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Anacortes, Washington

Anacortes, Washington
City
Official seal of Anacortes, Washington
Seal
Skagit County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Anacortes Highlighted.svg
Coordinates: 48°30′7″N 122°37′25″W / 48.50194°N 122.62361°W / 48.50194; -122.62361Coordinates: 48°30′7″N 122°37′25″W / 48.50194°N 122.62361°W / 48.50194; -122.62361
Country United States
State Washington
County Skagit
Government
 • Mayor Laurie Gere
Area
 • Total 15.53 sq mi (40.22 km2)
 • Land 11.75 sq mi (30.43 km2)
 • Water 3.78 sq mi (9.79 km2)
Elevation 23 ft (7 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 15,778
 • Estimate (2015) 16,403
 • Density 1,342.8/sq mi (518.5/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 98221
Area code 360
FIPS code 53-01990
GNIS feature ID 1511964
Highways SR 20
Website City of Anacortes

Anacortes /ˌænəˈkɔːrtəs/ is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 15,778 at the time of the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Anacortes is known for the Washington State Ferries dock and terminal serving Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island, as well as Victoria, British Columbia (via Sidney, British Columbia) on Vancouver Island. There is also a Skagit County-operated ferry that serves Guemes Island, a residential island located across Guemes Channel, north of Anacortes.

Anacortes was officially incorporated on May 19, 1891.

In 1877, railroad surveyor and town founder Amos Bowman moved his family to the northern tip of Fidalgo Island. Bowman began promoting the area as an obvious terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad as it was built through the north Cascades to the Pacific. Bowman established the town's first newspaper, The Northwest Enterprise, to promote his vision of the New York of the West.


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