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Renton, Washington (U.S.)

King County

image by Masao Okazaki, 24 January 2023
based on photo

City
Description of the flag
Seal
Earlier flag

See also:

City

About the city:
"Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb situated 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. The city's population was 50,052 at the 2000 census. The State of Washington Office of Financial Management estimates the City of Renton's population to be 78,780 as of April 1, 2008. The population increased dramatically with the recent annexation of the Benson Hill communities directly southeast of the city. According to the data from the Office of Financial Management, Renton currently contains the 11th largest population in the state, and 5th largest in King County." - from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renton,_Washington.
Valentin Poposki, 25 June 2009

Description of the flag

The present version of the flag was made with a downloaded city seal.
Photos from June 2022:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php

Renton has at least two versions of its seal (football and fish vs factory and building) on its flag.
Masao Okazaki, 24 January 2023

I asked the city clerk to send me a photo of our city flag. Shade of blue field a little darker.
Bill Garrison, 26 January 2023

Seal

image located by Paul Bassinson, 16 February 2020

Source: https://p1cdn4static.civiclive.com/
Paul Bassinson, 16 February 2020

Earlier flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 28 June 2009

The flag of the City of Renton, Washington, is dark blue with city logo on it. I received a photo of the flag and image of the logo and this note from the City:
"Per your request here is a low-res photo of a City of Renton flag and a low-res version of the city's logo. These images are being provided specifically for representation of the city's flag and logo on the Flags of the World, and the Emblems of the World websites. These images are not to be used, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose.
Sincerely,
Kelley Balcomb-Bartok, Communication Specialist
Renton City Hall, Mayor's Office"