Boulevard Park, Washington
census-designated place in King County, Washington (state), USA
Boulevard Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boulevard Park had a population of 4,094. Boulevard Park was part of the Riverton-Boulevard Park CDP in 2000 but was split for the 2010 census into its own CDP.
Geography
Boulevard Park is bordered to the north by Seattle, to the east by Tukwila, to the south by Burien, and to the west by the White Center CDP. Washington State Route 99 cuts across the northeast part of the community, and State Route 509 forms the boundary between Boulevard Park and White Center. Downtown Seattle is 8 miles (13 km) to the north, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport is 5 miles (8 km) to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Boulevard Park CDP has a total area of 1.614 square miles (4.18 km2), of which 1.539 square miles (3.99 km2) are land and 0.075 square miles (0.19 km2), or 4.65%, are water.
Education
Portions of Boulevard Park are in the Highline School District while other parts are in Seattle Public Schools.
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