Mount Vernon, Washington
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Mount Vernon is the most populous city in, and county seat of, Skagit County, Washington, United States. A central location in the Skagit River Valley, the city is located 51 miles (82 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border and in between Vancouver, British Columbia (located 80 miles (130 km) to the north) and Seattle (60 miles (100 km) to the south). The population was 35,219 at the 2020 census.[2], making it the 35th most-populous city in Washington, with a larger 62,966 people living in its urban area. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, covering most of Skagit County.
Mount Vernon | |
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Nickname: City of Tulips | |
Coordinates: 48°25′12″N 122°19′34″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
Incorporated | July 5, 1889 |
Named for | Mount Vernon |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Peter Donovan |
Area | |
• City | 12.62 sq mi (32.70 km2) |
• Land | 12.30 sq mi (31.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2) 2.46% |
Elevation | 180 ft (54.9 m) |
Population | |
• City | 35,219 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 35,404 |
• Density | 2,863.33/sq mi (1,105.78/km2) |
• Urban | 62,966 (US: 435th) |
• Metro | 130,696 (US: 313th) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 98273, 98274 |
Area code | 360, 564 |
FIPS code | 53-47560 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512485[4] |
Website | mountvernonwa.gov |
Mount Vernon and its surrounding areas is known for its annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which has Mount Vernon host a street fair in downtown once a year,[5] with millions of tulips grown in the Skagit Valley every year. Between the 2000 and 2020 census, Mount Vernon grew by 34.3%, and is a prominent location in Northwestern Washington, connected to neighboring communities via Interstate 5 and Amtrak (with Skagit Station).