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Welcome to Snohomish County ...

Time Zone: Snohomish County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Everett is the Seat for Snohomish County.

Snohomish County was founded in 1861 and was created by taking area from Island County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Snohomish had a population of 822,083 people. This is an increase of 14.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 715,500 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Snohomish represented 10.64% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Snohomish County:

  • Arlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
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  • Brier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brier is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
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  • Darrington
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmonds
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmonds is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,515 people
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  • Everett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Everett is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
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  • Gold Bar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Bar is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
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  • Granite Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Index
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Index is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lake Stevens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
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    • Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
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    • Mountlake Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mukilteo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mukilteo is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
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    • Snohomish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Snohomish is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,362 people
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    • Stanwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
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    • Sultan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sultan is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
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    • Woodway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County (WA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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