Marysville is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, USA. The population was 25,315 at the 2000 census. Marysville is known as "The Strawberry City" due to the large number of strawberry farms that once surrounded the city in its earlier days. Over the past decade, and continuing today, large residential, commercial, and industrial growth has transformed this city. With a population of over 36,000 residents (2007 figures) and growing, Marysville ranks as the 25th largest city in the state, and third largest in the county after Everett (101,800) and Edmonds (40,560).
History
In 1872, James P. Comeford and his wife, Maria, paid $450 for 1,280 acres of land near the Tulalip Reservation. They built a store with living quarters attached and a small dock with a plank road called Front Street. Mrs. Comeford began teaching classes to local children and Mr. Comeford ran the post office, both of them out of their home.
The first saw mill opened in 1887 and the railroad came to town in 1889.
Marysville was officially incorporated on March 20, 1891. For much of its existence, Marysville was an area known for farming. Though the city has become more urban, much of the city can still be considered to be rural.
In 1992, a small housing area, Lakewood Commons, became the first of many new homes in the Lakewood-Smokey Point-North Marysville area.
In 2004, the Quil Ceda Village opened with the Wal Mart, Office Depot, and the Tulaip Casino.
In 2005, the Seattle Premuim Outlets opened in the Quil Ceda Village. The outlet mall is the largest in the region. Also the Wal Mart became a Wal Mart Supercenter.
In 2006, Lakewood Crossing opened as the first shopping mall in Lakewood.
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Education
For most of its history, the city of Marysville had a single school district within its municipal boundaries, the Marysville School District. However, over the past decade the geographic territory of the city has increased substantially due to annexations. Today, parts of four school districts are contained within the city limits:
The school district is host to five high schools: Marysville Pilchuck High School, Heritage High School, Marysville Alternative High School, Grace Academy, and Marysville Arts and Technology High School. Last year, Marysville Arts and Technology High School (A&T) scored higher on the WASL than any other school in Snohomish County. Marysville Pilchuck High School (MPHS) has the second largest campus in the state and the highest number of students in any high school in Washington. While Marysville-Pilchuck provides a wide variety of classes and courses, A&T offers specialized courses in the Arts and Technology fields.
Geography
Marysville is located at (48.062743, -122.163332).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²). 24.8 km² (9.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.94%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,315 people, 9,400 households, and 6,608 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,019.2/km² (2,640.1/mi²). There were 9,730 housing units at an average density of 391.7/km² (1,014.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.21% White, 1.02% African American, 1.60% Native American, 3.82% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.
There were 9,400 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,088, and the median income for a family was $55,796. Males had a median income of $42,391 versus $30,185 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,414. About 3.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
Yearly event
Marysville holds an annual Strawberry Festival in the second week of June, which is highlighted by a grand parade. The first Strawberry Festival was held in 1932.
Marysville YMCA holds a yearly event every January called "360"(pronounced 3-6-Oh). 360 is a breakdancing competition that draws 800-1000+ spectators and competitors a year and offers teams from all across the west coast to challenge each other for, most often, a cash prize. 360 has also hosted other competition such as MC battles, exhibition battles, and graffiti art contests. The name 360 derived from Marysville's area code.
An August event called "Summer Jubilee" offers free school supplies and haircuts for children in the community. Drawing crowds of 10,000+ to the Marysville Junior High School field in 2006, Summer Jubilee is becoming one of the premier community-building events in the city. The event is spearheaded by Turning Point Church World Outreach Center of Marysville and supported by 14 other Christian churches in the area.
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