Editing Arlington, Washington (section)

===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>