Editing Bothell, Washington (section)

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| official_name      = Bothell, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[City government in Washington (state)|City]]
| motto              = Welcome to Bothell for a day, or a lifetime
| imagesize          = 
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| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| blank_emblem_size  = 150px
| image_skyline      = Main Street eastbound from 101st Avenue in Bothell, WA, 2019.jpg
| image_caption      = Main Street in Bothell
| image_map          = King_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bothell_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Bothell within [[King County, Washington|King County]]
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| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|Counties]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[King County, Washington|King]], [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Mason Thompson
| leader_title1      = [[City manager]]
| leader_name1       = Kyle Stannert
| established_title  = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = April 14, 1909
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places in Washington |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_53.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.64
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.64
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 48161
| population_density_sq_mi = 3530.87
| population_est     = 50212
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="Census-Estimate2023">{{cite web |date=May 2024 |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2023 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-ANNRNK.xlsx  |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref>
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/>
| elevation_ft       = 302
| coordinates        = {{coord|47|45|28|N|122|12|09|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 98011 (King), 98012, 98021 (Snohomish), 98041 ([[Post office box|P.O. boxes]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 425|425]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-07380
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2409882<ref name="GNIS">{{cite GNIS |id=2409882 |name=City of Bothell |date=March 11, 2008 |accessdate=February 1, 2025}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://bothellwa.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Bothell''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|θ|əl}}) is a city in [[King County, Washington|King]] and [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] counties in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It is part of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]], situated near the northeast end of [[Lake Washington]] in the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]] region. It had a population of 48,161 residents as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The city lies along the [[Sammamish River]], the historic home of the indigenous [[Sammamish people]], and is adjacent to [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]] and [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]]. It was established in 1870 and [[plat]]ted by David Bothell and his family in 1888, shortly before the arrival of railroads in the area. The town was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] in 1909 and originally relied on logging and farming; in the mid-20th century, it became a [[bedroom community]] for workers commuting to [[Seattle]] and later other Eastside cities. [[Interstate 405 (Washington)|Interstate 405]] connects the city to other areas of the Eastside and functions as a bypass of Seattle.

Bothell's modern economy is centered around [[biotechnology]] and high-tech companies that have facilities that were developed in the late 20th century along [[North Creek (Sammamish River)|North Creek]] and in the Canyon Park neighborhood, which was annexed by the city in 1992. The annexation also expanded the city limits into Snohomish County. The [[University of Washington Bothell]] was established in 1990 and opened its permanent shared campus with [[Cascadia College]] in 2000. Bothell redeveloped its downtown in the 2010s and 2020s and has seen an increase in residential density and its population as a result.