segregation maps

Special Section Segregated Seattle Seattle Segregation Maps 1920-2000 [Slide Show] [Restrictive Covenant Database] [Segregation Maps] [Innis Arden Covenant]
Here are four sets of maps showing residential distributions for various racial and ethnic populations. First are maps for 1920 and 1960. Below that are King County maps updating residential patterns for 1980 and 2000. Last is a set of detailed maps showing racial groups and Jewish families in Central Seattle in 1939.
1920 and 1960 Seattle maps: Below are maps showing residential patterns for various racial groups in 1920 and 1960, based on US Census data. Click on the individual maps to see enlarged versions.		Neighborhood maps and population counts 1960 Below are maps and racial population counts for particular neighborhoods. Courtesy www.socialexplorer.com
1920	1960
		North Seattle neighborhoods: Ballard-Loyal Heights Fremont-Wallingford Broadview-Greenwood-Haller Lake Ravenna-Maple Leaf Laurelhurst-Windermere-View Ridge-Wedgwood Central and South Seattle: Montlake-Madison Park Capitol Hill Queen Anne Magnolia Central District International District-Beacon Hill Seward Park-Columbia-Ranier Beach West Seattle Eastside, North King Co: Bellevue-Medina Mercer Island Kirkland-Juanita Kenmore-Bothell . Lake Forest Park Shoreline South King Co: White Center-Boulevard Park Burien-Seahurst Park Renton-Bryn Mar Tukwila Vashon Island Sources: The neighborhood maps are courtesy of Social Explorer, an online demographic project that has converted census tract data into interactive maps: www.socialexplorer.com The 1920 and 1960 Seattle maps are from Calvin F. Schmid, Charles E. Nobbe, and Arlene E. Mitchell, Nonwhite Races, State of Washington (Olympia WA, 1968)

Filipino Americans
Native Americans

1960, 1980, 2000 King County maps: Here we update the distributions of Blacks, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and nonHispanic Whites since 1960. The maps below are courtesy of Social Explorer, an online demographic project that has converted census tract data into interactive maps: www.socialexplorer.com . Click on each map to enlarge. Be sure to first open the key in the left column to see what each map color means. Note: In 1960 and 1980, Asian Americans and Native Americans were reported together under the category "other races." In 2000 they were reported separately.

key: African American maps

African American residential distribution 1960

African American residential distribution 1980

African American residential distribution 2000

Key: Asian and Native American maps

Asian and Native American residential distribution 1960

Asian and Native American residential distribution 1980

Asian American residential distribution 2000

Key: Native American map

Native American residential distribution 2000

Key: Hispanic maps

Hispanic residential distribution 1960

Hispanic residential distribution 1980

Hispanic residential distribution 2000

Key: White maps

White residential distribution 1960

White residential distribution 1980

White residential distribution 2000

1939 Central Seattle maps: Sociologist Paul Hatt mapped the residential patterns of Seattle's minority communities in the downtown and central neighborhoods of Seattle using data collected in WPA Seattle Residential Survey. These detailed maps show each household and aare especailly valuable for showing the concentration of Jewish families. Source: Paul Kichener Hatt, "A Study of Natural Areas in the Central Residential District of Seattle" (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, 1945);