Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial view of Edmonds, Washington.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of downtown Edmonds|alt=An aerial picture of Downtown Edmonds, showing a city laid out in a grid of streets and buildings. The water takes up the bottom half of the picture, with a ferry approaching the dock.]]

Edmonds is located in the southwest corner of Snohomish County in [[Western Washington]], and is considered a suburb of [[Seattle]], located {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the south.<ref>{{cite map |date=March 2013 |title=Snohomish County Urban Growth Areas and Incorporated Cities |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_UGA/County_11x17.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About Edmonds |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/homepage/about-edmonds.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> The city is bordered to the west by Puget Sound and the city of [[Woodway, Washington|Woodway]], which lies south of Pine Street and west of 5th Avenue South. To the south of the county boundary at 244th Street Southwest is [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]] in King County. The city's southeastern border with [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] is defined by the [[Interurban Trail (Snohomish County)|Interurban Trail]], while the eastern and northern borders with Lynnwood run along 76th Avenue West, Olympic View Drive, and Lund's Gulch. The unincorporated area of [[Esperance, Washington|Esperance]], located in the southeast corner of the city, is an [[enclave]] of Edmonds and has resisted several attempts at annexation.<ref>{{cite map |date=October 2011 |title=City of Edmonds, Washington: General City Map |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Administrative_Services/Information_Services/GIS/maps/city_of_edmonds.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |scale=1 inch≈587 feet |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Brian |date=June 29, 2005 |title=County's Esperance area may vote again on joining city |page=H3 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20050629/esperance29n/countys-esperance-area-may-vote-again-on-joining-city |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|9.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CensusGazetteer">{{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>

Edmonds has {{convert|5|mi|km}} of shoreline, which is crossed by several small streams.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan">{{cite web |date=December 2016 |title=City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan |page=9 |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Development_Services/Planning_Division/Plans/Comp_plan.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=March 11, 2018 |ref={{harvid|City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan|2016}} }}</ref> The Puget Sound makes up 86 percent of the city's [[drainage basin]], with other streams flowing into [[Lake Ballinger]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 14, 2010 |title=City of Edmonds Storm and Surface Water Management Comprehensive Plan |page=2{{hyphen}}1 |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Development_Services/Planning_Division/Plans/Final_2010_SWM_Comp_PLan_Text.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> The city's main commercial districts are Downtown Edmonds, situated in a valley known as the "bowl", and the [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]] corridor at its east end.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hodges |first=Jane |date=March 5, 2003 |title=Task force tracking down ways to rev up Highway 99 business |page=H28 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The downtown area and "bowl" have views of Puget Sound and the [[Olympic Mountains]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=August 9, 1990 |title=Edmonds: A unique viewpoint–Town hopes to safeguard its charm |page=B2 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900809/1086933/edmonds-a-unique-viewpoint----town-hopes-to-safeguard-its-charm |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Times-2014Bowl">{{cite news |last=Merrill |first=John |date=June 6, 2014 |title=Waterfront property: Edmonds makes the most of its location |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/waterfront-property-edmonds-makes-the-most-of-its-location/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> The city has several outlying suburban neighborhood with their own commercial centers, including Firdale, Five Corners, [[Perrinville, Edmonds, Washington|Perrinville]], Seaview, Sherwood, and Westgate.<ref>{{harvp|City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan|2016|pp=9, 15}}</ref><ref name="EASC">{{cite web |title=Community Overview: Edmonds |url=https://www.economicalliancesc.org/edmonds/ |publisher=[[Economic Alliance Snohomish County]] |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kuo |first=Keming |date=February 9, 1977 |title=Business faces crisis of identity |page=H2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>