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...
