Facts About Everett, Washington
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Everett was named in Honour of Everett Colby, the son of investor Charles L. Colby.
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Everett was home to a brewery called Everett Beer, however, the brewery closed down due to a Prohibition, the brewery was situated in Everett Station.
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Everett is situated along the Port Gardner Peninsula in the Puget Sound region in Snohomish County.
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Everett is twinned with the following sister cities: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan; Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland & Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia.
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The city was incorporated in 1893, shortly after the arrival of the Great Northern Railway, and prospered as a major lumber centre with several large sawmills.
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The estimated population of Everett is 110,629, as of 2020, Making it the largest city in Snohomish County and the seventh-largest in Washington state by population.
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In 1987 a young Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his first semi-pro home run for the Bellingham Mariners at Everett Memorial Stadium.
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In 1984, Everett was selected as the site of a U.S. Navy Homeport, Naval Station Everett.
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The city has a total area of 48.49 square miles, of which, 33.45 square miles is land and 15.04 square miles is water.
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Everett is located at 47°” West (47.963434, -122.200527).
