Everett, Washington

Everett High School (part of Everett Public Schools)

Everett is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 91,488, making it the 6th largest in the state. As of April 1, 2006 the city was home to 101,100. It is the county seat of Snohomish County and the western terminus of the western segment of U.S. Highway 2. It is also home to Boeing's assembly plant for the 747, 767, 787, and 777 in the largest building in the world by volume at 13.3 million cubic meters. On January 8, 1997 the United States Navy homeport welcomed the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

History

In 1892, Henry Hewitt along with Charles Colby and Colgate Hoyt founded the Everett Land Company for the purpose of building the city of Everett, named after the son of Charles Colby, on some of the land surrendered by its original inhabitants under the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott.

Everett was officially incorporated on May 4, 1893 the year the Great Northern Railroad came to the town. Everett hoped that James Hill would make the town the terminus of his railroad. However Hill continued the railroad along the shore of Puget Sound to Seattle. Everett was the place where several survivors of the Bellingham riots settled, until they were beaten and forcefully evicted by a mob on November 5, 1907. Everett also was the site of the Everett Massacre of 1916 which was an armed confrontation between a mob led by local Sheriff Donald McRae and IWW members. The IWW members were on the steamer Verona and sought to land, but Sheriff McRae denied them his permission. Shooting broke out and at least five IWW's were killed and two in the Sheriff's mob were killed, though they might have been accidentally shot by others in their allegedly drunken group.

Everett streets are named after each of the three founders. Adjacent streets Colby Avenue and Hoyt Avenue run north and south and are intersected by Hewitt Avenue running east and west just south of the BNSF Railway tracks cutting across Everett.

Geography

Location of Everett, Washington

Everett is located at 47°57'48" North, 122°12'2" West (47.963434, -122.200527). The city is considered part of the Seattle metropolitan area.

According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 123.4 km² (47.7 mi²). 84.2 km² (32.5 mi²) of it is land and 39.2 km² (15.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 31.79% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000 there are 91,488 people, 36,325 households and 21,613 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,086.9/km² (2,814.6/mi²). There are 38,512 housing units at an average density of 457.5/km² (1,184.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.05% White, 3.35% African American, 1.56% Native American, 6.31% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 3.13% from other races and 4.25% from two or more races. 7.15% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 36,325 households out of which 31.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% are married couples living together, 12.5% have a female householder with no husband present and 40.5% are non-families. 31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 3.04.

In the city the population is spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64 and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there are 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $40,100 and the median income for a family is $46,743. Males have a median income of $35,852 versus $28,841 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,577. 12.9% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population 16.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Education

Area institutions of higher education include:

*Henry Cogswell College (closing September 1, 2006)
*Everett Community College

High Schools

*Everett High School - Located in North Everett on Colby Avenue
*Cascade High School - Located in South Everett on E. Casino Road
*(Jackson High School is not included for the reason that it is located in Mill Creek as the Everett School District does not follow the boundaries of the City of Everett.)

Crime rates

In 2004, Everett had 62 rapes, which works out to 63.4 rapes per 100,000 people. The national average rate for 2004 was 32.2 rapes per 100,000 people.

Everett also had a typically high car theft rate in 2004 as the rest of the Puget Sound region, with 1709.9 per 100,000 population.[1]

The murder rate in 2004 was 3.1 per 100,000, lower than Seattle's 4.2 per 100,000 and the national average of 5.5 per 100,000.[2]

Historic district

Henry M. Jackson's home Everett, Washington

The Everett historic district runs from around 8th Street to 25th Street, north to south and from Broadway to Grand Avenue, east to west. The district contains many old stately homes including the home of the former U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson on Grand Avenue.

Sports

Everett is home to the following sports teams:
* Everett AquaSox: minor league baseball (Northwest League)
* Everett Silvertips: major junior hockey (Western Hockey League)
* Everett Hawks: minor league arena football (formerly of the National Indoor Football League now af2)

Parks

Everett is home to 40 parks. The biggest parks are Walter E. Hall Park at 137 acres, Forest Park at 111 acres, Langus Riverfront Park at 96 acres, Kasch Park at 60 acres, Howarth Park at 28 acres, and Thornton A. Sullivan Park at 27 acres.[3] Walter E. Hall Park near the Boeing plant sports a golf course and a skate park, Forest Park a swimming pool, hockey, horseshoes, miles of trails and an animal farm, Langus Park a boat launch, Kasch Park four softball fields, Howarth Park a sandy beach on Puget Sound, and Thornton A. Sullivan Park hosts a sandy swimming beach on Silver Lake as well as public docks for fishing.

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