Editing Arlington, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Arlington, Washington.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of downtown Arlington and the [[Stillaguamish River]] floodplain|alt=A small town surrounded by farmland and forestland, crisscrossed by rivers and roads.]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Arlington has a total area of {{convert|9.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Census-Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_53.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> The city is in the northwestern part of [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] in [[Western Washington]], and is considered part of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite map |date=October 14, 2017 |title=Snohomish County Future Land Use |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8757 |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=January 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127051650/https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8757 |archive-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Communities: Arlington |url=https://www.economicalliancesc.org/arlington/ |publisher=[[Economic Alliance Snohomish County]] |access-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143244/https://www.economicalliancesc.org/arlington/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|41|mi}} north of Seattle and {{convert|10|mi}} north of Everett.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: City of Arlington |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1232 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125713/http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1232 |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref name="HazardPlan">{{cite report |date=September 2015 |title=Snohomish County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, Volume 2: Planning Partner Annexes |page=3{{hyphen}}1 |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14608 |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=April 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425114138/https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14608 |archive-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Arlington's [[city limits]] are generally defined to the south by Marysville at [[Washington State Route 531|State Route 531]] (172nd Street NE) and roughly 165th Street NE, to the west by [[Interstate 5 (Washington)|Interstate 5]], to the north by the Stillaguamish River valley, and to the east by the [[Cascade Range]] foothills.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan">{{cite report |title=2015 City of Arlington Comprehensive Plan |date=July 2015 |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10846 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155326/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10846 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>{{rp|E{{hyphen}}18}}<ref>{{cite map |date=December 2016 |title=Arlington Street and Points of Interest |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=13155 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219012358/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=13155 |archive-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> The city's [[urban growth boundary]] includes {{convert|10.3|sqmi}} within and outside of city limits.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}2}}

The city lies on a [[Terrace (geology)|glacial terrace]] formed during the [[Pleistocene]] epoch by the recession of the [[Cordilleran Ice Sheet]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|E{{hyphen}}18}} Arlington covers a series of hills that sit at an elevation of {{convert|100 to 200|ft|m}} above sea level. Downtown Arlington is situated on a [[Bank (geography)|bluff]] above the confluence of the Stillaguamish River and its North and South Forks.<ref name="FloodStudy">{{cite report |year=2005 |title=Snohomish County, Washington Flood Insurance Study |page=10 |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7138 |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=April 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811211912/http://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7138 |archive-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> Most of Arlington sits in the [[drainage divide|watersheds]] of the Stillaguamish River, [[Portage Creek (Washington)|Portage Creek]], and [[Quilceda Creek (Washington)|Quilceda Creek]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|E{{hyphen}}10}} From various points in Arlington, the [[Olympic Mountains]],
[[Mount Pilchuck]], and [[Mount Rainier]] are visible on the horizon.<ref name="AirportTrail">{{cite news |last=Dickson |first=Stephanie |date=March 17, 2009 |title=Arlington Airport trail offers safe, interesting bicycle riding |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/opinion/arlington-airport-trail-offers-safe-interesting-bicycle-riding/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081620/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/opinion/arlington-airport-trail-offers-safe-interesting-bicycle-riding/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Bisbee |first=Gene |year=2014 |title=Best Bike Rides, Seattle: Great Recreational Rides in the Metro Area |publisher=[[Falcon Guides]] |location=Guilford, Connecticut |page=77 |isbn=978-1-4930-1236-7 |oclc=897035344 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_2RBQAAQBAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418090823/https://books.google.com/books?id=2_2RBQAAQBAJ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

The Stillaguamish River valley and floodplain, including Arlington, lies in a [[lahar]] hazard zone {{convert|60|mi|km}} downstream from [[Glacier Peak]], an active [[stratovolcano]] in the eastern part of the county.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|E{{hyphen}}22}} During an eruption 13,000 years ago, several eruption-generated lahars deposited more than {{convert|7|ft|m|0}} of sediment on modern-day Arlington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lahar Hazards at Glacier Peak |url=https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/glacier_peak/hazard_lahars.html |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154337/https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/glacier_peak/hazard_lahars.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

===Subareas and neighborhoods===

The city of Arlington publishes a decennial [[comprehensive plan]], which divides the urban growth area into ten planning subareas, each containing neighborhoods and subdivisions.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}1}}<ref name="SubdivisionMap">{{cite map |date=January 29, 2024 |title=City of Arlington Neighborhood |url=https://www.arlingtonwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10222/Arlington-Neighborhoods-Map-PDF |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref>
* Old Town consists of downtown Arlington and surrounding residential neighborhoods built during the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=January 28, 2004 |title=Arlington design rules meant to preserve Old Town district |page=H27 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The northern reaches of Old Town include commercial areas developed during the [[Post–World War II economic expansion|post-war period]] that are distinct from older buildings along Olympic Avenue.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}6}}
* Arlington Bluff is a residential area between the Stillaguamish River floodplain and the Arlington Municipal Airport industrial center.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}8}}
* Kent Prairie, a residential area south of Old Town, was developed in the early post-war period. The subarea also includes retail stores centered around the intersection of State Route 9 and 204th Street NE.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}8}} The area was once home to a [[Stillaguamish people|Stillaguamish]] village,<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brian |date=August 27, 2001 |title=Tribe protests Arlington auto yard plan |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/tribe-protests-arlington-auto-yard-plan/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175942/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/tribe-protests-arlington-auto-yard-plan/ |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> as well as Arlington's first schoolhouse, built in 1884.<ref>{{cite news |last=Verd |first=W. H. |date=August 15, 1940 |title=Sturdy Pioneer of Kent's Prairie |page=1 |work=The Arlington Times}}</ref>
* The designated Manufacturing Industrial Center is an [[industrial district]] southwest of Old Town, surrounding the Arlington Municipal Airport and the city's only active railroad.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|2{{hyphen}}2}}
* Hilltop consists of Arlington's largest [[planned community|planned]] residential subdivisions, including High Clover Park, Gleneagle, Crown Ridge, and the Magnolias.<ref name="SubdivisionMap"/> It is south of Kent Prairie on a large [[terrace (geology)|terrace]] on the west side of State Route 9.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}13}} Gleneagle is Arlington's largest single development, with over 1,000 homes and a private [[golf course]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Scott |date=November 7, 2005 |title=Clash closes Arlington golf course |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/clash-closes-arlington-golf-course/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175533/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/clash-closes-arlington-golf-course/ |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
* The Brekhus/Beach subarea, also known as Burn Hill, is a residential area southeast of Old Town and is centered along Burn Road.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}15}}

The West Arlington Subarea, designated in 2011, combines several neighborhoods annexed by Arlington in the 1990s and 2000s, including Smokey Point and Island Crossing.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}10}}<ref>{{cite report |date=February 7, 2011 |title=West Arlington Sub Area Plan |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=451 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203211142/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=451 |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
* Smokey Point, annexed by Arlington in 1999,<ref>{{cite news |last=Sitt |first=Pam |date=October 23, 2002 |title=Arlington votes may expand city |page=H28 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> is a major commercial and residential area at the junction of Interstate 5 and State Route 531, southwest of Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=March 10, 2014 |title=Highway 531 hasn't kept up with growth in Smokey Point area |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/highway-531-hasn%C2%92t-kept-up-with-growth-in-smokey-point-area/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024605/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/highway-531-hasn%C2%92t-kept-up-with-growth-in-smokey-point-area/ |archive-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Portions of Smokey Point extend south and west into the city of Marysville, which annexed the area in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dietrich |first=William |date=April 30, 2006 |title=Lynnwood Redux: Where else will 100,000 newcomers a year go now? |page=16 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060428/pacificpchange30/lynnwood-redux |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083145/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060428&slug=pacificpchange30 |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* Island Crossing, at the junction of Interstate 5 and State Route 530, is a rural community with a cluster of retail stores. It was annexed by Arlington in 2008,<ref>{{cite news |date=November 26, 2008 |title=Arlington annexes Island Crossing |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-annexes-island-crossing/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024316/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-annexes-island-crossing/ |archive-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> and has been re-designated for commercial development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jim |date=March 27, 2015 |title=With legal fight behind, Dwayne Lane's is building Island Crossing car lot |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/business/with-legal-fight-behind-dwayne-lanes-is-building-island-crossing-car-lot/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174306/http://www.heraldnet.com/business/with-legal-fight-behind-dwayne-lanes-is-building-island-crossing-car-lot/ |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
* The proposed King-Thompson subarea is northwest of Smokey Point and lies outside of Arlington's city limits and urban growth boundary. It has been identified as a potential area for extensive residential development.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|4{{hyphen}}16}} The municipal government applied to annex the area into the city's urban growth area in 2013, but withdrew the application in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2, 2017 |title=2017 Preliminary Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=14113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731122320/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=14113 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |page=2 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===

Arlington has a general climate similar to most of the Puget Sound lowlands, with dry summers and mild, rainy winters moderated by a marine influence from the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Climate of Washington |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/washington/ |publisher=[[Western Regional Climate Center]] |access-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423022715/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/washington/ |archive-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref> The majority of the region's [[precipitation]] arrives during the winter and early spring, and Arlington averages 181 days of precipitation per year. Arlington's location in the foothills of the Cascade Range brings additional precipitation compared to nearby communities, with {{convert|46|in}} annually compared to {{convert|33|in}} in Everett.<ref>{{cite news |last=Judd |first=Ron |date=February 1, 2013 |title=Washington weather is wacky, diverse |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2020198934_pacificpdrear03.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418170301/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2020198934_pacificpdrear03.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Arlington rarely receives significant [[snowfall]], with an average of {{convert|7|in|cm|0}} per year since 1922.<ref name="WRCC">{{cite web |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary: Arlington, Washington (450257) |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa0257 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center |access-date=November 18, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119122348/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa0257 |archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

July is Arlington's warmest month, with average high temperatures of {{convert|73.6|F|C|lk=on}}, while January is the coolest, at an average high of {{convert|44.5|F|C}}.<ref name="WRCC"/> The highest recorded temperature, {{convert|103|F|C}}, occurred on June 28, 2021, amid a [[2021 Western North America heat wave|regional heat wave]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheil |first=Hannah |date=June 28, 2021 |title=Heater repeater: Temperatures spike and the county bakes |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/heater-repeater-temperatures-spike-and-the-region-bakes/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 9, 2021}}</ref> and the lowest, {{convert|7|F|C}}, occurred on January 1, 1979.<ref name="WRCC"/> According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Arlington has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] (Csb).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peel |first1=M. C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=B. L. |last3=McMahon |first3=T. A. |year=2007 |title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification |journal=[[Hydrology and Earth System Sciences]] |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |issn=1027-5606 |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |publisher=[[European Geosciences Union]] |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf |access-date=April 22, 2017 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Arlington
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 59
| Feb record high F = 70
| Mar record high F = 75
| Apr record high F = 79
| May record high F = 83
| Jun record high F = 103
| Jul record high F = 93
| Aug record high F = 94
| Sep record high F = 86
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 66
| Dec record high F = 60
| year record high F = 103
| Jan high F = 46.1
| Feb high F = 49.9
| Mar high F = 54.0
| Apr high F = 59.8
| May high F = 66.9
| Jun high F = 71.1
| Jul high F = 77.3
| Aug high F = 77.4
| Sep high F = 70.9
| Oct high F = 64.6
| Nov high F = 52.1
| Dec high F = 45.3
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 29.9
| Feb low F = 31.5
| Mar low F = 33.5
| Apr low F = 37.5
| May low F = 42.5
| Jun low F = 47.1
| Jul low F = 50.1
| Aug low F = 50.2
| Sep low F = 46.5
| Oct low F = 38
| Nov low F = 32.5
| Dec low F = 30.3
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = 7
| Feb record low F = 3
| Mar record low F = 15
| Apr record low F = 25
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 35
| Jul record low F = 40
| Aug record low F = 39
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 23
| Nov record low F = 9
| Dec record low F = 1
| year record low F = | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.82
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.43
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.52
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.82
| May precipitation inch = 3.30
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.71
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.33
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.55
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.67
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.57
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.18
| Dec precipitation inch = 6.18
| year precipitation inch = 
| Jan precipitation days = 20
| Feb precipitation days = 16
| Mar precipitation days = 18
| Apr precipitation days = 16
| May precipitation days = 13
| Jun precipitation days = 12
| Jul precipitation days = 6
| Aug precipitation days = 7
| Sep precipitation days = 10
| Oct precipitation days = 15
| Nov precipitation days = 19
| Dec precipitation days = 20

|Jan snow inch = 2.5
|Feb snow inch = 2.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.9
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.5
|Dec snow inch = 2.1
|year snow inch= 

|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center (1922–2012)<ref name="WRCC"/>
|date=November 2015
}}