Institute of Technology]], a for-profit university that focuses on video game development, moved from [[Vancouver]] to Redmond in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pak |first=Samantha |date=August 30, 2013 |title=DigiPen marks 25 years of schooling gamers with a celebration event |url=https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/digipen-marks-25-years-of-schooling-gamers-with-a-celebration-event/ |work=Redmond Reporter |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref> A local community college, the [[Lake Washington Institute of Technology]], built its Redmond campus near Marymoor Park in 2005. Since 2018, it has leased a portion of its building to the Redmond city government for use as a [[community center]].<ref>{{cite news |date=March 23, 2018 |title=Redmond celebrates new Community Center at Marymoor Village |url=https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/redmond-celebrates-new-community-center-at-marymoor-village/ |work=Redmond Reporter |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=June 22, 2021 |title=Plans for new Redmond senior center move forward — and it's not just for older residents |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/after-an-abrupt-closure-plans-for-a-new-redmond-senior-center-move-forward/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

The city is home to Redmond Regional Library, the second-largest branch in the [[King County Library System]].<ref>King County Library System. "2010 Circulation Statistics". [http://www.kcls.org/about/annualreport/archives/2010%20Year%20in%20Review%20FINAL.pdf ''2010 Year in Review: The Busiest Year Ever''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928204208/http://www.kcls.org/about/annualreport/archives/2010%20Year%20in%20Review%20FINAL.pdf |date=September 28, 2011 }}. p. 21. Retrieved June 21, 2011.</ref> The {{convert|30,000|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} building opened on November 20, 1999, and replaced a smaller building that opened in 1975 and was deemed too small for the growing community. Redmond had been annexed into the King County Library System in 1947 shortly after the system was created through a county referendum.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schein |first=Michael |date=November 30, 2016 |title=Redmond Library, King County Library System |url=https://historylink.org/File/20214 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
* [[John Archer (actor)|John Archer]], actor<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Myrna |date=1999-12-09 |title=John Archer; Actor, Radio Announcer Who Uttered Introduction to 'The Shadow' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-09-mn-42066-story.html |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Karan Brar]], actor<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-03-20 |title=Bothell 5th-grader gets big screen role |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bothell-5th-grader-gets-big-screen-role/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127152834/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bothell-5th-grader-gets-big-screen-role/ |archive-date=2024-11-27 |access-date=2025-06-24 |work=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Carrie Brownstein]], guitarist and vocalist for [[Sleater-Kinney]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-02 |title='Portlandia' star and Sleater-Kinney rocker Carrie Brownstein comes home to a changed Seattle |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/carrie-brownstein-comes-home-to-a-changed-seattle/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dudley C. Carter]], artist and woodcarver<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-27 |title=Dudley Carter Park opening slated for Sept. 8 |url=https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/dudley-carter-park-opening-slated-for-sept-8/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Redmond Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jason Cascio]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Cascio |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/e8caf437/Jason-Cascio |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|FBref]]}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Cirillo]], third baseman for several [[Major League Baseball]] teams
* [[Michael Conforto]], [[Major League Baseball]] player<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-10 |title=Mets select Redmond High graduate Conforto in first round of draft |url=https://www.redmond-reporter.com/news/mets-select-redmond-high-graduate-conforto-in-first-round-of-draft/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Redmond Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Dociu]], concept artist and video game art director
* [[James Doohan]], actor, famous for playing Scotty in ''[[Star Trek]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=John |date=2005-07-21 |title=James Doohan, Actor Who Played Scotty on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/arts/television/james-doohan-actor-who-played-scotty-on-star-trek-dies-at.html |access-date=2025-06-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Nick Downing]], retired professional soccer player
* [[Sandra Eisert]], art director, photographer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandra L. Eisert: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University |url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/4995.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319002713/https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/4995.html |archive-date=2025-03-19 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=University Honors & Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jeannine Hall Gailey]], poet laureate of Redmond 2012–2013<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pak |first=Samantha |date=2012-10-05 |title=Gailey wants to draw techie 'geeks' into the world of poetry |url=https://www.redmond-reporter.com/life/gailey-wants-to-draw-techie-geeks-into-the-world-of-poetry/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Redmond Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Hekker]], punter for NFL's [[Los Angeles Rams]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-20 |title=Zen and the art of punting as practiced by Johnny Hekker |url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/sports/zen-and-the-art-of-punting-as-practiced-by-johnny-hekker/article_f044ade5-7c16-5f90-ab17-6c997e32c935.html |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=The Bulletin |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Henry Hill]], former mobster, lived in Redmond in the late 1980s
* [[Earl Johnson (baseball)|Earl Johnson]], winning pitcher [[1946 World Series]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eskenazi |first=David |date=2011-05-31 |title=Wayback Machine: Baseball's most intriguing brother act |url=https://www.sportspressnw.com/2124730/2011/wayback-machine-baseballs-most-intriguing-brother-act |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Sportspress Northwest |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lu Sheng-yen]], founder of the [[True Buddha School]]
* [[Shannon O'Donnell (meteorologist)|Shannon O'Donnell]], former weather anchor
* [[Nick Thune]], actor, comedian<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-01 |title=Hometown heroes to take Bumbershoot comedy stage |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/hometown-heroes-to-take-bumbershoot-comedy-stage/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Steve Wiebe]], ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' world record holder turned high-school math teacher<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phelps |first=Matt |date=2010-07-21 |title=The King of Kong takes his place among the greats |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/life/the-king-of-kong-takes-his-place-among-the-greats/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Kirkland Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Malowney, Georgeann (2002). ''Redmond (Images of America: Washington).'' Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7385-2071-3}}.
* Way, Nancy (1989). ''Our Town Redmond.'' Redmond, Washington: Marymoor Museum. {{ISBN|0-9624587-2-4}}.

==External links==
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{{Geographic location
|Northwest = [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]]
|North     = unincorporated area of [[King County, Washington|King County]]
|Northeast = unincorporated area of [[King County, Washington|King County]]
|West      = [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]]/[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
|Center    = Redmond
|South     = [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]/[[Lake Sammamish]]/[[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]
|Southwest = [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
|Southeast = [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]]
|East      = unincorporated area of [[King County, Washington|King County]]
}}

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