Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

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|name                     = Edmonds, Washington
|settlement_type          = [[City (Washington)|City]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Mike Rosen
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1876
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = August 14, 1890
|established_title3       = 
|established_date3        = 
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 25.92
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|area_water_percent       = 10.9
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_est           = 42701
|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=January 10, 2025}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-Profile">{{cite web |title=Census Bureau Profile: Edmonds city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Edmonds_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5320750 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=July 21, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 42853
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|population_density_sq_mi = 4778.49
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
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|utc_offset_DST           = -7
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|postal_code              = 98020, 98026
|area_code                = [[Area code 425|425]] 
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 53-20750
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1512180<ref name="GR3">{{cite gnis |id=1512180 |name=Edmonds, Washington |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>
|website                  =  {{URL|edmondswa.gov}}
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}}

'''Edmonds''' is a city in [[Snohomish County, Washington]], United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, facing [[Puget Sound]] and the [[Olympic Mountains]] to the west. The city is part of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]] and is located {{convert|15|mi|km}} north of [[Seattle]] and {{convert|18|mi|km}} southwest of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]. With a population of 42,853 residents in the [[2020 United States Census|2020 U.S. census]], Edmonds is the third most populous city in the county.

Edmonds was established in 1876 by logger George Brackett, who bought the land claim of an earlier settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1890, shortly before the arrival of the [[Great Northern Railway (US)|Great Northern Railway]]. Early residents of the city were employed by the [[Wood shingle|shingle]] mills and logging companies that operated in the area until the 1950s. The hills surrounding Edmonds were developed into suburban [[bedroom community|bedroom communities]] in the mid-to-late 20th century and subsequently annexed into the city. Edmonds is a regional hub for the [[arts]], with museums, specialized facilities, and major annual festivals within the city's downtown area.

The city is connected to nearby areas by two [[State highways in Washington|state highways]] and the [[Washington State Ferries|state ferry system]], which operates a [[Edmonds-Kingston Ferry|ferry route]] to [[Kingston, Washington|Kingston]] on the [[Kitsap Peninsula]]. Public transit service in Edmonds is centered around the [[Edmonds station (Washington)|downtown train station]], served by [[Amtrak]] and [[Sounder commuter rail|Sounder commuter trains]], and includes several [[Community Transit]] bus routes that travel through outlying neighborhoods.