According to Google maps, in Seattle:
The average for a STANDARD city block is 14.5 blocks per mile, or 0.0689655 miles per block.
(Meridian Ave, between N 50th and N 36th st ~ 6th Ave in downtown Seattle, between Olive way and Main St)
The average for a SHORT city block is 20 blocks per mile, or 0.05 miles per block. (8th Ave NW, between NW 65th st and NW 45th st)
The average for a LONG city block is 8 blocks per mile, or 0.125 miles per block.
(NW 62nd st, between 24th Ave NW and 8th Ave NW)
The average length of ANY given city block in Seattle is 14.166 blocks per mile, or 0.07 miles per block.
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No, Seattle is not the fourth largest city in the US. Seattle is actually the 18th largest city in the US by population. The top four largest cities in the US are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston.
The estimated population of Seattle in 2009 was around 600,000 people.
There are about 10-12 city blocks per mile, so there are about .1 miles in a city block. Source: Hudson's Dictionary of Minneapolis (1906) states: In downtown, there are 13 ordinary blocks to the mile. South of 24th St the north-south blocks are longer, running 8 to the mile and east-west blocks are half as long, 16 to the mile. Review of neighborhood maps with a scale of 1.25 inches = 1000 feet confirms this measurement.
The population of Greek city-states varied, but on average, they ranged from a few thousand to tens of thousands of people. Larger city-states like Athens and Sparta had populations in the tens of thousands, while smaller city-states were likely in the thousands.
As of current data, the city of Seattle, Washington has been reported to have the highest crime rate in the state. However, crime rates can vary by year and type of crime.