Editing Snohomish, Washington (section)

==Geography==

Snohomish is located along the north bank of the [[Snohomish River]] near where it is joined by the [[Pilchuck River]]. The city lies on the Getchell Hill Plateau, a low hill in the Snohomish River Valley that interrupts the wide, flat river valley.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> Some neighborhoods of the city are on a ridge that is west of the Pilchuck River, as well as Dutch Hill on the opposite bank. Blackmans Lake (formerly Stillaguamish Lake) is located north of downtown Snohomish and has a [[boat launch]] maintained by the city government.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History of Snohomish |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/315/History-of-Snohomish |publisher=City of Snohomish |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> The river valley was formed approximately 14,000 [[years before present]] by the outflow of a glacial lake during the [[Vashon Glaciation]] event.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> The river itself floods during the winter season, occasionally breaching the [[Levee|dikes]] in Downtown Snohomish.<ref>{{cite news |last=Higgins |first=Mark |date=November 23, 1996 |title=Snohomish: River town not known for sitting around and twiddling its thumbs |page=D1 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|3.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Census-Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_place_53.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> Snohomish's [[city limit]]s are generally defined by the Snohomish River to the south, Fobes Hill to the west, several city streets to the north, and the Pilchuck River to the east. The city also has an [[urban growth boundary|urban growth area]] that extends north towards U.S. Route&nbsp;2 and south of the Snohomish River to include [[Harvey Airfield]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Facilities and Points of Interest |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3553/Facilities-and-Points-of-Interest |format=PDF |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |date=March 2013 |title=Snohomish County Urban Growth Areas and Incorporated Cities |url=https://www.snoco.org/v1/services/Docs/SCD/PDF/PDS_UGA/County_11x17.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County Planning and Development Services |accessdate=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

The historic business and residential center of the town constitutes the Snohomish Historic District, which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Many houses bear plaques with the year the house was built and the name of the people who originally occupied it. Each year the city gives tours of the historic houses; one of them, the Blackman House, is a year-round museum.