Marysville

Sister cities

• Yueqing

History

Marysville was established in 1872 by government-appointed Indian agent James P. Comeford, an Irish immigrant who had served in the Civil War, and his wife Maria as a trading post on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. The reservation, located to the west of modern-day Marysville, was established by the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855, signed by local Native American tribes and territorial governor Isaac Stevens at modern-day Mukilteo. The treaty's signing opened most of Snohomish County to American settlement and commercial activities, including logging, fishing and trapping. The modern name for Marysville in the indigenous Lushootseed language, spoken by the Coast Salish peoples, is . Timber harvesting was the largest active industry in the area during the 1860s and 1870s, with cleared hillsides in modern-day Marysville later replaced by dairy farms. The Comefords' trading post accepted business from the reservation and logging camps that were established near the mouth of the Snohomish River. In 1874, Comeford acquired three timber claims from local loggers for $450, totaling , and cleared the land in preparation for settlement. Comeford and his wife moved to the present site of Marysville in 1877, building a new store and wharf. The origin of the settlement's name, Marysville, remains disputed. According to the Marysville Historical Society, it was to be named Mariasville for Maria Comeford, but was changed to Marysville after the postal department identified a similarly named town in Idaho. Among the first residents to arrive in the area in the 1880s were James Johnson and Thomas Lloyd, who allegedly suggested that the town be named for their previous home of Marysville, California. Comeford sold his store and wharf to settlers Mark Swinnerton and Henry B. Myers in…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 census, Marysville has a total area of — of land and of water. The city is located in the northwestern part of Snohomish County in Western Washington, approximately north of Seattle. Marysville's city limits are generally bound to the south by Ebey Slough (part of the Snohomish River delta) and Soper Hill Road, to the west by Interstate 5 and the Tulalip Indian Reservation, to the north by the city of Arlington, and to the east by the Centennial Trail and State Route 9. The city's urban growth boundary includes outside of city limits, bringing the total area to . The city's topography varies from the low-lying downtown, located along the banks of Ebey Slough above sea level, rising to near Smokey Point and over in the eastern highlands. Marysville sits in the watershed of two major creeks, Quilceda Creek and Allen Creek, and approximately 70 minor streams that flow into Ebey Slough and Snohomish River. During the early 20th century, repeated controlled flooding and other engineering works in the Snohomish River delta contributed to the replenishment of the area's fertile silty soil for use in farming. The Marysville skyline is dominated by views of Mount Pilchuck and the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The Mount Pilchuck appears on the city's logo and flag, and is the namesake of the Marysville Pilchuck High School. The City of Marysville's comprehensive plan defines 11 general neighborhoods within the city and its urban growth boundary: Downtown, Jennings Park, Sunnyside, East Sunnyside/Whiskey Ridge, Cedarcrest/Getchell Hill, North Marysville/Pinewood, Kellogg Marsh, Marshall/Kruse, Shoultes, Smokey Point, and Lakewood.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  17,260
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  15,525
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  14,778
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,960
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,422
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,368
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  11,260
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  11,061

Largest nearby schools

• Lake Stevens Sr High School
  High · Lake Stevens · 2,140 students · 23.8:1 ratio
• Arlington High School
  High · Arlington · 1,661 students · 21:1 ratio
• Everett High School
  High · Everett · 1,606 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Cavelero Mid High School
  Other · Lake Stevens · 1,501 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Marysville Getchell High School
  High · Marysville · 1,498 students · 26.8:1 ratio
• Marysville Pilchuck High School
  High · Marysville · 1,238 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Lakewood High School
  High · Arlington · 850 students · 25.8:1 ratio
• North Lake Middle School
  Middle · Lake Stevens · 789 students · 20.2:1 ratio

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