Renton was was founded as a town in 1875. Erasmus M. Smithers, is credited with the founding and establishment of Renton. Smithers named Renton in honor of Captain William Renton, a local lumber and shipping merchant.
Renton is best known as the final assembly point for the Boeing 737 family of commercial airplanes, but it is also home to a growing number of well known companies that specialize in manufacturing.
Many companies in the technology space, healthcare organizations, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, Paccar, Kaiser Permanente, IKEA, Providence Health & Services, UW Medicine, and Wizards of the Coast are located in Renton.