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King County Metro

public transit operator in King County, Washington, USA
Organization transit_district Q6411393
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King County Metro

Summary

King County Metro is a transit district[1]. It draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #22 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • King County Metro was a member of International Bus Benchmarking Group[3].
  • King County Metro is located in King County[4].
  • King County Metro is in the country of United States[5].
  • King County Metro's instance of is recorded as transit district[6].
  • King County Metro is operated by King County[7].
  • King County Metro's headquarters location is recorded as Seattle[8].
  • King County Metro's Commons category is recorded as King County Metro Transit[9].
  • January 1, 1973 marks the founding of King County Metro[10].
  • King County Metro's official website is recorded as https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro[11].
  • King County Metro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:King County Metro[12].
  • King County Metro's daily patronage is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+507000'}[13].
  • King County Metro's motto text is recorded as Moving Forward Together.[14].
  • King County Metro's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1973[15].
  • King County Metro's owner of is recorded as Westlake[16].
  • King County Metro's operating area is recorded as King County[17].
  • King County Metro's connects with is recorded as Sound Transit[18].
  • King County Metro's connects with is recorded as Community Transit[19].
  • King County Metro's connects with is recorded as Pierce Transit[20].
  • King County Metro's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5875822'}[21].
  • King County Metro's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+130351'}[22].
  • King County Metro's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+130674'}[23].
  • King County Metro's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+130212'}[24].
  • King County Metro's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+130566'}[25].

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Founding

January 1, 1973 marks the founding of King County Metro[10].

Operations

King County Metro's headquarters location is recorded as Seattle[8]. It is operated by King County[7].

Why It Matters

King County Metro draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #22 of 91).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/03ymry
    Headquarters location → Seattle
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → King County
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