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Statistics & Facts

History & History-related items

Government

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Washington state capital is Olympia.
The population of Edmonds is approximately 39,544 (2000), 39709 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 12,945 (1990), 17381 (2010).
The amount of land area in Edmonds is 18.913 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 24.595 sq kilometers.
The distance from Edmonds to Washington DC is 2474 miles.
The distance to the Washington state capital is 59 miles. (as the crow flies)
Edmonds is positioned 47.82 degrees north of the equator and 122.36 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Edmonds average annual rainfall is 37.2 (precipitation) inches per year
The average low temperature is 35.2 degrees F.
The average high temperature is 75.2 degrees F.

History & History Related Items

In 1876, George Brackett began a logging operation here which eventually grew into the now City of Edmonds. The city was incorporated in 1890. In 1891, the Great Northern Railroad came to town and helped it to grow. The biggest industry in the area in earlier times was shingle production. This was the primary industry clear into the 1940's.
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The incorporation of Edmonds

1890

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Edmonds City Government

Edmonds, Washington
Email: 71763.470@compuserve.com
make sure you include a "subject" in your eMail, or we won't open it ! Phone: (425)-771-0220 -- note new area code! Edmonds

Miscellany

The population of Edmonds was:
1996 - 35,480
2000 - 39,544