Everett 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, and extends to the south and west.
Everett Station and the city skyline
Looking south on the Seattle and Montana Railroad as it passes Port Gardner Bay in 1891
The town plat filed by the Everett Land Company in 1892
The Everett waterfront, c. 1905
Snohomish County, Washington
Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 72nd-most populous in the United States. The county seat and largest city is Everett. The county forms part of the Seattle metropolitan area, which also includes King and Pierce counties to the south.
Aerial view of the Snohomish River delta, including portions of Everett, Lake Stevens, and Marysville
Canoes with settlers and Native Americans at Mukilteo Beach, c. 1861–62
Snoqualmie Hall, a building shared by Edmonds College and Central Washington University, 2007