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Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound,
a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the
primary north-south route of Grandview Drive. The school sought to build
a private Methodist college, but ended up selling the land back to the
city for about $11,000. University Place remained an unincorporated part
of Pierce County until the City of University Place was formed on August
31, 1995. Today, University Place functions as a mixed business and residential area near the waterfront of Puget Sound. In comparison to the adjoining cities of Tacoma and Lakewood, University Place (along with Fircrest and Steilacoom) is relatively affluent and enjoys lower crime rates than most of its neighbors. The town is home to Curtis Senior High School and the Charles Wright Academy.
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