Mercer Island Real Estate
Mercer Island, Washington has a population of 22,036 at the 2000 census. Just over five miles long and two miles wide, Mercer Island lies in Lake Washington east of Seattle and west of the Bellevue. Settlement of the island by non-Native Americans began in the late 1870's. The island was named after one of the three pioneering Mercer brothers from Illinois, all of whom had great influence in the Seattle area.
Today eight lanes of Interstate 90 connect Mercer Island with Seattle and Bellevue. It includes two side-by-side floating bridges that link Seattle and Mercer Island, a boon for commuters and shoppers.
Mercer Island is primarily a single-family residential community. A commercial business district and multi-family dwellings are concentrated at the northern end. However, the northern end on the other side of Interstate 90 is also a single-family residential community as well as being the site of Luther Burbank Park, which is county-owned.