Editing Arlington, Washington

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Don Vanney
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|population_est           = 21059
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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'''Arlington''' is a city in northern [[Snohomish County, Washington]], United States, part of the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. The city lies on the [[Stillaguamish River]] in the western foothills of the [[Cascade Range]], adjacent to the city of [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]]. It is approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} north of [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|40|mi|km}} north of [[Seattle]], the state's largest city. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 U.S. census]], Arlington had a population of 19,868; its estimated population is 20,075 as of 2021.

The city lies in the traditional territory of the [[Stillaguamish people]], an indigenous [[Coast Salish]] group. Arlington was established in the 1880s by settlers and the area was [[plat]]ted as two towns, Arlington and Haller City. Haller City was absorbed by the larger Arlington, which was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a city in 1903. During the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s, the Arlington area was the site of major projects undertaken for employment under the direction of federal relief agencies, including construction of a [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|municipal airport]] that would serve as a [[naval air station]] during [[World War II]]. Arlington began [[suburbanization|suburbanizing]] in the 1980s, growing by more than 450 percent by 2000 and annexing the unincorporated area of [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]] to the southwest.

The economy of the Arlington area historically relied on [[timber]] and [[agriculture]]. In the early 21st century, it has transitioned to a [[service economy]], with some [[aviation]] industry jobs near the municipal airport. The city is governed by a [[mayor–council government]], electing a mayor and seven city councilmembers. The municipal government maintains the city's [[park]]s system and [[water utility|water and wastewater utilities]]. Other services, including [[public utility|public utilities]], [[public transport]]ation, and schools, are contracted to regional or county-level agencies and companies.

==History==

===Pre-incorporation===

The indigenous [[Coast Salish|Coast Salish peoples]] have inhabited the [[Puget Sound region]] since the retreat of the [[Vashon Glaciation|Vashon Glacier]] approximately 12,000 years ago.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Oakley |first=Janet |date=December 31, 2007 |title=Arlington&nbsp;— Thumbnail History |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8416 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=February 2, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907165040/http://www.historylink.org/File/8416 |archive-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Hollenbeck-Moss">{{cite book |last1=Hollenbeck |first1=Jan L. |last2=Moss |first2=Madonna |year=1987 |title=A Cultural Resource Overview: Prehistory, Ethnography and History: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |pages=152–154 |oclc=892024380 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005998596 |via=[[HathiTrust]] |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> Several archeological sites along the [[Stillaguamish River]] contain artifacts that are dated to the Olcott Phase, approximately 9,000 years [[before present]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=June 20, 2009 |title=Archaeological find at Snohomish County site |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/archaeological-find-at-snohomish-county-site/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The traditional territory of the [[Stillaguamish people]] includes modern-day Arlington and much of the [[Stillaguamish River]] basin; they had at least ten known villages along the river and its tributaries, including two in the Arlington area. Among them was {{langx|lut|sq'ʷuʔalqʷuʔ|label=none}} (meaning "confluence"; variously anglicized as Skabalko or Skabalco), a settlement with winter longhouses and 200–300 people at the confluence of the two forks of the Stillaguamish River.<ref name="Hollenbeck-Moss"/><ref name="AmberGrove">{{cite report |last1=Baldwin |first1=Garth L. |last2=Hillstrom |first2=Jeffrey K. |last3=Austin |first3=Stephen F. |date=February 2023 |title=A Cultural Resources Assessment of the Amber Grove Development (TPN 31051400101800), Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington |url=https://www.arlingtonwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8954/4202023_Archaeological-Report |pages=8–11 |publisher=City of Arlington |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Herald-Stillaguamish">{{cite news |last=Breda |first=Isabella |date=November 25, 2021 |title=Arlington formally recognizes homeland of Stillaguamish people |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-formally-recognizes-homeland-of-stillaguamish-people/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 28, 2022}}</ref> Other Coast Salish peoples who were intermarried with the Stillaguamish would travel to this village in the summer to follow [[fish migration|fish runs]].<ref name="HistoryLink"/> The neighborhood of Kent Prairie ({{Langx|lut|xʷbaqʷab}}) was once a prairie where the Stillaguamish, [[Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington|Sauk]], and [[Snohomish people|Snohomish]] would gather wild crops.<ref name="Hollenbeck-Moss"/><ref name="AmberGrove"/> In modern [[Lushootseed]], Arlington and the surrounding area is named {{lang|lut|stiqayuʔ}},<ref name="Lushootseed">{{cite book |last1=Bates |first1=Dawn |last2=Hess |first2=Thom |last3=Hilbert |first3=Vi |author-link3=Vi Hilbert |year=2003 |title=Lushootseed Dictionary |pages=432–502 |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |isbn=0-295-97323-4 |oclc=843308724}}</ref> meaning "wolf".<ref name="Herald-Stillaguamish"/>

American exploration of the area began in 1851, when [[prospecting|prospector]] Samuel Hancock was led by Indian guides on a [[canoe]] up the Stillaguamish River.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Pictorial">{{cite book |author=Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society |year=2003 |title=Arlington Centennial Pictorial History, 1903–2003 |publisher=Oso Publishing Company |location=Hamilton, Montana |oclc=53353599}}</ref>{{rp|2}} The area was opened to [[logging]] after the signing of the [[Treaty of Point Elliott]] in 1855 between the federal government and various Puget Sound peoples.<ref name="Metro">{{cite book |date=April 1983 |title=Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle Sludge Management Plan: Draft Environmental Impact Statement |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] Region 10 |pages=249–252 |oclc=41688954 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dO40AQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411140624/https://books.google.com/books?id=dO40AQAAMAAJ |archive-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> The Stillaguamish, one of the signatory tribes, were ordered to travel to the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]], but many members refused and remained in their ancestral lands. After attempts in the early 20th century, the tribe were granted federal recognition in 1976 and a reservation in 2014.<ref name="Herald-Stillaguamish"/>

In 1856, the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] built a [[military road]] connecting [[Fort Steilacoom]] to [[Fort Bellingham]], crossing the Stillaguamish River near the confluence.<ref name="AmberGrove"/> In the 1880s, [[wagon road]]s were constructed to this area from the towns of [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]] to the south and [[Silvana, Washington|Silvana]] to the west, bringing entrepreneurs to the logging camps, informally named "The Forks". The area's first store was opened in 1888 by Nels K. Tvete and Nils C. Johnson, and was followed by a hotel with lodging and meals for loggers.<ref name="Whitfield1926">{{cite book |last=Whitfield |first=William M. |year=1926 |title=History of Snohomish County, Washington |publisher=Pioneer Historical Publishing Company |location=Chicago |pages=525–547 |oclc=8437390 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102122401 |via=[[HathiTrust]] |access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="IllustHistory">{{cite book|editor1-last=Hastie |editor1-first=Thomas P. |editor2-last=Batey |editor2-first=David |editor3-last=Sisson |editor3-first=E.A. |editor4-last=Graham |editor4-first=Albert L. |title=An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte/page/359 359]–362 |chapter=Chapter VI: Cities and Towns |publisher=Interstate Publishing Company |location=Chicago |year=1906 |lccn=06030900 |oclc=11299996 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte |via=[[The Internet Archive]] |access-date=April 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316125224/https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte |archive-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Arlington and Haller City.png|thumb|right|Map of original [[plat]]s and claims for Arlington (green) and Haller City (blue), along with later additions to Arlington (yellow), overlaid on modern-day downtown Arlington|alt=A map of modern downtown Arlington, with the locations of Arlington and Haller City highlighted.]]

Two settlements were established on the south side of the confluence in anticipation of the [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]] building a track through the area.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="IllustHistory"/> G. Morris Haller, son of Colonel [[Granville O. Haller]], founded a settlement on the banks of the Stillaguamish River in 1883, naming it "Haller City".<ref name="Metro"/><ref name="Meany1922">{{cite journal |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |author-link=Edmond S. Meany |title=Newspapers of Washington Territory |date=July 1922 |volume=13 |issue=3 |page=185 |journal=[[Pacific Northwest Quarterly|The Washington Historical Quarterly]] |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |oclc=2392232 |jstor=40474644 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wLY3AQAAIAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=May 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411065318/https://books.google.com/books?id=wLY3AQAAIAAJ |archive-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref>

The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad chose to build its [[railroad depot|depot]] on higher ground to the south of Haller City, leading contractors Earl & McLeod to establish a new town at the depot on March 15, 1890.<ref name="Metro"/> The new town was named "Arlington" after [[Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington|Lord Henry Arlington]], member of the cabinet of King [[Charles II of England]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |year=1923 |title=Origin of Washington Geographic Names |page=9 |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |oclc=1963675 |url=http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/9548/Ori_Of_Was_Geo_Nam.pdf |via=[[Oregon State University|Oregon State University Libraries]] |access-date=April 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525051149/http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/9548/Ori_Of_Was_Geo_Nam.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> Arlington and Haller City were [[plat]]ted within a month of each other in 1890, quickly developing a rivalry that would continue for several years.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Whitfield1926"/>{{rp|804–806}}

Arlington and Haller City grew rapidly in their first years, reaching a combined population of 500 by 1893, relying on agriculture, dairy farming and the manufacturing of [[wood shingle]]s as their main sources of income.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="IllustHistory"/> Both towns established their own schools, post offices, saloons, general stores, churches, social clubs, and hotels.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Whitfield1926"/> The two towns were separated by a {{convert|40|acre|adj=mid}} tract claimed by two settlers in 1891, preventing either town from fully absorbing the other.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spoerhase |first=Mildred |date=August 2, 1972 |title=Reflections of an Arlington pioneer |page=46 |work=[[The Arlington Times]] |url=http://arl.stparchive.com/Archive/ARL/ARL08021972P046.php |via=SmallTownPapers.com |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117125303/http://arl.stparchive.com/Archive/ARL/ARL08021972P046.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the late 1890s, the claim dispute was settled and merchants began moving to the larger, more prosperous Arlington, signalling the end for Haller City.<ref name="IllustHistory"/><ref name="Illust2005">{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=David A. |last2=LeWarne |first2=Charles P. |last3=May |first3=M. Allan |last4=O'Donnell |first4=Jack C. |last5=O'Donnell |first5=Lawrence E. |year=2005 |title=Snohomish County: An Illustrated History |publisher=Kelcema Books LLC |location=Index, Washington |isbn=978-0-9766700-0-1 |oclc=62728798}}</ref>{{rp|130–133}} Today, Haller City is memorialized in the name of a park in downtown Arlington, as well as a [[middle school]] operated by the Arlington School District.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 3, 2014 |title=Haller Park's new playground to be dedicated Friday |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/haller-park%C2%92s-new-playground-to-be-dedicated-friday/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |access-date=April 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419054317/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/haller-park%C2%92s-new-playground-to-be-dedicated-friday/ |archive-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=May 14, 2004 |title=Arlington school now has a name |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-school-now-has-a-name/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref>

===Incorporation and early 20th century===
[[File:Arlington, WA - Arlington Hardware and Lumber 01.jpg|thumb|left|Storefronts on Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington were built during the city's early history and have since been preserved|alt=A small, two-story building with a sign for "Arlington Hardware & Lumber" facing a city street, joined by similar-sized buildings with business of their own.]]

Arlington was [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a [[City government in Washington (state)|fourth-class city]] on May 20, 1903, including the remnants of Haller City (located north of modern-day Division Street).<ref name="HistoryLink"/> The incorporation came after a referendum on May 5, in which 134 of 173 voters approved the city's incorporation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Oakley |first=Janet |date=December 10, 2010 |title=Arlington incorporates on May 20, 1903. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/9511 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063050/http://www.historylink.org/File/9511 |archive-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Stratton |first=Wickliffe B. |author-link=Wickliffe Stratton |year=1904 |title=Report of the Attorney General of the State of Washington for the Period of Two Years Ending December 31, 1904 |page=101 |publisher=The Metropolitan Press |location=Seattle |oclc=518221388 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJVDAQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412065936/https://books.google.com/books?id=KJVDAQAAMAAJ |archive-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> The new city elected shingle mill owner John M. Smith as its first mayor.<ref name="Pictorial"/>{{rp|16}}<ref name="Whitfield1926"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Prosser |first=William Farrand |author-link=William Farrand Prosser |year=1903 |title=A History of the Puget Sound Country: Its Resources, Its Commerce and Its People, Volume I |publisher=[[Lewis Publishing Company]] |location=Chicago |oclc=32115376 |page=498 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NtYUSP5pFy8C |via=Google Books |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412065537/https://books.google.com/books?id=NtYUSP5pFy8C |archive-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> In the years following incorporation, Arlington gained a local [[bank]], a [[cooperative]] [[creamery]], a city park, a library, electricity, and telephone service.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Illust2005"/>{{rp|144}}

During the early 20th century, Arlington's largest employers remained its shingle mills and saw mills. Other industries, including dairy processing, mechanical shops, stores, and factories, became prominent after [[World War I]], during a period of growth for the city.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> The [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s forced all but one of the mills to close, causing unemployment to rise in Arlington and neighboring cities. The federal government established a [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] (CCC) camp near [[Darrington, Washington|Darrington]] to create temporary jobs; the young men built structures and conducted [[firefighting]] in the [[Mount Baker National Forest]].<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Illust2005"/>{{rp|243–245}} The [[Works Progress Administration]] and [[Civil Works Administration]] funded the construction of the city's sidewalks, a [[High school (North America)|high school]], and a [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|municipal airport]] that opened in 1934.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>

The entry of the United States into [[World War II]] brought the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] to Arlington, resulting in the conversion of the municipal airport into a [[naval air station]] in 1943. The Navy constructed new runways and hangars and, beginning in 1946, the municipal government was allowed to operate civilian and commercial services. Ownership of the airport was formally transferred from the federal government back to the city of Arlington in 1959.<ref name="Pictorial"/>{{rp|72}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport History |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=101 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=May 11, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511154752/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=101 |archive-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>

On October 19, 1959, a [[Boeing 707-227]] crashed on the banks of the Stillaguamish River's North Fork during a test flight, killing four of eight occupants. The plane, being flown by Boeing test pilots instructing personnel from [[Braniff International Airways]], lost three engines and suffered a fire in the fourth after a [[dutch roll]] had been executed beyond maximum bank restrictions. The plane made an emergency landing in the riverbed while unsuccessfully trying to reach a nearby open field.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident description: October 19, 1959, near Arlington, WA |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591019-0 |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417235615/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19591019-0 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barr |first=Robert A. |date=October 20, 1959 |title='Superb Flying': Survivor Lauds Courage of 2 Who Died at 707 Controls |page=1 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Steven |date=July 16, 2016 |title=Oso was site of Boeing's only commercial-jet crash in state |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/oso-was-site-of-boeings-only-commercial-jet-crash-in-state/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417005406/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/oso-was-site-of-boeings-only-commercial-jet-crash-in-state/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

===Suburbanization and present day===

The completion of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] and [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]] in the late 1960s brought increased residential development in Arlington, forming a [[bedroom community]] for commuters who worked in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] and [[Seattle]]. Despite the influx of commuting residents, Arlington retained its small-town image while unsuccessfully attempting to lure new industries and a state college.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnsrud |first=Byron |date=August 22, 1971 |title=Arlington looks forward to more 'good old days' |pages=8–10 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> [[Suburb]]an housing developments began construction in the 1980s and 1990s, driving a 450 percent increase in Arlington's population to 15,000 by 2007.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Times-Identity">{{cite news |last=Heffter |first=Emily |date=March 12, 2003 |title=As commutes lengthen, county's small cities face evolving identities |page=H4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In 1999, Arlington annexed the community of [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]], located along Interstate 5 to the southwest of the city, after a lengthy court battle with Marysville, which instead was permitted to annex [[North Lakewood, Washington|Lakewood]] to the west.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=April 16, 1999 |title=Arlington annexation opponents overruled; judge's ruling lets proposal go forward |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wolcott |first=John |date=December 14, 1997 |title=Urban vs. rural quagmire in Snohomish County |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1997/12/15/focus5.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081341/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1997/12/15/focus5.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The city began developing a large business park around the municipal airport in the 1990s, bringing the city's number of jobs to a total of 11,000 by 2003.<ref name="Times-2003Jobs">{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=April 30, 2003 |title=Arlington owes economic boom to leaders' lofty goals, airport |page=H26 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030430/boom30n/arlington-owes-economic-boom-to-leaders-lofty-goals-airport |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414162634/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030430&slug=boom30n |archive-date=April 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Herald-BusinessPark">{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=October 14, 2015 |title=Arlington business park expected to generate up to 2,000 jobs |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/business/arlington-business-park-expected-to-generate-up-to-2000-jobs/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221539/http://www.heraldnet.com/business/arlington-business-park-expected-to-generate-up-to-2000-jobs/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The city of Arlington celebrated its centennial in 2003 with a parade, a festival honoring the city's history, sporting events, and musical and theatrical performances.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=January 15, 2003 |title=Arlington's party of a century |page=H16 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=July 2, 2003 |title=Old days are new at this month's Arlington Festival |page=H16 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The centennial celebrations culminated in the dedication of the $44 million [[Arlington High School (Washington)|Arlington High School]] campus, attended by an all-class reunion of the old school.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=August 20, 2003 |title=School graduates to new campus |page=H16 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dondero |first=Tony |date=September 3, 2003 |title=New Arlington High School opens |page=1 |work=The Arlington Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xWIlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7xQGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2030%2C346523 |via=Google News Archive |access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> In 2007, the city of Arlington renovated six blocks of downtown's Olympic Avenue at a cost of $4.4 million, widening sidewalks, improving [[Urban forestry|street foliage]], and adding new street lights.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 28, 2008 |title=Community celebrates reopening of Olympic Avenue Oct. 6 |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/community-celebrates-reopening-of-olympic-avenue-oct-6/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082125/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/community-celebrates-reopening-of-olympic-avenue-oct-6/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The project was credited with helping revitalize the city's downtown, turning Olympic Avenue into a gathering place for residents and a venue for festivals.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=September 22, 2013 |title=Arlington's vibrant core |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlingtons-vibrant-core/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081504/https://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlingtons-vibrant-core/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

On March 22, 2014, a [[2014 Oso mudslide|large landslide]] near [[Oso, Washington|Oso]] dammed the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, with mud and debris covering an area of {{convert|1|sqmi|sqkm|spell=in}}. A total of 43 people were killed and nearly 50 structures destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Kirk |date=March 27, 2014 |title=After Mountain's Collapse, Uncertainty and Loss |page=A1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/us/washington-mudslide-search.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218062412/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/us/washington-mudslide-search.html |archive-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Kirk |date=July 23, 2014 |title=Washington Mudslide Report Cites Rain, but Doesn't Give Cause or Assign Blame |page=A13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/washington-mudslide-report-cites-rain-but-doesnt-give-cause-or-assign-blame.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001081259/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/us/washington-mudslide-report-cites-rain-but-doesnt-give-cause-or-assign-blame.html |archive-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref> The landslide closed [[Washington State Route 530|State Route 530]] to Darrington, cutting the town off, leaving Arlington as the center of the coordinated [[emergency response]] to the disaster.<ref>{{cite web |last=Enger |first=Sue |date=May 14, 2014 |title=Oso "Extreme Event" Prompts New Look at Landslide Hazards Regulation |url=http://mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/May-2014/Oso-Extreme-Event%E2%80%9D-Prompts-New-Look-at-Landslide-H.aspx |publisher=[[Municipal Research and Services Center]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416172802/http://mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/May-2014/Oso-Extreme-Event%E2%80%9D-Prompts-New-Look-at-Landslide-H.aspx |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Arlington was recognized for its role in aiding victims of the disaster and hosted U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] during his visit to the site in April.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bruno |first=Mary |date=July 10, 2014 |title=The small-town mayor who was Oso's hidden hero |url=http://crosscut.com/2014/07/barb-tolbert-oso-mudslide-mayor-arlington/ |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131900/http://crosscut.com/2014/07/barb-tolbert-oso-mudslide-mayor-arlington/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Rikki |last2=Stevick |first2=Eric |last3=Nile |first3=Amy |date=April 22, 2014 |title=Obama tours Oso mudslide site, takes time with families |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/obama-tours-oso-mudslide-site-takes-time-with-families/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221340/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/obama-tours-oso-mudslide-site-takes-time-with-families/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The city has continued to grow in the late 2010s, with new [[apartment]] buildings constructed in Smokey Point, including those designed as [[retirement community|retirement communities]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Davey |first=Stephanie |date=January 8, 2020 |title=Arlington: It's growing everywhere with more on the horizon |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/arlington-its-growing-everywhere-with-more-on-the-horizon/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> The Cascade Industrial Center, located on {{convert|4,000|acre|ha}} between Arlington and Marysville, was designated by the [[Puget Sound Regional Council]] in 2019 and is planned to house manufacturing and other industrial uses.<ref name="CIC-2019">{{cite news |last=Buell |first=Douglas |date=July 6, 2019 |title=Cascade Industrial Center: New name for investment in Arlington, Marysville |url=https://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/cascade-industrial-center-the-new-name-for-investment-in-arlington-marysville/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref>

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

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1476
|1920= 1418
|1930= 1439
|1940= 1460
|1950= 1635
|1960= 2025
|1970= 2261
|1980= 3282
|1990= 4037
|2000= 11713
|2010= 17926
|2020= 19868
|estyear=2021
|estimate=20075
|estref=<ref name="Census-Estimate2022"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=Source: U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census-Profile"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref>
}}

The city of Arlington had a population of 19,868 people at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]],<ref name="Census-Profile"/> making it the tenth largest of eighteen cities in Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Joseph |date=August 13, 2021 |title=2020 Census: Snohomish County grows by more than 114,000 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/2020-census-snohomish-county-grows-by-more-than-114000/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> From 1980 to 2010, Arlington's population increased by over 450 percent, fueled by the construction of suburban housing and [[annexation]]s of outlying areas.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="HazardPlan"/> The [[United States Census Bureau]] estimates the city's July 2022 population at 21,059.<ref name="Census-Estimate2022"/> In 2005, the Arlington city council projected that the city's population would double from 15,000 to 30,528 by 2025;<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Scott |date=March 7, 2005 |title=Arlington City Council OKs growth |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-city-council-oks-growth/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> updated estimates in 2017 projected a population of 25,000 by 2035.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=May 22, 2017 |title=Arlington plans to make space for its population boom |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-plans-to-make-space-for-its-population-boom/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>

===2010 census===

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 17,926 people, 6,563 households, and 4,520 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1937.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,929 housing units at an average density of {{convert|749.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 85.6% White, 1.2% African American, 1.4% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.9% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the population.<ref name="Census-QuickFacts">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Arlington city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/arlingtoncitywashington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>

There were 6,563 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.21.<ref name="Census-QuickFacts"/>

The median age in the city was 34.3 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.<ref name="Census-QuickFacts"/>

===2000 census===

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 11,713 people, 4,281 households, and 3,097 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,548.4 people per square mile (598.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 4,516 housing units at an average density of 597.0 per square mile (230.6/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 90.0% White, 1.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.<ref name="Census2000">{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Arlington city, Washington |url=https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/arlington.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=[[Puget Sound Regional Council]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417025204/https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/arlington.pdf |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

There were 4,281 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name="Census2000"/>

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.<ref name="Census2000"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $51,941. Males had a median income of $41,517 versus $26,912 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,146. About 5.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 and older.<ref name="Census2000"/>

==Economy==

{{As of|2015}}, Arlington has an estimated 9,481 residents who were in the [[workforce]], either employed or unemployed.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Arlington, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5302585 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111337/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5302585 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average one-way commute for Arlington workers in 2015 was approximately 30&nbsp;minutes; 85 percent of workers drove alone to their workplace, while 7 percent [[carpool]]ed, and 2 percent used [[public transit]].<ref name="ACS"/> {{As of|2015}}, only 12 percent of employed Arlington residents work within city limits, while approximately 17 percent commute to Everett, 9 percent to Seattle, 8 percent to Marysville, 3 percent to [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], 2 percent to [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], and 49 percent to other cities, each of which accounted for less than 2 percent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Work Destination Report&nbsp;— Where Workers are Employed Who Live in the Selection Area&nbsp;— by Places (Cities, CDPs, etc.) |url=https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=OnTheMap |access-date=April 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127173030/https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/ |archive-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> The largest industry of employment for Arlington workers are educational services and health care, with approximately 19 percent, followed by manufacturing (18%), retail (11%), and food services (10%).<ref name="ACS"/>

Arlington's early economy relied heavily on [[timber]] harvesting and processing, notably the production of [[Thuja plicata|red cedar]] [[wood shingle]]s at mills that closed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.<ref>{{cite journal |date=February 24, 1912 |title=From the Pacific Northwest |page=90 |issue=1919 |journal=[[The American Lumberman]] |location=Chicago |oclc=565938327 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xjgxAQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> Locally, Arlington was known as the "Shingle Capital of the World", although mills in Everett and [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]] produced more shingles at the time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=March 6, 2013 |title=Century-old blades from shingle mill found |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/century-old-blades-from-shingle-mill-found/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155123/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/century-old-blades-from-shingle-mill-found/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Agriculture and [[dairy]] farming emerged as significant industries to Arlington during the early 20th century, with farms lining the floodplain of the Stillaguamish River.<ref>{{cite journal |editor-last=Wilhelm |editor-first=Honor L. |date=July 1906 |title=Among Cities and Towns of Washington |journal=The Coast |publisher=The Coast Publishing Company |location=Seattle |volume=XII |issue=1 |page=66 |oclc=81457448 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KLIRAAAAYAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> A major cooperative creamery and [[wikt:condensery|condensery]] was established in Arlington during the 1910s, but later moved to [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]] after World War II.<ref name="Pictorial"/>{{rp|18}}<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Lucile |author-link=Lucile Saunders McDonald |date=December 8, 1957 |title=Two of Stillaguamish River's 3 Mouths Threatened by Siltation |page=5 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

The transformation of Arlington into a bedroom community for Everett and Seattle during the 1980s and 1990s came with it a move towards a [[service economy]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|1{{hyphen}}10}}<ref name="Times-Identity"/> Among the largest employers of Arlington residents are the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] and [[Naval Station Everett]].<ref name="HazardPlan"/> The expansion of the aerospace industry in the Seattle region led Arlington to develop its own municipal airport into an aerospace job center, which includes a high concentration of [[Boeing]] subcontractors.<ref name="Times-2003Jobs"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wilhelm |first=Steve |date=May 1, 2009 |title=Flying low: Can Arlington's aerospace sector sustain it? |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/05/04/story3.html |url-access=subscription |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> {{As of|2012}}, the airport has 130 on-site businesses that employ 590 people,<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}11}} with an annual economic output of $94.5 million.<ref>{{cite report |date=March 2012 |title=Aviation Economic Impact Study |page=11 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9791D5EE-54E1-4AE7-A154-CC516AF29971/0/2012_0404_WA_AviationEconImpact_FINAL.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |access-date=April 21, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212142754/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9791D5EE-54E1-4AE7-A154-CC516AF29971/0/2012_0404_WA_AviationEconImpact_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=February 12, 2017}}</ref> Aircraft manufacturer [[Glasair Aviation]] is based in Arlington,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |authorlink=Dominic Gates |date=April 7, 2016 |title=Another airplane manufacturer takes wing in Washington's skies |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/another-airplane-manufacturer-takes-wing-in-washingtons-skies/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref> and [[Eviation Aircraft]] uses its Arlington hangars for assembly and testing of the [[Eviation Alice]], an electric prototype model.<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=September 19, 2021 |title=All eyes on Alice, the electric plane made in Arlington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/all-eyes-on-alice-the-electric-plane-made-in-arlington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>

The city of Arlington plans to increase the number of jobs within the city to over 20,000 by 2035,<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|5{{hyphen}}16}} bolstered by the designation of the Cascade Industrial Center by the [[Puget Sound Regional Council]] in 2019.<ref name="CIC-2019"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=March 27, 2017 |title=Arlington, Marysville team to attract thousands of future jobs |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/business/arlington-marysville-team-to-attract-thousands-of-future-jobs/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 21, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407162707/http://www.heraldnet.com/business/arlington-marysville-team-to-attract-thousands-of-future-jobs/ |archive-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref> The industrial center, located between the two cities near Smokey Point, already included major [[distribution center]]s and other light industry in the 2000s.<ref name="Times-2003Jobs"/> A five-story, $355&nbsp;million [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] distribution center opened near the airport in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=April 8, 2021 |title=1,000 jobs: Amazon to open distribution center in Arlington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/1000-jobs-amazon-to-open-distribution-center-in-arlington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> It is the company's largest facility in Washington at {{convert|3|e6sqft|sqm}} and is expected to employ 1,200 workers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenblatt |first=Lauren |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Amazon to open its largest WA warehouse in Snohomish County on Sunday |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-to-open-its-largest-wa-warehouse-in-snohomish-county-on-sunday/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 11, 2023}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
[[File:Arlington, WA - City Hall 01.jpg|thumb|Arlington's city hall, located on Olympic Avenue in downtown|alt=A two-story, white building with large windows at the corner of two streets.]]

Arlington is defined as a non-charter code city and operates under a [[mayor–council government]], with an elected mayor and an elected city council.<ref name="HazardPlan"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Washington City and Town Profiles |url=http://mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles.aspx |publisher=Municipal Research and Services Center |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204440/http://mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles.aspx |archive-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> The mayor serves a four-year term and has no [[term limit]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/149/Administration |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211822/http://arlingtonwa.gov/149/Administration |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> Don Vanney was elected mayor in 2023 after defeating three-term incumbent Barbara Tolbert.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=December 26, 2023 |title=What do Arlington locals make of longtime mayor's resounding defeat? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/what-do-arlington-locals-make-of-longtime-mayors-resounding-defeat/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}</ref> Previous mayors included John and Margaret Larson, who served as mayor from 1980 to 1990 and 2003 to 2011, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bartley |first=Nancy |date=August 8, 2011 |title=Arlington's diplomatic 'Mayor Margaret' to soon exit City Hall |page=B1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015848486_arlington08m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131151/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015848486_arlington08m.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The city council is composed of seven residents who are elected in [[at-large]], [[Nonpartisan election|non-partisan]] elections to four-year terms. The council also appoints a city administrator to oversee city operations.<ref name="HazardPlan"/><ref name="Audit">{{cite report |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Accountability Audit Report: City of Arlington, Snohomish County |url=http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1018119 |publisher=[[Washington State Auditor]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131412/http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1018119 |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The council meets twice per month on Mondays in a chamber at city hall in downtown Arlington.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/396/City-Council |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211919/http://arlingtonwa.gov/396/City-Council |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> According to the [[Washington State Auditor]], Arlington's municipal government employs 128 people full-time and operates on an annual budget of $50 million.<ref name="Audit"/> The city government switched to a [[wikt:biennial|biennial]] budget in 2017, after an ordinance was passed by the city council in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buell |first=Douglas |date=November 4, 2016 |title=Public hearing set for Arlington's first-ever preliminary biennial budget |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/public-hearing-set-for-arlingtons-first-ever-preliminary-biennial-budget/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> The municipal government provides emergency services, as well as water and sewage utilities, street maintenance, parks and recreation, an airport, and a cemetery.<ref name="Audit"/> Arlington's municipal [[fire department]] was annexed into the [[North County Regional Fire Authority]] in 2021, joining Stanwood and several unincorporated areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=February 10, 2021 |title=Voters overwhelmingly approve fire department annexation |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/voters-overwhelmingly-approve-fire-deparment-annexation/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

At the federal level, Arlington is part of [[Washington's 1st congressional district]], which is represented by Democrat [[Suzan DelBene]].<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 1 |scale=1:118,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA01.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Incumbents DelBene, Larsen say country is heading in right direction |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/incumbents-delbene-larsen-say-country-is-heading-in-right-direction/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Prior to redistricting in 2022, the city was part of the [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]] alongside most of western Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=December 3, 2021 |title=State Supreme Court declines to draw new redistricting plan |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/state-supreme-court-declines-to-draw-new-redistricting-plan/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="DistrictMap">{{cite map |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Washington State Legislative & Congressional District Map |url=http://2011.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_State.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Redistricting Commission]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223184225/http://www.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_State.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }} ([http://2011.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_Insets.pdf Inset map]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227202231/http://www.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_Insets.pdf |date=December 27, 2016 }})</ref> At the state level, Arlington is part of the [[Washington's 10th legislative district|10th legislative district]] along with Stanwood, southwestern Skagit County, and the entirety of [[Island County, Washington|Island County]].<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 10 |page=11 |work=District Maps Booklet 2022 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Maps/Redistricting%20Map%20Booklet_2022.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislative Information Center |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Allison |first=Jacqueline |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Myriad mailers: Spending in key 10th District races tops $2 million |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/myriad-mailers-spending-in-key-10th-district-races-tops-2-million/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Arlington is wholly part of the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 1st district, which covers the northeastern areas of the county.<ref>{{cite web |title=District 1 Cities |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/794/District-1-Cities |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>

During the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]], 53.8 percent of Arlington voters chose [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Donald Trump]], while 44.4 percent voted for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Joe Biden]], with 10,241 votes cast.<ref>{{cite report |title=Official Precinct Report Abstract |url=https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/76621/Official-Precinct-Results-Abstract |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> During the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]], 50.6 percent of Arlington voters chose Republican [[Donald Trump]], while 39.5 percent voted for Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]]. During the same year's [[Washington gubernatorial election, 2016|gubernatorial election]], 42.9 percent of Arlington voters preferred incumbent Democrat [[Jay Inslee]], while 56.8 percent voted for Republican [[Bill Bryant (politician)|Bill Bryant]].<ref name="Herald-2016Election">{{cite news |last1=Cornfield |first1=Jerry |last2=Catchpole |first2=Dan |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Trump voters elated but most of Snohomish County followed state |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trump-voters-elated-but-most-of-snohomish-county-followed-state/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429040554/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trump-voters-elated-but-most-of-snohomish-county-followed-state/ |archive-date=April 29, 2017}}</ref> During the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] won Arlington narrowly with 50.6 percent of votes.<ref name="Herald-2016Election"/> Arlington was proposed as the [[county seat]] of the secessionist [[Freedom County, Washington|Freedom County]] in the 1990s and 2000s, but the proposal was struck down by state courts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=May 3, 1995 |title=Secessionists fight on |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stang |first=John |date=October 1, 2009 |title=Secession leader now in deep debt in Montana |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Secession-leader-now-in-deep-debt-in-Montana-881735.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==

===Arts===

[[Public art]] has been mandated for public construction projects in Arlington since a 2007 ordinance setting [[Percent for Art|1 percent]] of the budget for new artworks. The Arlington Arts Council, a volunteer organization established in 2004,<ref name="Herald-Guide15">{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=October 15, 2015 |title=Arlington flush with art, history and plenty to enjoy and explore |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20151016/LIVING/151019279 |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103070745/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20151016/LIVING/151019279 |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> has acquired 30 sculptures and murals that form the city's Sculpture Walk in downtown Arlington and along the Centennial Trail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=January 10, 2012 |title=Guided tour set Saturday for Arlington's public art collection |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/guided-tour-set-saturday-for-arlington%C2%92s-public-art-collection/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164654/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/guided-tour-set-saturday-for-arlington%C2%92s-public-art-collection/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Public Art in Arlington |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/411/Public-Art-in-Arlington |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310212815/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/411/Public-Art-in-Arlington |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> The Arlington High School campus has a [[performing arts]] venue, the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arney |first=Sarah |date=June 6, 2007 |title=PAC opens with big surprise&nbsp;— named Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/pac-opens-with-big-surprise-named-linda-m-byrnes-performing-arts-center/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162648/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/pac-opens-with-big-surprise-named-linda-m-byrnes-performing-arts-center/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> A [[fine art]]s and crafts festival has been held annually at Legion Park since 2008 and is organized by the Arlington Arts Council.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=September 12, 2019 |title=Arlington's annual art fest features 30 artists and artisans |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/arlingtons-annual-art-fest-features-30-artists-and-artisans/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> The city is also located near the [[Pilchuck Glass School]], a rural [[art school]] that focuses on [[glass art]].<ref name="Herald-Guide15"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Carmichael |first=Suzanne |date=December 30, 1990 |title=The Art of Glass In the Northwest |page=56 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/travel/shopper-s-world-the-art-of-glass-in-the-northwest.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

A scene in the 2014 movie ''[[7 Minutes (2014 film)|7 Minutes]]'' was filmed at Haller Stadium in Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |last=Swaney |first=Aaron |date=August 5, 2013 |title=Local football teams get 'glimpse of how Hollywood works' |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/local-football-teams-get-glimpse-of-how-hollywood-works/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=August 30, 2023}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===

Arlington has 17 city-maintained parks with over {{convert|257|acre}} of public open space within its city limits and urban growth boundary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks & Recreation |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/?page=85 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155432/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/?page=85 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Park facilities include nature preserves, neighborhood parks, sports fields, playgrounds, boat launches, and gardens.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}3}} The [[Arlington School District]] also has {{convert|59.3|acres}} of sports fields and playgrounds that are open to public use during non-school hours.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}3}}

Arlington's largest park is the County Charm Park and Conservation Area, located east of downtown Arlington along the South Fork Stillaguamish River. The {{convert|150|acres|adj=mid}} park was purchased from the Graafstra family in 2010, and is planned to be developed into sports fields, hiking trails, camping areas, and a swimming beach, in addition to a {{convert|40|acre|adj=mid}} [[riparian zone|riparian]] habitat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Charm Park |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=438 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082227/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=438 |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=January 31, 2010 |title=Arlington to buy 150 acres for conservation park |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-to-buy-150-acres-for-conservation-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082948/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-to-buy-150-acres-for-conservation-park/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Across the South Fork is Twin Rivers Park, Arlington's second-largest park, a {{convert|50|acre|adj=mid}} park with sports fields that is owned by Snohomish County but maintained by the city of Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 20, 2015 |title=Twin Rivers Park renovations to begin within the week |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/twin-rivers-park-renovations-to-begin-within-the-week/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081507/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/twin-rivers-park-renovations-to-begin-within-the-week/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The city's third-largest park, Bill Quake Memorial Park, consists of [[soccer]] and [[baseball]] fields on {{convert|13|acre}} near Arlington Municipal Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brian |date=November 28, 2001 |title=Arlington, soccer club feud over field lights |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-soccer-club-feud-over-field-lights/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162111/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-soccer-club-feud-over-field-lights/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

The county government also owns the Portage Creek Wildlife Area, a {{convert|157|acre|adj=mid}} [[wildlife reserve]] located outside of city limits near downtown Arlington. The reserve was originally a [[dairy farm]] that was restored into [[wetland]] habitat in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portage Creek Wildlife Area |url=http://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Portage-Creek-Wildlife-Area-73 |publisher=Snohomish County Parks & Recreation Department |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082710/http://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Portage-Creek-Wildlife-Area-73 |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |date=October 29, 2009 |title=See wetland restoration at Portage Creek Wildlife Area |page=D3 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2010155436_nwwwalkabout29.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418084647/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2010155436_nwwwalkabout29.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

Arlington is at the intersection of two major county trails used by cyclists, pedestrians, and [[equestrianism|horseback riders]]: the [[Snohomish County Centennial Trail|Centennial Trail]], which runs {{convert|29|mi|km}} from [[Bryant, Washington|Bryant]] to [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Vinh |first=Tan |date=January 16, 2013 |title=Now you can ride all the way to Skagit County on Centennial Trail |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2020148399_odcenttrailxml.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418084735/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2020148399_odcenttrailxml.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> and the [[Whitehorse Trail]], which will run {{convert|27|mi|km}} east from Arlington to Darrington. Both trails use [[Right-of-way (property access)|right of way]] acquired by Snohomish County after they were abandoned by the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] in the late 20th century.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Work to begin on another 9.5 miles of Whitehorse Trail |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-to-begin-on-another-9-5-miles-of-whitehorse-trail/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162647/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-to-begin-on-another-9-5-miles-of-whitehorse-trail/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The city of Arlington also maintains a {{convert|6|mi|km|adj=mid}} unpaved walking trail around the Arlington Municipal Airport.<ref name="AirportTrail"/>

===Festivals and events===

The Arlington Municipal Airport hosts the annual "[[Arlington Fly-In]]" [[air show]] during the summer, traditionally the weekend after [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] but later changed to August.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 7, 2019 |title=Fly-In soars from July to August |url=https://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/fly-in-soars-from-july-to-august/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> The Fly-In has operated annually since 1969 and is the third-largest event of its kind in the United States, with over 50,000 visitors and 1,600 planes participating.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=June 30, 2004 |title="Grass-roots aviation" takes wing at fly-in |page=H26 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001968160_fly30n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181631/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001968160_fly30n.html |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haley |first=Jim |date=January 9, 2007 |title=$10.5 million jury verdict in death of pilot |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/10-5-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-pilot/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221338/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/10-5-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-pilot/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The Downtown Arlington Business Association hosts several annual events in downtown Arlington, including a [[car show]] in June,<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=June 15, 2016 |title=Show n' Shine returns to Arlington |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/06/15/communities/show-n-shine-returns-to-arlington/9742.html |work=North County Outlook |location=Marysville, Washington |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220712/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/06/15/communities/show-n-shine-returns-to-arlington/9742.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> a [[street fair]] on Olympic Avenue in July,<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Arlington celebrates annual Street Fair |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/13/news/arlington-celebrates-annual-street-fair/9843.html |work=North County Outlook |location=Marysville, Washington |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130036/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/13/news/arlington-celebrates-annual-street-fair/9843.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> and a [[Viking]] festival in October.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Viking Fest on Saturday celebrates Arlington's heritage |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/viking-fest-on-saturday-celebrates-arlington%C2%92s-heritage/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221344/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/viking-fest-on-saturday-celebrates-arlington%C2%92s-heritage/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Legion Park hosts a weekend [[farmers' market]] from June to September and is also used as a staging ground for holiday parades.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Arlington farm-to-table dinner to benefit farmers market |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/arlington-farm-to-table-dinner-to-benefit-farmers-market/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Arlington Schedule of Events for 2018 |url=https://www.arlingtonwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/150/2018-Events-Document-PDF |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> The [[Stillaguamish Tribe]] hosts an annual [[powwow]] and festival of the river at River Meadows County Park on the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River in August.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=August 12, 2016 |title=Stillaguamish Tribe hosts Festival of the River this weekend |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/life/stillaguamish-tribe-hosts-festival-of-the-river-this-weekend/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221129/http://www.heraldnet.com/life/stillaguamish-tribe-hosts-festival-of-the-river-this-weekend/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:Olympic Theatre, Arlington, WA.jpg|thumb|right|The Olympic Theatre in downtown Arlington, which operated as the city's lone movie theater from 1939 to 2014.|alt=A two-story building with a painted marquee and vertical sign reading "Olympic Theatre".]]

Arlington has one weekly newspaper, ''[[The Arlington Times]]'', which has been published in the Arlington area since 1890.<ref name="Meany1922"/> It has been under common ownership with the ''[[Marysville Globe]]'' since 1964;<ref>{{cite news |last=Garateix |first=Marilyn |date=June 29, 1988 |title=The News: Weekly papers hold history for small towns |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> [[Sound Publishing]], which acquired both papers in 2007, suspended their publication in March 2020 in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 10, 2007 |title=Marysville Globe, Arlington Times change ownership |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/marysville-globe-arlington-times-change-ownership/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065741/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/marysville-globe-arlington-times-change-ownership/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cornfield |first1=Jerry |title=Amid falling revenue, Sound Publishing lays off 70 workers |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/amid-falling-revenue-sound-publishing-lays-off-70-workers/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |work=The Everett Herald |date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Herald (Everett)|The Herald]]'' in Everett serves the entire county, including Arlington, and prints daily editions.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Daily Herald and HeraldNet |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/about/ |publisher=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221232/http://www.heraldnet.com/about/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Arlington is also part of the [[Media in Seattle|Seattle–Tacoma]] media market, and is served by Seattle-based media outlets including ''[[The Seattle Times]]'';<ref>{{cite map |title=Western Washington Markets |date=November 9, 2014 |url=http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906004153/http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> broadcast television stations [[KOMO-TV]], [[KING-TV]], [[KIRO-TV]], and [[KCPQ-TV]]; and various radio stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=DTV Reception Maps |url=https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503232917/https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps |archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>

Arlington has been part of the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system, which operates [[public library|public libraries]] in [[Island County, Washington|Island]] and Snohomish counties, since its inception in 1962.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salcedo |first=Lauren |date=October 17, 2012 |title=Arlington Library fetes 50 years with Sno-Isle |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-library-fetes-50-years-with-sno-isle-slideshow/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416222311/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-library-fetes-50-years-with-sno-isle-slideshow/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> A {{convert|5,055|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} library near downtown Arlington opened on June 28, 1981, and holds over 54,000 items.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}12}} It was originally owned by the city government and was transferred to Sno-Isle in 2021 as part of preparations for a renovation,<ref>{{cite press release |date=June 23, 2021 |title=City transfers ownership of Arlington Library to Sno-Isle Libraries |url=https://www.sno-isle.org/news/city-transfers-ownership-of-arlington-library-to-sno-isle-libraries/ |publisher=[[Sno-Isle Libraries]] |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> which had been planned since the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlington Library: Building for the Future |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12807 |publisher=Sno-Isle Libraries |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125518/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12807 |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Brian |date=October 18, 2006 |title=Two cities to vote on library taxes |page=H10 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20061018/ballotmeasures18n/two-cities-to-vote-on-library-taxes |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130246/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061018&slug=ballotmeasures18n |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Sno-Isle identified the Arlington Library as a top priority for renovation and expansion in 2016, while also emphasizing the need for a new library to serve Smokey Point.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 25, 2016 |title=Future library plans include underserved Smokey Point |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/future-library-plans-include-underserved-smokey-point/ |work=[[Marysville Globe]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131155/http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/future-library-plans-include-underserved-smokey-point/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=July 30, 2016 |title=Plan calls for more libraries in Snohomish, Island counties |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/sno-isle-libraries-plan-calls-for-new-library-near-mariner-high/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221234/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/sno-isle-libraries-plan-calls-for-new-library-near-mariner-high/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> A pilot library for Smokey Point opened in January 2018, using a leased retail space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=January 6, 2018 |title=Former vacant Smokey Point space celebrated as new library |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-vacant-smokey-point-space-celebrated-as-new-library/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 6, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106234604/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-vacant-smokey-point-space-celebrated-as-new-library/ |archive-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> Arlington had a single-screen, 381-seat [[movie theater]], the Olympic Theatre in downtown Arlington, that operated from 1939 to 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Arlington's historic Olympic Theatre ends run |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140709/NEWS01/140709210 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213144459/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140709/NEWS01/140709210 |archive-date=December 13, 2015 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=February 27, 2011 |title=Arlington's 72-year-old movie house is a one-woman show |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110227/NEWS01/702279939 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215211656/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110227/NEWS01/702279939 |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

===Historical preservation===

The volunteer-operated Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, southwest of downtown Arlington, opened in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=April 16, 2003 |title=Arlington museum a grass-roots effort |page=H16 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The museum overlooks the Stillaguamish River and features preserved household items, logging equipment, and vehicles, historic newspapers and images from the Arlington area, and a [[model railroad]].<ref name="Fainberg">{{cite book |last=Fainberg |first=Denise |year=2012 |title=An Explorer's Guide: Washington |edition=2nd |chapter=Camano Island and Arlington Area |pages=217–218 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company|The Countryman Press]] |location=Woodstock, Vermont |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCI0OkVqVZsC |via=Google Books |isbn=978-0-88150-974-8 |oclc=759908478 |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215110745/https://books.google.com/books?id=iCI0OkVqVZsC |archive-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |date=September 18, 2008 |title=Museum of the Month: Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum |page=F6 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2008185799_nwwmuseum18.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130815/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2008185799_nwwmuseum18.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The Arlington area has two properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="Herald-NRHP">{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Designated historic sites in Snohomish County |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031152/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> The [[Trafton School]] in Trafton was built in 1888 and re-built in 1912 after a fire. It was listed as a historic place in 2006, shortly before it was closed by the Arlington School District.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=June 6, 2016 |title=Trafton School to be sold; may house drug, alcohol program |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trafton-school-to-be-sold-may-house-drug-alcohol-program/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221445/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trafton-school-to-be-sold-may-house-drug-alcohol-program/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The [[Naval Auxiliary Air Station-Arlington|Arlington Naval Auxiliary Air Station]] (part of the modern-day Arlington Municipal Airport) was listed as a historic place in 1995.<ref name="Herald-NRHP"/>

==Notable people==

* [[Kenneth Boulton]], pianist<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=January 2, 2008 |title=Piano CD gets Arlington grad Grammy nomination |page=H18 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004101477_boulton02n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171240/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2004101477_boulton02n.html |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Bob Drewel]], former County Executive<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=December 13, 2013 |title=Bob Drewel, a giant in local politics, retires this month |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/bob-drewel-a-giant-in-local-politics-retires-this-month/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120060200/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/bob-drewel-a-giant-in-local-politics-retires-this-month/ |archive-date=November 20, 2016}}</ref>
* [[McKenna Dahl|McKenna Geer]], Paralympian in shooting<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=August 21, 2021 |title=Local Paralympian Geer aims for more medals in Tokyo |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/local-paralympian-geer-aims-for-more-medals-in-tokyo/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Celia M. Hunter]], environmentalist and conservationist<ref>{{cite news |last=Cantwell |first=Brian J. |date=February 17, 2002 |title=Camp Denali offers a learning adventure |page=I3 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20020217/campdenali17/camp-denali-offers-a-learning-adventure |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>
* [[John Koster]], former state legislator and County Councilmember<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=June 10, 2015 |title=Koster 'thinking seriously' about another run for state House |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/koster-%C2%91thinking-seriously%C2%92-about-another-run-for-state-house/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Rick Larsen]], U.S. Congressman<ref name="Times-Spotlight">{{cite news |last=Burton |first=Austin |date=February 25, 2003 |title=School spotlight: Arlington High School |page=D6 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
* [[Erik Norgard]], American football player<ref name="Times-Spotlight"/>
* [[Ryan Walker (baseball)|Ryan Walker]], baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Community roundup: Arlington, WSU alum signs with MLB's Giants |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/community-roundup-arlington-wsu-alum-signs-with-mlbs-giants/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 22, 2023}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Arlington, WA - old Arlington High School 01.jpg|thumb|left|The former [[Arlington High School (Washington)|Arlington High School]] building, vacated in 2002|alt=A three-story tan-and-beige building on the side of a road.]]

Public schools in Arlington are operated by the Arlington School District, which covers most of the incorporated city and also includes the outlying areas of [[Arlington Heights, Washington|Arlington Heights]], Bryant, [[Getchell, Washington|Getchell]], and [[Sisco Heights, Washington|Sisco Heights]].<ref name="SDMap">{{cite map |date=March 23, 2015 |title=Arlington School District Boundaries |url=http://www.asd.wednet.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3164237/File/District%20Map/SchoolDist_36x24_15.pdf |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702013942/http://www.asd.wednet.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3164237/File/District%20Map/SchoolDist_36x24_15.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> The district had an enrollment of approximately 5,528 students in 2014 and has nine total schools, including one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools, and two alternative learning facilities.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}17}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Arlington School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5300240 |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417072131/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5300240 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the school district opened four new schools to replace other facilities as part of a $54 million [[bond measure]] passed by Arlington voters in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=September 4, 2006 |title=Arlington's new Haller Middle School will ease crowding |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlingtons-new-haller-middle-school-will-ease-crowding/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154311/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlingtons-new-haller-middle-school-will-ease-crowding/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> The Smokey Point neighborhood is served by the [[Lakewood School District (Washington)|Lakewood School District]], which is in unincorporated North Lakewood and served the area prior to its annexation by Arlington.<ref name="SDMap"/><ref>{{cite news |date=August 28, 2008 |title=This week in history from The Arlington Times archives |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/this-week-in-history-from-the-arlington-times-archives-23/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417072415/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/this-week-in-history-from-the-arlington-times-archives-23/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

Arlington is located approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} away from the [[Everett Community College]], its nearest post-secondary education institution, situated in northern Everett.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Navigator: Results for 98223 |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=WA&zc=98223&zd=20&of=3 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510210639/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=WA&zc=98223&zd=20&of=3 |archive-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |date=August 2014 |title=Everett Community College&nbsp;— District 5 |url=https://www.sbctc.edu/resources/documents/our-colleges/district-05-everett.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges]] |access-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510211329/https://www.sbctc.edu/resources/documents/our-colleges/district-05-everett.pdf |archive-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> The college has offered basic skills and job training courses at Arlington's Weston High School since 2016, including a branch of its Advanced Manufacturing Training & Education Center.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=February 10, 2017 |title=EvCC brings manufacturing training classes to north county |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/evcc-brings-manufacturing-training-classes-to-north-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>

In 1966, the Smokey Point area was proposed as the location of a four-year public college, with {{convert|645|acre}} offered by the city of Arlington to the state government.<ref>{{cite news |last=Angelos |first=Constantine |date=August 1, 1966 |title=2 Communities To Make Bids For College |page=18 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The [[Washington State Legislature]] decided to build the college instead in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], becoming [[The Evergreen State College]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=March 3, 2007 |title=Is it finally our turn for a college? |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://heraldnet.com/stories/07/03/04/100loc_a1college001.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307111226/http://heraldnet.com/stories/07/03/04/100loc_a1college001.cfm |archive-date=March 7, 2007 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> The Smokey Point area was again offered by Arlington and Marysville as the site of a [[University of Washington]] branch campus in the 2000s,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=August 17, 2005 |title=Push for 4-year college revs up |page=H18 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/education/2002442337_4year17n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073436/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/education/2002442337_4year17n.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> but the project was put on hold and later declined by the state legislature in favor of a [[Washington State University]] branch campus in Everett.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 2, 2008 |title=UW Snohomish County campus plans delayed again |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/UW-Snohomish-County-campus-plans-delayed-again-1293359.php |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123357/http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/UW-Snohomish-County-campus-plans-delayed-again-1293359.php |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Long |first=Katherine |date=May 24, 2011 |title=WSU branch campus one step closer for Everett |page=A1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073035/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:Arlington (WA) Municipal Airport 1.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|Arlington Municipal Airport]]|alt=An airport with three angular runways, surrounded by hangars, warehouses, and open grass fields. Mountains and forestland can be seen in the background.]]

Downtown Arlington is located near the junction of State Route 9 and State Route 530, which serve as the main highways to the city. From Arlington, State Route 9 travels north into [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]] and south to Snohomish; and State Route 530 travels west to an interchange with Interstate 5, the main north–south highway between Seattle and [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], and east to Darrington.<ref>{{cite book |year=1992 |title=State Routes 9 and 530, Stillaguamish River Bridges Replacement Project: Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |pages=xliii–xliv |oclc=41827002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHs2AQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161959/https://books.google.com/books?id=uHs2AQAAMAAJ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Within the city is an additional state highway, State Route 531, which connects Smokey Point, the municipal airport, and Gleneagle to Interstate 5 and State Route 9 in the southern part of the city.<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf |section=C3 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221194441/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |date=March 1, 2016 |title=City of Arlington Draft Transportation 2035 Plan, 2016 Update |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=12377 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131134740/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=12377 |archive-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref> Other major [[arterial road]]s include Smokey Point Boulevard and 67th Avenue NE, which serve as north–south thoroughfares within Arlington.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|8{{hyphen}}5}}

Public transportation in Arlington is provided by [[Community Transit]], a public transit authority that operates in most of Snohomish County. Community Transit runs all-day local bus service on one route from Downtown Arlington to Smokey Point, as well as four other routes to Marysville, Everett, [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]], [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]], and [[Stanwood, Washington|Stanwood]] from a [[transit center]] in Smokey Point. Community Transit also provides local service from Darrington and express service to [[Lynnwood City Center station]] and the Boeing Everett Factory.<ref name="CT-Map">{{cite map |date=September 2024 |title=Community Transit System Map |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/mappdfs/systemmappdfs/mapsystem.pdf |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref> The agency's [[microtransit]] service, Zip Shuttle, expanded to Arlington and Smokey Point in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Zip Shuttle expanding to Darrington, Arlington, Lake Stevens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/zip-shuttle-expanding-to-darrington-arlington-lake-stevens/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 18, 2025}}</ref> Arlington has one active railroad, a {{convert|6.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[spur line]] from Marysville to downtown Arlington operated by [[BNSF Railway]] (the successor to Burlington Northern).<ref>{{cite report |date=November 15, 2011 |title=Arlington&nbsp;– Smokey Point MIC Existing Conditions Draft Report |page=17 |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3017 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071101/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3017 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> As part of the development of the Arlington Airport business park, BNSF Railway will build two rail spurs leading to the airport in the near future.<ref name="Herald-BusinessPark"/> Arlington does not have [[passenger rail]] service, but is near [[Amtrak]] stations in [[Everett Station|Everett]] and [[Stanwood station|Stanwood]].<ref name="Fainberg"/><ref name="CT-Map"/>

Historically, Arlington developed along several railroads that have since been abandoned or re-purposed. The [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]], which spurred the establishment of Arlington in the 1880s,<ref name="HistoryLink"/> ran north–south through Arlington on its main line between Snohomish and the [[Canada–United States border]]. In 1892, it was acquired by the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], which was acquired by Burlington Northern in 1970.<ref name="Times-2001">{{cite news |date=January 10, 2001 |title=A misty morning on the Centennial Trail |page=C1 |work=The Arlington Times}}</ref> Burlington Northern abandoned the railroad in 1972, favoring a parallel route to the west through Marysville, and it was converted into the Centennial Trail in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref name="Times-2001"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=March 30, 2005 |title=Centennial Trail: The scenic route just got longer |page=H14 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/eastsidenews/2002223758_centennial30n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073114/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/eastsidenews/2002223758_centennial30n.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> A Northern Pacific branch to Darrington, following the modern-day State Route 530, was built in 1901 and abandoned in 1990; the county government plans to use the right of way for the Whitehorse Trail, a multi-purpose trail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=November 19, 2003 |title=Arlington train? Idea still on track |page=H18 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001794458_train19n0.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073756/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001794458_train19n0.html |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

The city of Arlington owns the Arlington Municipal Airport, located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of downtown Arlington. The airport is primarily used for [[general aviation]] and light business, and is home to 475 aircraft, including 10 helicopters, 20 [[glider (aircraft)|gliders]], and 23 [[Ultralight aircraft (United States)|ultra-light aircraft]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}11}}<ref name="AirportMasterPlan">{{cite report |title=2012 Arlington Airport Master Plan Update |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=94 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215185142/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//index.aspx?page=94 |archive-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref> Approximately 130 businesses are located on airport property, of which one-quarter are involved in aviation-related uses directly impacting the airport.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}11}} In the 1990s, the airport was explored as a candidate for expansion into a [[regional airport]] to relieve [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 12, 1994 |title=Airport-site battle heats up |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The plan was ultimately abandoned by 1996, as the Puget Sound Regional Council instead chose to construct a third runway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seinfeld |first=Keith |date=July 12, 1996 |title=Runway battle to land in court: regional panel OKs Sea-Tac expansion |page=A1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

===Utilities===

[[Electric power]] in Arlington is provided by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD),<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}16}}<ref name="AirportMasterPlan"/>{{rp|A20}} a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that purchases most of its electricity from the federal [[Bonneville Power Administration]] (BPA).<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Information About Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 |url=http://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/Disclosure17.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County Public Utility District |access-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511045048/http://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/Disclosure17.pdf |archive-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bonneville Power Administration |url=http://www.snopud.com/PowerSupply/hydro/bpa.ashx?p=1200 |publisher=Snohomish County Public Utility District |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428012347/http://snopud.com/PowerSupply/hydro/bpa.ashx?p=1200 |archive-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref> The BPA operates the region's system of [[Electric power transmission|electrical transmission lines]], including [[WECC Intertie Paths|Path 3]], a major national transmission corridor running along the eastern side of Arlington towards [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite map |date=February 2, 2013 |title=BPA Transmission Lines and Facilities |url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |publisher=[[Bonneville Power Administration]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051716/https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |date=September 2011 |title=WECC Path Reports: 10-Year Regional Transmission Plan |url=https://www.wecc.biz/Reliability/2011Plan_Path_WriteUps.pdf |publisher=[[Western Electricity Coordinating Council]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052300/https://www.wecc.biz/Reliability/2011Plan_Path_WriteUps.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> [[Cascade Natural Gas]] and [[Puget Sound Energy]] provide [[natural gas]] to Arlington residents and businesses north and south of State Route 531, respectively;<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}16}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Service Areas |url=https://www.cngc.com/utility-navigation/about-us/our-service-areas |publisher=[[Cascade Natural Gas]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081417/https://www.cngc.com/utility-navigation/about-us/our-service-areas |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> two major north–south gas [[pipeline transport|pipelines]] run through Arlington and are maintained by the [[Olympic Pipeline Company]], a subsidiary of [[BP]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dudley |first1=Brier |last2=Miletich |first2=Steve |date=August 4, 2000 |title=New managers at Olympic Pipe Line promise changes |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000804/4035172/new-managers-at-olympic-pipe-line-promise-changes |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083526/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000804&slug=4035172 |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> and the Northwest Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of [[Williams Companies]].<ref>{{cite map |date=April 2016 |title=Northwest Pipeline LLC Delivery and Receipt Point System Map |url=http://www.northwest.williams.com/NWP_Portal/extLoc.action?Loc=FilesNorthwestdnld&File=SystemMap.pdf |publisher=[[Williams Companies]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202104119/http://www.northwest.williams.com/NWP_Portal/extLoc.action?Loc=FilesNorthwestdnld&File=SystemMap.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=Pipeline Maps |url=https://www.utc.wa.gov/regulatedIndustries/transportation/pipeline/Pages/pipelineMaps.aspx |publisher=[[Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202211624/https://www.utc.wa.gov/regulatedIndustries/transportation/pipeline/Pages/pipelineMaps.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> Arlington is served by three [[telephone company|telephone companies]] and [[internet service provider]]s: [[Comcast]] ([[Xfinity]]), [[Frontier Communications]] (including [[Verizon FiOS]]), and [[Wave Broadband]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|2{{hyphen}}21}}<ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Arlington Update, Summer 2010 |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=52 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=May 7, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164816/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=52 |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>

The city of Arlington provides [[tap water|water]] and [[water treatment]] to approximately 5,548 customers within a {{convert|25.3|sqmi|sqkm}} service area within the city limits and some surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite report |title=Arlington 2015 Comprehensive Water System Plan |page=1{{hyphen}}1 |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1131 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130193854/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1131 |archive-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> The city's water is sourced from [[groundwater]] deposits near Haller Park on the Stillaguamish River and near Arlington Municipal Airport, as well as water purchased from the Snohomish County PUD that is sourced from [[Spada Lake]].<ref name="Fluoride">{{cite web |title=Fluoride Fact Sheet |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1186 |publisher=City of Arlington Water Department |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154910/http://arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1186 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> The Smokey Point neighborhood is served by the City of Marysville's water system.<ref name="Fluoride"/><ref>{{cite report |date=December 2010 |title=North Snohomish County Coordinated Water System Plan |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8619 |publisher=Snohomish County Water Utility Coordinating Committee |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004022117/http://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8619 |archive-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>

[[Wastewater]] and [[stormwater]] are collected and treated by the municipal government before being discharged into the Stillaguamish River basin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Works |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=87 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221024733/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//index.aspx?page=87 |archive-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> Arlington's [[municipal solid waste]] and [[single-stream recycling]] collection and disposal services are contracted by the municipal government to [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Solid Waste & Recycling Services |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=247 |publisher=City of Arlington, WA |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223210344/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov//index.aspx?page=247 |archive-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> the Snohomish County government and [[Republic Services]] also operate a [[transfer station (waste management)|transfer station]] in Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=January 27, 2017 |title=County to seek bids for new garbage hauling contract |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-to-seek-bids-for-new-garbage-hauling-contract/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417235918/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-to-seek-bids-for-new-garbage-hauling-contract/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

===Health care===

Arlington is part of the Snohomish Public Hospital District No. 3, which operates the [[Cascade Valley Hospital]], a 48-bed [[general hospital]].<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}18}}<ref>{{cite press release |date=May 24, 2016 |title=Skagit Regional Health, Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics become one integrated health system |url=http://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/news-and-events/press-releases/skagit-regional-health,-cascade-valley-hospital-an |publisher=[[Skagit Regional Health]] |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154632/http://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/news-and-events/press-releases/skagit-regional-health%2C-cascade-valley-hospital-an |archive-date=April 17, 2017 }}</ref> The hospital was established in 1909 and was the last independent hospital in Snohomish County at the time of its acquisition in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wolcott |first=John |date=March 26, 2012 |title=Clinic brings more treatment options to Smokey Point |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/clinic-brings-more-treatment-options-to-smokey-point/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=February 19, 2015 |title=County's last independent hospital seeking business partnership |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/countys-last-independent-hospital-seeking-business-partnership/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The city is also served by community [[clinic]]s operated by Cascade Valley (and [[Skagit Regional Health]]) as well as [[The Everett Clinic]] and the Community Health Center of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wolcott |first=John |date=August 29, 2012 |title=Smokey Point gets newest Everett Clinic |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/smokey-point-gets-newest-everett-clinic/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154309/http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/smokey-point-gets-newest-everett-clinic/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=January 20, 2013 |title=Nonprofit health clinic to open in Arlington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/nonprofit-health-clinic-to-open-in-arlington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417071217/https://www.heraldnet.com/news/nonprofit-health-clinic-to-open-in-arlington/ |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Arlington, Washington}}
* {{official website|http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/}}

{{Geographic location
|Northwest = [[Bryant, Washington|Bryant]]
|North     = [[Stillaguamish River]]
|Northeast = [[Trafton, Washington|Trafton]]
|West      = [[Silvana, Washington|Silvana]]
|Center    = Arlington
|South     = [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]]
|Southwest = [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]]
|Southeast = [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]]
|East      = [[Arlington Heights, Washington|Arlington Heights]]
|}}

{{Snohomish County, Washington}}
{{Authority control}}

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