Mountlake Terrace
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| Foundation : | November 30, 1954 ( incorporated , i.e. recognized as a local authority ) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Snohomish | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 47 ′ N , 122 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 20,989 (as of 2015) | ||
| Population density : | 1,995.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.80 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.52 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 139 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98043 | ||
| Area code : | +1 425 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-47490 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1512488 | ||
| Website : | City of Mount Lake Terrace | ||
| Mayor : | Jerry Smith | ||
 Location of Mountlake Terrace in Snohomish County |
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Mountlake Terrace is a city ( City ) in Snohomish County in the State of Washington . It is a northern suburb of Seattle and is north of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park , east of Edmonds , south of Lynnwood and west of Brier . Its southern border coincides with the northern border of King County . The Interstate 5 runs north to south through the city and has three exits within the city. As of the 2010 United States Census , Mountlake Terrace had 19,909 residents.
history
The location of Mountlake Terrace was densely forested in the mid-19th century and formed part of the traditional gathering and hunting area of the Snohomish . The Puget Mill Company of Port Gamble procured the land in 1862. By 1900, most of the land in southern Snohomish County had been deforested. The Pope & Talbot Company , the successor to the Puget Mill Company , divided the area into 10 acres (4 hectares), which were sold as "chicken farms". These plots were sold to farmers who kept poultry, mink, or chinchillas with moderate success. An intercity line between Tacoma and Everett was built in 1910, making the farms more accessible. However, many of these failed during the Great Depression , and the railway line was abandoned in 1939.
Part of the area was used as an airfield by the German government during World War II . At the end of the war, the government stopped flight operations. The building contractors Albert LaPierre and Jack Peterson bought the abandoned airbase in 1949 and began building Schalstein houses. They named their construction project "Mountlake Terrace" because they could see both Mount Rainier and Lake Washington from some parts of the construction area and the old runway looked a bit like a terrace.
Becoming a city
In the area between the 244 th and 216 th Street SW and the 48 th and 68 th Avenue W lived in 1954 more than 5,000 people. The existing infrastructure was overwhelmed by this unplanned growth. Some people waited a year for a community phone line, roads were unpaved, and sewage was taken from decentralized septic tanks. The nearest police station was in Everett, 15 mi (15 mi) away. One resident, Patrick McMahan, became frustrated by these conditions and organized the Mountlake Terrace Study Committee , which led the campaign for city recognition. The election carried out on November 23, 1954 supported the recognition (English "incorporation") with 517 to 483 votes. In the same vote, a five-member city council was elected. The council held its first session on November 24 and elected Gilbert "Gil" Geiser, a 35-year-old hardware store owner, as Mountlake Terrace's first mayor. Geiser had to lend the new city five dollars so that the papers on the recognition could be put on file. With this taking of files, Mountlake Terrace officially became a so-called “third-class city” on November 29th, a classification simply according to size (at that time between 1,500 and 10,000 inhabitants).
Early years and growth
The population of Mountlake Terrace almost doubled between 1950 and 1960 and then almost again by 1970. Small shops flourished in two chains of shops in the middle of the area on land provided by the contractors. The building contractors also donated land for various churches, including the parish of St. Pius X , which celebrated the first mass on June 22, 1955. The John Fluke Corporation moved its electronics center from Seattle to Mountlake Terrace in 1959. In 1961, the issue of bonds was approved in a specially scheduled election; the money was used to build a town hall.
Slowdown in development
The city was first seen as a car traffic-based dormitory city , but the successors saw it more as an “independent” development with an economically vital inner city area. This endeavor was fueled by the arrival of Fluke and the construction of the two chain stores as well as the town hall. However, this development stopped in the 1980s. Boeing suffered a massive collapse in business in the course of which approximately 75% of the workers at the Everett factory lost their jobs; the Alderwood Mall was in Lynnwood opened, which withdrew much purchasing power of the city; and in 1990 two arson attacks in the city center resulted in significant demolition, with the West Plaza not being able to open for 20 months and the East Plaza eventually being demolished and giving way to a gymnastics center. Fluke relocated to Everett in 1981. The 1980 census showed that Mountlake Terrace had lost five percent of its population within 10 years. The city budget was cut massively; however, Mountlake Terrace entered 1989 with a deficit of $ 1.3 million.
Younger story
Mid-2000s were at the 56 th erected Avenue new buildings, and in 2006 the city presented a plan to revitalize downtown and strengthening of economic activities. (The city council set design standards for new buildings with wide sidewalks, lots of windows, sunshades, and interesting architectural details .) Since 2013, Premera Blue Cross , a health insurer, has been the city's largest employer, employing around 3,000 people .
A city center plan adopted in February 2007 allows mixed use in buildings with up to seven floors in the central block and in buildings with up to five floors in the surrounding blocks. It was previously limited to three floors.
economy
Top employer
According to Mountlake Terrace's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2013, the most-employed employers are:
| rank | employer | number of employees | Percentage of the total number of employees in the city |
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| 1 | Premera Blue Cross | 2,293 | 45.72% |
| 2 | Edmonds School District | 360 | 7.18% |
| 3 | City of Mountlake Terrace | 167 | 3.33% |
| 4th | Umpqua Holdings Corporation (Sterling Bank) | 165 | 3.29% |
| 5 | Crazy Moose Casino | 99 | 1.97% |
| 6th | Camelot Society | 70 | 1.40% |
| 7th | Albertsons | 64 | 1.28% |
| 7th | Red Dragon Casino | 64 | 1.28% |
| 7th | 1 st Security Bank of Washington | 64 | 1.28% |
| 10 | AA Party Rental | 51 | 1.02% |
traffic
Mountlake Terrace is served by bus routes from Community Transit , the public transportation company in Snohomish County, and Sound Transit Express , an association of several public transportation companies in the Seattle metropolitan area. The Mountlake Terrace Transit Center serves as the hub.
geography
The heights of Mountlake Terrace vary between 262 ft (80 m) and 530 ft (162 m) with a mean of 440 ft (134 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city occupies a total of 10.8 square kilometers, of which 10.52 km² are land and the remainder are water. The share of water areas in the total area is 2.65%.
The southwest part of the city also includes Lake Ballinger Park, which provides access to Lake Ballinger and includes a boat wharf and fishing pier. The lake itself is partly in Mountlake Terrace and partly in neighboring Edmonds .
Demographics
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 9122 | - | |
| 1970 | 16,600 | 82% | |
| 1980 | 16,534 | -0.4% | |
| 1990 | 19,320 | 16.9% | |
| 2000 | 20,362 | 5.4% | |
| 2010 | 19,909 | -2.2% | |
| 2016 estimate | 21,182 | 6.4% | |
| US Decennial Census 2015 Estimate |
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2010 Census
As of the 2010 census , Mountlake Terrace had 19,909 residents, 8,192 households, and 4,891 families. The population density was 1893.3 per km ². There were 8,602 housing units at an average density of 818 per km².
The population consisted of 71.7% white , 4.3% African American , 1.1% Indian , 11.2% Asian , 0.8% Pacific islander , 4.9% from other "races" and 6.1% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 10.5% of the population.
Of the 8192 households, 30.8% were cared for by children under the age of 18, 41.2% by married couples living together , 12.8% by single mothers and 5.7% by single fathers; 40.3% were non-families. 30.3% of the households were singles and 7.7% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the city was 36.6 years. 21.6% of the population were under 18, 9.4% between 18 and 24, 31.4% between 25 and 44, 27.4% between 45 and 64 and 10.3 65 years or older. 48.9% of the population were men and 51.1% women.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 census , there were 20,362 residents, 7,962 households, and 5,016 families in Mountlake Terrace. The population density was 1946 per km ². There were 8,217 housing units at a mean density of 785.3 per km².
The population was 77.7% White , 2.52% African American , 1.08% Native American , 10.64% Asian , 0.58% Pacific Islander , 2.61% from other "races" and 4.87% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 5.65% of the population.
Of the 7,962 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18, 46.2% were run by married couples living together and 11.8% by single mothers; 37% were non-families. 26.2% of the households were singles and 6.4% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.11.
The median age in the city was 34 years. 25.3% of the population were under 18, 9.8% between 18 and 24, 35.6% between 25 and 44, 20.2% between 45 and 64 and 9.2 65 years or older. There were 98 men for every 100 women, and 95.6 men for every 100 women over the age of 18.
All information on median income relates to the median. The median household income was US $ 47,238 and that of families was US $ 52,117. Males had a median income of US $ 37,421 compared to US $ 28,796 for women. The per capita income was US $ 21,566. About 5.8% of families and 8% of the total population lived below the poverty line ; this affected 11.3% of those under 18 and 7.6% of those over 65.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Mountlake Terrace - Thumbnail History . HistoryLink .
- ↑ a b c d e Mountlake Terrace History . City of Mountlake Terrace. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ↑ Mountlake Terrace Looking Back 60 Years & Beyond . In: City Happenings , City of Mountlake Terrace, December 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ↑ a b City of Mountlake Terrace CAFR 2013 ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012.
- ↑ Lake Ballinger . In: Surface Water Management Division . Snohomish County Public Works. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
Web links
- City of Mountlake Terrace - Official Website
- Mountlake Terrace - Thumbnail History - Brief history of Mountlake Terrace at HistoryLink (English)
- Curlie data based on DMOZ (English)