Everett (Washington)
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 Downtown Everett |
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| Location in Washington | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1855 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Snohomish County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 58 ′ N , 122 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 103,019 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,223.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 123.4 km 2 (approx. 48 mi 2 ) of which 84.2 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 25 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 98201, 98203, 98204, 98206, 98207, 98208, 98213 | ||
| Area code : | +1 425 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-22640 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1512198 | ||
| Website : | www.everettwa.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ray Stephanson | ||
The city of Everett is the county seat of Snohomish County in the US -amerikanischen State Washington . Everett has 103,019 inhabitants (as of 2010) on an area of 123.4 km² according to the census of the United States Census Bureau. The town was founded in 1891 on the initiative of the timber merchant Henry Hewitt and in the following year had more than 5,000 inhabitants. The initial boom was fueled by the discovery of what appeared to be massive deposits of gold and silver in Monte Cristo in the neighboring mountains and rumors that John D. Rockefeller , the richest man in the States, was investing heavily in both locations.
1994 was in the area of the city Naval Station Everett , a base of the US Navy opened.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 54,413 |
| 1990 | 70,937 |
| 2000 | 94,580 |
| 2010 | 103.019 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Chris Chandler (born 1965), American football player
- Nancy Coleman (1912-2000), actress
- Dennis Erickson (born 1947), American football coach
- Daniel E. Freeman (* 1959), music historian and scholar
- Henry M. Jackson (1912–1983), Congressman and Senator for Washington State
- Carol Kaye (* 1953), bassist, guitarist
- Kenny Loggins (* 1948), singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Chris Miller (* 1975), director and screenwriter
- Peg Phillips (1918–2002), actress
- Kent Weeks (* 1941), Egyptologist
- Michael Shamus Wiles (born 1955), actor
- Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963) American football player
Sports
- Everett AquaSox : Minor League Baseball ( Northwest League )
- Everett Silvertips : Major Junior Hockey ( Western Hockey League )
- Everett Hawks : Minor League Football ( National Indoor Football League )
economy
- Boeing Everett Plant (with the largest assembly hall in the world)
- Fortive Corporation
- Paine Field Airport
Web links
Commons : Everett - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
swell
- ↑ Janet Oakley: Everett - Thumbnail History . In: HistoryLink.org, 2005.
- ↑ Gwenda Blair : The Trumps. Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate . Simon & Schuster , New York 2015. pp. 54–57.
- ↑ 1980-2010 : Census Results