Snohomish, Washington
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Snohomish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98290. It stands on Pilchuck River. The Survey maps it on the Snohomish quadrangle. 10,126 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
On record in Snohomish
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Snohomish Historic Districtlisted 1974
Population over time
2 figuresSnohomish grew from 9,098 to 10,126 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,098 | |
| 2020 | 10,126 | +1,028 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Everett quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Everett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What the histories say of this town
4,376 words1 chapter about Snohomish from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.
| Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|
| History | History of Snohomish County, Washington, Volume I (1926) | 4,376 words |
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Snohomish between 1992 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 93RD DRIVE |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 August 1994 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Fireworks | 16 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SKIPLEY BOG |
| 23 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SNO RIVER |
| 19 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LORD HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Snohomish: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Snohomish Sand and Gravel Inc | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Cathcart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Matheson Rivers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pilchuck River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pilchuck River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pilchuck River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roosevelt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Snohomish Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snohomish in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2006: 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Flood | Snohomish | $3,300,000 | Record flooding occurred on the Cowlitz, Nooksack, Puyallup, Nisqually, |Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Carbon, Snoqualmie, and Bogachiel. Major flooding occurred on the Tolt, Snohomish, Skokomish, Skagit, and White rivers. Other rivers flooding were the Satsop, Cedar, Wynoochee, Elwha, Deschutes, Dungeness, Skookumchuck, and Chehalis. |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Snohomish | - | A weak tornado damaged a barn. |
| December 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Snohomish | - | A funnel cloud was spotted by two members of the public and a police cadet. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromart | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| South Snohomish | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Rees Corner | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Fobes Hill | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Larimers Corner | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Seattle Hill | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Osborn Corner | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Silver Firs | 4.4 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Snohomish | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1505974 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1531910. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









