Place:Beaux Arts Village, King, Washington, United States

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NameBeaux Arts Village
Alt namesBeaux Artssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS53001187
TypeTown
Coordinates47.586°N 122.202°W
Located inKing, Washington, United States
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Beaux Arts is a town located in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States. It is the smallest municipality in the county, with a population of 299 as of the 2010 census and a land area of 0.1 sq mi. There is no town hall, with official city business meetings taking place in private homes.

The town, a suburb of Seattle and Bellevue, is one of the most affluent areas in the metropolitan area. Based on per capita income, Beaux Arts Village ranks 7th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

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Beaux Arts Village was founded in 1908 as an artists' colony and named after the Western Academy of Beaux Arts to which its founders belonged. At the time, one could purchase membership in the Academy for $200 (today membership in the Academy comes with home ownership). The town was formally incorporated in 1954.

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