Editing La Conner, Washington (section)

==Geography==

La Conner is located along the [[Swinomish Channel]], across from the [[Swinomish Indian Reservation]] on [[Fidalgo Island]], in western [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]]. The [[Rainbow Bridge (La Conner, Washington)|Rainbow Bridge]], a steel arch bridge, connects La Conner to the Swinomish Indian Reservation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pyle |first=Trevor |date=December 30, 2020 |title=Locals hope Rainbow Bridge lights make La Conner more of a draw |url=https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/locals-hope-rainbow-bridge-lights-make-la-conner-more-of-a-draw/article_0a528552-e8cb-5e01-b255-ab813a93d6a6.html |work=Skagit Valley Herald |accessdate=December 5, 2022}}</ref> The town is north of [[Skagit Bay]] and is connected to nearby highways by local roads.<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |link=yes |accessdate=December 5, 2022}}</ref> The center of town, known as "the Hill",{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} roughly bounded by Second, Morris and Commercial streets and the [[Swinomish Channel]], is a historic district and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

{{wide image|Downtown La Conner, WA pano 01.jpg|600px|Part of downtown La Conner, with the [[Swinomish Channel]] behind it. Rainbow Bridge at left, fishing port on the Swinomish Reservation across the channel.}}
{{wide image|La Conner, WA - Swinomish Channel pano 01.jpg|600px|A roughly 220° view of the Swinomish Channel, near downtown La Conner. Pier 7 can be seen at right.}}