EVERETT, a city of Washington, U.S.A., 28m. N. of Seattle, on Puget sound, at the mouth of the Snohomish river; a port of entry and the county seat of Snohomish county. It is on Federal highway 99, and is served by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul and Pacific, the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific railways, and by coastwise and Oriental steamers. The population was 7,838 in 1900; 27,644 in 1920; and was 30,567 in i 930.
Facing the city is Whidbey island, beyond which rise the Olympic mountains. The eastern horizon is bounded by the Cas cades. Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier stand out to the north and south. The fine land-locked harbour, with a controlling depth of Soft. at the wharves, had in 1925 traffic amounting to 886,184 tons of cargo and 978,584 tons of floated logs, with a total valuation of $28,464,233. Coastwise shipments of lumber, logs, cedar poles, lath, shingles and paper constitute 6o% of the total commerce, by value. The city has many lumber, shingle and wood-working mills, a large paper mill, several iron and steel works, railroad shops, creosoting plants, factories making machinery for saw mills and shingle mills, and salmon, fruit and vegetable canneries. The output of factories in the city in 1927 was valued at $18,642,720. The assessed valuation of property in 1927 was $16,688,000.
Everett was settled in 1891 and incorporated in 1893. Between 190o and 1910 its population increased more than threefold. Be tween 190o and 1925 the tonnage of the commercial cargo enter ing and leaving its harbour was multiplied by sixteen. In 1927 the vessel traffic amounted to 1,oS7,824 tons, valued at $16,484,360, and there were 1,033,621 tons of floated timbers, valued at $5, Just west of Everett is the spot where Capt. Vancouver landed in June 1792. In every direction are scenic features of great beauty, including the Index mountains, Lake Stevens, Silver lake, Deception Pass State park, Monte Cristo and Snoqualmie falls.