Smokey Point, Washington
| Smokey Point, Washington | |
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 Location of Smokey Point, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°8′45″N 122°11′41″W / 48.14583°N 122.19472°WCoordinates: 48°8′45″N 122°11′41″W / 48.14583°N 122.19472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Snohomish |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,556 |
| • Density | 594.0/sq mi (229.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 98223, 98271 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-64995 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512665 |
Smokey Point is a community and former census-designated place in northern Snohomish County, Washington. The area, developed as a suburban bedroom community in the late 20th century, was annexed into the nearby cities of Arlington and Marysville in the 1990s and 2000s.
Smokey Point was settled in the early 20th century and was originally known as Rex Corner, named in the 1930s after the owner of a restaurant located at U.S. Route 99 and Lakewood Road (present-day Smokey Point Boulevard and 172nd Street NE, respective). The restaurant was sold to Eric and Pearl Shurstad in 1946, who renovated it to a barbecue joint and renamed it the "Smokey Point Café". U.S. Route 99 was bypassed by Interstate 5 in the late 1960s, constructing an interchange at Smokey Point and creating the Gissberg Ponds (now Twin Lakes) out of a gravel excavation site.
In 1966, the area was proposed as the location of a four-year public college, with 645 acres (261 ha) offered by the city of Arlington. The state legislature decided to build the college instead in Olympia, becoming The Evergreen State College.
By 1977, the population of the unincorporated area between Arlington and Marysville, including Smokey Point, had increased to 16,000 people as the result of suburban development. In 1979, the Snohomish County Sherriff's Office established a precinct in Smokey Point at an existing fire station.
By the early 1990s, Smokey Point was rezoned to support industrial development to offset a regional shortage of affordable land for industrial use. After the opening of a new naval base in Everett in 1994, the U.S. Navy selected Smokey Point to house a support complex with a commissary, offices and a college. The 52-acre (21 ha) support complex broke ground in 1993 and opened in 1995.
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