Everett, Washington

Everett
dᶻəɬigʷəd
A train station with a three-story building and covered platforms seen against a background with several high-rise buildings in the distance.
Everett Station and the city skyline
A circle interrupted by three jagged lines that resemble a mountain and waves. The word "Everett" sits at the bottom-right corner of the seal.
A blue square with three white lines to form a stylized "E", with the words "Everett Washington" next to it.
Location of Everett, Washington
Location of Everett, Washington
Everett is located in Washington (state)
Everett
Everett
Location within Washington
Everett is located in the United States
Everett
Everett
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 47°58′45″N 122°12′06″W / 47.97917°N 122.20167°W / 47.97917; -122.20167
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountySnohomish
Established1890
IncorporatedMay 4, 1893
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorCassie Franklin
Area
 • City47.91 sq mi (124.08 km2)
 • Land33.19 sq mi (85.96 km2)
 • Water14.71 sq mi (38.11 km2)
Population
 • City110,629
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
111,337
 • RankUS: 280th
WA: 7th
 • Density3,358.6/sq mi (1,296.76/km2)
 • Metro
4,018,762 (US: 15th)
DemonymEverettite
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Zip codes
98201, 98203, 98204, 98206, 98207, 98208, 98213[3]
Area code425
FIPS code53-22640
GNIS feature ID1512198[4]
Websiteeverettwa.gov

Everett (/ˈɛvərɪt/; Lushootseed: dᶻəɬigʷəd) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is 25 miles (40 km) north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-most populous city in the state by population, with 110,629 residents as of the 2020 census. The city is primarily situated on a peninsula at the mouth of the Snohomish River along Port Gardner Bay, an inlet of Possession Sound (itself part of Puget Sound), and extends to the south and west.

The Port Gardner Peninsula has been inhabited by the Snohomish people for thousands of years, whose main settlement, hibulb, was located at Preston Point near the mouth of the river. Modern settlement in the area began with loggers and homesteaders arriving in the 1860s, but plans to build a city were not conceived until 1890. A consortium of East Coast investors seeking to build a major industrial city acquired land in the area and filed a plat for "Everett", which they named in honor of Everett Colby, the son of investor Charles L. Colby. The city was incorporated in 1893, shortly after the arrival of the Great Northern Railway, and prospered as a major lumber center with several large sawmills. Everett became the county seat in 1897 after a dispute with Snohomish contested over several elections and a Supreme Court case. The city was the site of labor unrest during the 1910s, which culminated in the Everett massacre in 1916 that killed several members of the Industrial Workers of the World.

The area was connected by new interurban railways and highway bridges in the 1920s, transforming it into a major commercial hub, and gained an airport at Paine Field in 1936. The city's economy transitioned away from lumber and towards aerospace after World War II, with the construction of Boeing's aircraft assembly plant at Paine Field in 1967. Boeing's presence brought additional industrial and commercial development to Everett, as well as new residential neighborhoods to the south and west of the peninsula that was annexed by the city. Boeing remains the city's largest employer, alongside the U.S. Navy, which has operated Naval Station Everett since 1994.

Everett remains a major employment center for Snohomish County, but has also become a bedroom community for Seattle in recent decades. It is connected to Seattle by Interstate 5 and various public transit services at Everett Station, including the Sounder commuter train, Amtrak, and commuter buses. Everett stages several annual festivals and is also home to minor league sports teams, including the Everett Silvertips at Angel of the Winds Arena and Everett Aquasox at Funko Field.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts: Everett city, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Everett". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 10, 1979. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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