{{short description|City in Washington, United States}} {{good article}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mukilteo | native_name = bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ | native_name_lang = lut | other_name = | settlement_type = City | blank_emblem_alt = | image_skyline = USS Nimitz arrives at homeport. (11422215434).jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = The {{USS|Nimitz}} passing the Mukilteo Lighthouse | image_alt = A large aircraft carrier passes behind a white lighthouse and several buildings in a park-like setting. | image_blank_emblem = City of Mukilteo logo.svg | blank_emblem_type = Logo | blank_emblem_size = 200px | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_caption = Interactive location map of Mukilteo | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_name1 = Washington | subdivision_name2 = Snohomish | established_title1 = Established | established_date1 = {{circa}} 1857 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = May 8, 1947 | government_type = Mayor–council | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Joe Marine | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 19.26 | area_land_km2 = 16.20 | area_water_km2 = 3.06 | area_total_sq_mi = 7.44 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.26 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.18 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_est = 21299 | pop_est_as_of = 2024 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="Census-Estimate2024">{{cite web |date=May 2025 |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 20,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2024 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2024-ANNRNK.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile: Mukilteo city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Mukilteo_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5347735 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref> | population_total = 21538 | population_density_km2 = 1118.28 | population_density_sq_mi = 2894.89 | timezone = PST | utc_offset = −8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = −7 | coordinates = {{coord|47|54|58|N|122|18|11|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 0-182 | elevation_ft = 0-596 | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 98275 | area_code = 425 | area_code_type = Area code | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 53-47735 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 1512491<ref name="GR3">{{cite gnis |id=1512491 |name=Mukilteo, Washington |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> | website = {{URL|mukilteowa.gov}} | footnotes = | unit_pref = Imperial }}
'''Mukilteo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ʌ|k|əl|ˈ|t|iː|oʊ}} {{respell|MUK|əl|TEE|oh}}; {{Langx|lut|bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ}}{{Efn|{{IPA|lut|/.bək̓ʷ.əɬˈti͜uʔ/}} {{respell|buhk-wulh-TEE-oo}}; variously spelled bəqɬtiuʔ, bəqɬtiyuʔ, bəkʷəɬtiu, and bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ, and variously anglicized as Muckl-te-oh and Buk-wil-tee-whu|group=lower-alpha}}) is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located on Puget Sound between Edmonds and Everett, approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} north of Seattle. The city had a population of 21,538 at the 2020 census and an estimated 2024 population of 21,299.
The current site of downtown Mukilteo (also named Old Town) has been inhabited by the Snohomish people for at least 1,000 years before present. The Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in Mukilteo in 1855, opening the region to American settlement. A new town was founded at Mukilteo and served as the provisional county seat of Snohomish County in early 1861. The area remained a trading post for loggers and was home to other industries, but was overshadowed by Everett and grew slowly.
Mukilteo was used during World War II as an auxiliary fueling facility, due to its proximity to the newly built Snohomish County Airport (now Paine Field). Mukilteo was incorporated as a city in 1947 and saw new suburban development, which accelerated after the opening of the nearby Boeing Everett Factory in the late 1960s. The city annexed large suburban areas on the west side of Paine Field in the 1980s and 1990s, including Harbour Pointe and the State Route 525 corridor, while also revitalizing the Old Town area in the 2000s.
Today, Mukilteo is a bedroom community with a small job base centered around manufacturing industries. It is also a major transportation hub, with connections to Whidbey Island via the Washington State Ferries system, Sounder commuter trains to Seattle, and public transit services to nearby cities. The city is recognized for its quality of life and is one of the most affluent in Washington state, with a high median income.
==Etymology==
The name Mukilteo is derived from Lushootseed, the language of the Snohomish people and other Coast Salish tribes. The name for the area in Lushootseed is variously spelled as ''bəqɬtiuʔ'', ''bəqɬtiyuʔ'', ''bəkʷəɬtiu'', and ''bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ''.<ref name="Lushootseed">{{Cite web |title=sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ dxʷləšucid ʔaciɬtalbixʷ – Puget Sound Geographical names |url=https://tulaliplushootseed.com/places/ |work=Tulalip Lushootseed |date=January 16, 2017 |publisher=Tulalip Tribes of Washington |accessdate=October 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Dictionary">{{cite book |last1=Bates |first1=Dawn |last2=Hess |first2=Thom |last3=Hilbert |first3=Vi |author-link3=Vi Hilbert |year=1994 |title=Lushootseed Dictionary |page=38 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-97323-4 |oclc=29877333 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ekq921r1kV0C&pg=PA38 |via=Google Books |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Waterman">{{cite book |last=Waterman |first=T. T. |title=sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ ləšucid ʔacaciɬtalbixʷ - Puget Sound Geography |publisher=Lushootseed Press |year=2001 |pages=341–342}}</ref> It has been historically anglicized as Muckl-te-oh and Buk-wil-tee-whu, before finally being named Mukilteo.<ref name="Dictionary"/> The etymology of {{Langx|lut|bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ|label=none}} is disputed. According to anthropologist T. T. Waterman's sources from the Snohomish tribe and other written records, the name's meaning was unclear.<ref name="Waterman"/><ref name="Meany">{{cite book |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |author-link=Edmond S. Meany |year=1923 |title=Origin of Washington Geographic Names |pages=181, 218 |publisher=University of Washington Press |oclc=1963675 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001444300 |via=HathiTrust |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> Other sources claim that the name means "good camping ground" or "narrow passage".<ref name="Meany"/><ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=December 29, 2007 |title=Mukilteo — Thumbnail History |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8422 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>
==History==
===Establishment and early history=== thumb|left|A photograph of American settlers and Native Americans on the beach in Mukilteo, {{circa}} 1861–62
The Snohomish people had a year-round village in the Mukilteo area for at least 600 years before the arrival of European and American explorers in the 19th century. Early artifacts uncovered during waterfront construction in the 2010s were carbon dated to 1,000 years before present.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Indian artifacts found at Mukilteo dock site |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/indian-artifacts-found-at-mukilteo-dock-site/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>
The Vancouver Expedition, led by British explorer George Vancouver, visited the area on May 30, 1792, and landed at modern-day Mukilteo the following day. Lieutenant William Robert Broughton and botanist Archibald Menzies named the site "Rose Point" after the wild Nootka roses that grew along the shore.<ref name="HistoryLink" /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Whitebrook |first=Robert B. |date=July 1953 |title=From Cape Flattery to Birch Bay: Vancouver's Anchorages on Puget Sound |page=125 |journal=Pacific Northwest Quarterly |publisher=University of Washington Press |volume=44 |issue=3 |issn=0030-8803 |jstor=41442095 |oclc=2392232}}</ref> An American expedition led by Charles Wilkes in 1841 renamed the headland "Point Elliott" for Samuel Elliott, a midshipman.<ref name="Meany" />
After its 1853 establishment, the Washington territorial government looked to negotiate treaties with the local tribes of the Puget Sound region to secure land for settlement. On January 22, 1855, representatives from the territorial government and 82 local tribes signed the Treaty of Point Elliott, which ceded tribal territories in exchange for compensation, the establishment of Indian reservations, and access to traditional hunting and fishing areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guydelkon |first=Sherry |date=January 19, 2005 |title=Point Elliott Treaty, 159 years later |url=http://www.tulalipnews.com/wp/2014/01/19/point-elliott-treaty-159-years-later/ |work=Tulalip See-Yaht-Sub |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Walt |author-link1=Walt Crowley |last2=Long |first2=Priscilla |last3=Lange |first3=Greg |date=October 12, 2001 |title=When worlds collide: reservations and rights |page=B7 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> An American settlement at Point Elliott was established two years later by Morris H. Frost and J. D. Fowler, two merchants from New York.<ref name="Times-Trade">{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Lucile |author-link=Lucile Saunders McDonald |date=February 23, 1964 |title=Mukilteo's Early Trading-Post Era |page=2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The two men established a store and saloon on the southwest side of Point Elliott,<ref name="WSDOTEIS">{{cite report |author1=Northwest Archaeological Associates |author2=Steven W. Carothers and Associates |date=April 1, 2013 |title=Mukilteo Multimodal Project Cultural Resources Discipline Report |pages=26–39 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6D5CCD5A-3981-4595-A68A-6E1C8928516E/0/CulturalResourcesDisciplineReport_Part1.pdf |work=Mukilteo Multimodal Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |ref={{SfnRef|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013}} |oclc=795410084 |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> which was renamed to Mukilteo in 1860 by Fowler, using an anglicized name of the Lushootseed campsite.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Robert |date=August 10, 1988 |title=A trip back into the old days of Mukilteo |page=H2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
Mukilteo was the area's first trading post and served as the interim county seat of the newly created Snohomish County beginning January 14, 1861.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite book |date=January 14, 1861 |title=Session Laws of the Territory of Washington |chapter=An Act to Create and Organize Snohomish County |pages=19–20 |url=http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1860pam1.pdf |publisher=Washington Territorial Legislature |via=Washington State Legislature |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> In the first county elections on July 8, 1861, the county seat was moved to Cadyville (now Snohomish) by a 17–10 vote. Mukilteo remained the county's only port and a major trading post for the Possession Sound region, and soon after received the county's first post office and telegraph station.<ref name="Times-Trade"/> The town was relocated to another, more protected side of Point Elliott and supported the regional lumber industry, including regular shipments to Whidbey Island and a sawmill of its own.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|pp=27–28}} By the 1880s, it had also gained a brewery, a gunpowder plant, and the Puget Sound region's first cannery.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Times-Trade"/> Mukilteo was planned to become the largest port on Possession Sound, with a summer resort accessible by steamship, but the efforts ceased after the establishment of nearby Everett by East Coast industrialists.<ref name="Times-Trade"/><ref name="Illustrated1906">{{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 |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte/page/370 370] |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=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
===Early 20th century=== [[File:Mukilteo, WA - Rosehill Community Center 01.jpg|thumb|right|The former Rosehill School, constructed in 1928 and later converted into a community center before its demolition in 2010|alt=A three-story building painted light blue with a brown roof, seen from a nearby street.]]
The Seattle and Montana Railroad (later part of the Great Northern Railway) was completed in 1891, connecting Mukilteo with Everett, Edmonds, and Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1891 |title=Joy Along The Line |page=8 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21473801/seattle_montana_railroad_nprr/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo was platted in anticipation of the railroad and was on the shortlist of towns considered for the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, but lost out to Tacoma in 1873.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|p=32}}<ref>{{cite news |last=MacIntosh |first=Heather |date=October 11, 1999 |title=Northern Pacific Railroad and Seattle Development |url=http://historylink.org/File/1734 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> Following the 1890s economic depression, the town experienced a major employment and population boom, with a larger lumber mill and gunpowder factory both built along the shore. The iconic Mukilteo Lighthouse was built in 1906 by the federal Lighthouse Service to serve the increased maritime traffic in the area.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzen |first=Christopher |date=April 6, 2006 |title=A century of leaving the porch light on |page=B4 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060405/lighthouse05n/a-century-of-leaving-the-porch-light-on |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
Japanese immigrants arrived to work in Mukilteo's mills after the turn of the century, establishing a Japantown in modern-day Japanese Gulch.<ref>{{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Robert |date=September 13, 1989 |title=Mukilteo's Japan town fostered racial harmony |page=F2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Passenger ferry service between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island began in 1911 and was followed by the introduction of automobile ferry service in 1919. The town also gained a highway connection in 1914 with the completion of a road to Everett, later named Mukilteo Boulevard by the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=December 30, 2007 |title=Hundreds celebrate the opening of the Mukilteo-to-Everett road (future Mukilteo Boulevard) on August 5, 1914. |url=http://historylink.org/File/8429 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> Until the closure of the lumber mill in 1930, Mukilteo was a company town that relied on the Crown Lumber Company to assist in civic endeavors, including its parks, fire department, and water district; at its peak, it employed 250 men.<ref name="Magazine2015">{{cite news |last1=Collier |first1=John |date=June 2015 |title=Volunteerism and Community Service: A Historical Perspective |pages=14–15 |work=Mukilteo Magazine |publisher=City of Mukilteo |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spring-2015-Mukilteo-Magazine1.pdf |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="PI-1997">{{cite news |last=Higgins |first=Mark |date=May 7, 1997 |title=New meets old in this waterfront town |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>
During the Prohibition Era, Mukilteo became a major transiting point for rum-running and was a stopover for smugglers transporting alcohol from British Columbia to Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=December 12, 2015 |title=Oh, the stories that Charles at Smuggler's Cove could tell |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/oh-the-stories-that-charles-at-smuggler%C2%92s-cove-could-tell/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> The town's gunpowder plant was destroyed on September 17, 1930, in an after-hours explosion that leveled or damaged dozens of homes, causing $500,000 in damage. It was felt as far as downtown Everett and injured eight people, but none were killed.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 18, 1930 |title=$500,000 Loss in Mukilteo Explosions; Many Hurt By Blasts That Shook Wide Area |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=October 10, 2015 |title=Historian to share story of the Powder Mill Gulch explosion |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/historian-to-share-story-of-the-powder-mill-gulch-explosion/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> On August 30, 1938, the vacant lumber mill was destroyed in a fire during dismantling work.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 30, 1938 |title=$50,000 Fire in Mukilteo Mill |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The fire came weeks after a mail ferry rammed into the town's wharf, which was destroyed in the collision.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 14, 1938 |title=Ferry Wrecks Mukilteo Dock And Mail Boat |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
After the United States entered World War II, the site of the former lumber mill was acquired by the federal government and rebuilt as a {{convert|1,500|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} ammunition loading dock for warships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collier |first1=John |last2=Collier |first2=Ann |date=May 2016 |title=Mukilteo's Disappearing Pier |page=1 |url=https://mukilteohistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mhs16spring.pdf |work=MHS Newsline |publisher=Mukilteo Historical Society |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> The recently built Snohomish County Airport (later renamed Paine Field) southeast of the city was converted into a military base while retaining some civilian uses, including passenger service provided by Alaska Airlines.<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=August 22, 2007 |title=Paine Field (Snohomish County) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8266 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> During the early 1950s, the loading dock was expanded with ten large storage tanks that were used to store jet fuel for military planes until 1989.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|p=37}}<ref name="Times-Tank97">{{cite news |last=Clutter |first=Stephen |date=February 24, 1997 |title=End near for Mukilteo tank farm |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970224/2525520/end-near-for-mukilteo-tank-farm----once-used-by-military-massive-landmark-on-waterfront-soon-destined-for-scrap-heap |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Herald-Tank06">{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=May 1, 2006 |title=Mukilteo, port ponder future of old tank farm |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-port-ponder-future-of-old-tank-farm/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
===Incorporation and late 20th century=== [[File:Aerial Paine Field August 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Paine Field, home to the Boeing Everett Factory|alt=Aerial view of an airport with several runways and taxiways, surrounded by warehouses and other buildings.]]
On April 29, 1947, Mukilteo residents voted 223 to 137 in favor of incorporating as a fourth-class city and elected school administrator Alfred Tunem as its first mayor. The incorporation was certified by the state government on May 8; at the time, Mukilteo had an estimated population of 775 people and encompassed {{convert|794|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=January 10, 2011 |title=Mukilteo incorporates on May 8, 1947. |url=http://historylink.org/File/9690 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ComprehensivePlan">{{cite web |date=October 5, 2015 |title=City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan |pages=6–8 |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Reduced_Comp-Plan-Final-20180610.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |ref={{SfnRef|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015}} |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> The new municipal government took over services that were previously handled by the self-organized Mukilteo Improvement Club, which was established in the 1930s.<ref name="Magazine2015"/> The area experienced additional population and commercial growth after the opening of Boeing's Paine Field factory for passenger jetliners in 1967, which was connected to Mukilteo by a short railroad along the floor of Japanese Gulch.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=March 23, 2012 |title=Boeing's history in Everett |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/boeings-history-in-everett/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barr |first=Robert A. |date=November 13, 1966 |title='Impossible' Railroad Works |page=3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The Boeing Freeway was opened in 1969, linking southern Mukilteo and the Boeing plant to a junction with Interstate 5 near the newly built Everett Mall.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 1969 |title=Casino Road in Everett |page=7 |work=Washington Highway News |publisher=Washington State Department of Highways |oclc=29654162 |url=https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/5524/ |via=WSDOT Library Digital Collections |access-date=November 4, 2018}}</ref>
Mukilteo completed its first major annexation in November 1980, adding 2,500 people living on {{convert|2|sqmi|sqkm}} to the south along State Route 525. This annexation nearly tripled the city's population and doubled its land area.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=October 21, 1987 |title=Growth changing Mukilteo's political priorities |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Additional annexations and natural growth by the end of the decade brought the city's population to 6,000.<ref name="Times-HP88">{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=November 17, 1988 |title=Mukilteo and Harbour Pointe talk annexation |page=C3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The annexation of the large Harbour Pointe community was completed in 1991 and doubled the city's size to {{convert|6.6|sqmi|km2|2}}.<ref name="Times-1991HB"/> A competing proposal had sought to incorporate the planned community into a new city of 24,000 people, tentatively named Highland Bay,<ref>{{cite news |last=Iwasaki |first=John |date=July 21, 1989 |title=The land grab is on for 'Highland Bay' |page=B2 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> but residents supported annexation as a mutually agreeable option to reduce their taxes and benefit from city services.<ref name="Times-1990HB">{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=December 12, 1990 |title=Many say annexation fine idea |page=F1 |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19901212/1109088/many-say-annexation-fine-idea----harbour-pointe-residents-testify-before-state-board |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> The annexation was also influenced by the county government's plans to allow passenger flights from Paine Field, which residents in Mukilteo and Harbour Pointe opposed alongside other nearby cities.<ref name="Times-1992">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=April 2, 1992 |title=Growing pains and gains |page=E1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The county ultimately withdrew their proposal to introduce passenger flights.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=David |date=March 5, 1993 |title=Panel recommends no airport expansion |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
Several parties that opposed the annexation, including the county fire district, withdrew their complaints and allowed Mukilteo to annex Harbour Pointe on March 26, 1991.<ref name="Times-1991HB">{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=March 26, 1991 |title=Mukilteo annexes Harbour Pointe |page=E1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 15, 1991 |title=Fire district withdraws its Harbour Pointe suit |page=C2 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The annexation added 4,779 residents and {{convert|3.4|sqmi|sqkm}} to Mukilteo, doubling the city's population to 6,662 and size to {{convert|6.6|sqmi|sqkm}}.<ref name="Times-1991HB"/><ref>{{cite news |date=March 27, 1991 |title=Mukilteo city council votes to annex Harbour Pointe |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> It required the construction of two new fire stations, three schools, and a new city hall to house new employees.<ref name="Times-1992"/> Kamiak High School was built in the Harbour Pointe area and opened in 1993 to serve Mukilteo, which had outgrown Mariner High School, and featured a technology-oriented curriculum.<ref name="PI-1997"/><ref name="Times-Kamiak93">{{cite news |last=Parrish |first=Linda W.Y. |date=September 9, 1993 |title=Cool schools: Mukilteo School District boldly heads into a new era of high-tech education |page=H1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19930909/1720118/cool-schools |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> The full build-out of Harbour Pointe increased the city's population to over 18,000 by 2000, a 1,164 percent increase from 1980.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Mike |date=March 27, 2001 |title=I-5 drives population increase |page=A1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The geographic and commercial center of Mukilteo was shifted further south towards Harbour Pointe, leading to cultural clashes with residents of older neighborhoods.<ref name="PI-1997"/>
===21st century=== thumb|right|{{MV|Kittitas}} at the former Mukilteo ferry terminal, which was replaced in 2020|alt=A ferry boat stopped at a wooden pier with a bridge, pilings, and a tower.
An agreement to transfer ownership of the Mukilteo Lighthouse from the U.S. Coast Guard to the city government was signed in 1999 after a decade of partial use as a museum by the local historical society. The changeover was made on August 19, 2001, with the Coast Guard retaining use of the working lights and the city government planning rehabilitation work to support the building's use as a tourist landmark.<ref>{{cite news |last=Archipley |first=Paul |date=August 22, 2001 |title=It's Official: City owns the light station |pages=1, 12 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=orBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WoUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2416%2C4133381 |work=Mukilteo Beacon |via=Google News Archive |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=March 1, 1999 |title=Mukilteo lighthouse prepares for changes under new ownership |page=B2 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The adjacent Mukilteo State Park was transferred to the city government in February 2003, following an offer from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to donate the park in order to stave off a budget shortfall.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sitt |first=Pam |date=November 6, 2002 |title=Mukilteo State Park transfer will lead to 18 acres' makeover |page=I30 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tuinstra |first=Rachel |date=March 12, 2003 |title=Mukilteo plans to improve its newest park |page=H18 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The new city park, named Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, underwent $6.6 million in renovations that were completed in 2008 to add a playground and other park amenities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tuinstra |first=Rachel |date=February 25, 2004 |title=Plan lights way for park overhaul |page=H13 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20040225/lighthouse25n/plan-lights-way-for-park-overhaul |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nohara |first=Yoshiaki |date=August 9, 2008 |title=Mukilteo's newly renovated Lighthouse Park reopens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteos-newly-renovated-lighthouse-park-reopens/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
The {{convert|22|acre|ha|adj=mid}} decommissioned fuel storage tank complex on the city's waterfront was identified for potential redevelopment in the 1990s, including use for a new ferry terminal.<ref name="Times-Tank97"/> The Port of Everett led environmental cleanup of the site and constructed a new pier to transport large airplane sections for the Boeing 787 project, replacing the existing pier.<ref name="Herald-Eyesore15">{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=February 13, 2015 |title=New look on the horizon for Mukilteo eyesore |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-look-on-the-horizon-for-mukilteo-eyesore/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Orsini-Meinhard |first=Kirsten |date=June 11, 2007 |title=Port of Everett's pier for 787 now just backup |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2003742883_mountbakerpier11n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The cleanup was completed in late 2006 after several delays due to the discovery of Indian artifacts that triggered an archaeological investigation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=June 5, 2013 |title=New ferry dock in Mukilteo two steps closer |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-ferry-dock-in-mukilteo-two-steps-closer-2/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The existing pier was demolished in 2015 to make way for the new ferry terminal, which opened on December 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=August 11, 2015 |title=Work on new Mukilteo ferry terminal begins with tank farm pier demolition |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-on-new-mukilteo-ferry-terminal-begins-with-tank-farm-pier-demolition/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Herald-Ferry20">{{cite news |last=Davis-Leonard |first=Ian |date=December 29, 2020 |title=New Mukilteo ferry terminal makes a much anticipated debut |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-mukilteo-ferry-terminal-making-a-much-anticipated-debut/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> The new terminal includes connections to an adjacent commuter rail station, which opened in 2008 and was expanded in 2016 by Sound Transit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=March 27, 2016 |title=Service finally set to start on second Mukilteo Sounder platform |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/service-finally-set-to-start-on-second-mukilteo-sounder-platform/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
A research station for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (part of NOAA) on the tank farm site was closed in 2020 and planned to be demolished in 2020 until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic halted work.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gustafson |first=Brandon |date=March 20, 2019 |title=NOAA announces timeline of new Mukilteo facility |url=https://www.mukilteobeacon.com/story/2019/03/20/news/noaa-announces-timeline-of-new-mukilteo-facility/18450.html |work=Mukilteo Beacon |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=February 25, 2021 |title=Oh, crab! NOAA's Mukilteo waterfront fish lab won't be rebuilt |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/oh-crab-noaas-mukilteo-waterfront-fish-lab-wont-be-rebuilt/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> A project to build a new facility by 2022 was cancelled in March 2021 after NOAA received no bids below $40 million, which had been appropriated by the U.S. Congress; ownership of the property is expected to revert to the Port of Everett, which NOAA took over ownership from in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=April 2, 2021 |title=Last-ditch effort can't save NOAA's Mukilteo research center |page=A1 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/last-ditch-effort-cant-save-noaas-mukilteo-research-center/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> The city government and Port of Everett has long-term plans to redevelop {{convert|26|acre|ha}} of space around the old ferry terminal and NOAA facility into a walkable neighborhood with a waterfront promenade and trails.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 16, 2023 |title=Vision for Mukilteo waterfront: more dining, walking trails and entertainment space |url=https://www.djc.com/news/ae/12159848.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |url-access=subscription |accessdate=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
On July 30, 2016, a mass shooting occurred at a house party in the Chennault Beach neighborhood of Mukilteo, around midnight. Three people were killed using an AR-15 style rifle and another was left with serious injuries.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 1, 2016 |title=Washington party shooting suspect read AR-15 gun manual right before attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/01/washington-shooting-suspect-allen-ivanov-ar-15-gun-manual |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Sara Jean |date=August 1, 2016 |title=Mukilteo shooting suspect jealous over ex, bought rifle a week ago, police say |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/document-mukilteo-shooting-suspect-was-jealous-over-ex-purchased-rifle-a-week-ago/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The perpetrator, a graduate of Kamiak High School, was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.<ref>{{cite news |last1=North |first1=Scott |last2=Hefley |first2=Diana |date=January 13, 2017 |title=Grief fills a courtroom as mass shooter is sentenced to life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/ivanov-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-mukilteo-killings/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The Mukilteo shooting—along with other high-profile mass shootings during the 2010s—was cited as the inspiration for an assault weapons restriction that was rejected by the state legislature and passed by voters in 2018 as Initiative 1639.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Joseph |date=September 23, 2018 |title=I-1639 the most ambitious effort at gun regulation in Washington state's history |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/i-1639-the-most-ambitious-effort-at-gun-regulation-in-washington-states-history/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Beekman |first1=Daniel |last2=Shapiro |first2=Nina |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Washington state voters agree to further regulate guns, including semi-automatic rifles |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gun-regulations-initiative-1639-takes-lead-in-washington-state/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> In February 2018, an Everett resident was arrested prior to a planned school shooting that would have targeted ACES Alternative High or Kamiak High School.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bever |first=Lindsey |date=February 16, 2018 |title=A would-be shooter tossed a coin to pick a school, police say. His grandmother foiled his plan. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/15/a-would-be-shooter-tossed-a-coin-to-pick-a-school-police-say-his-grandmother-foiled-his-plan/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
The city annexed an {{Convert|84|acre|ha|adj=on}} section of land south of Paine Field between Mukilteo Speedway and Beverly Park Road on July 16, 2025, citing its close proximity to city services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Geschke |first1=Will |title=Mukilteo approves 84-acre annexation east of Speedway |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-approves-84-acre-annexation-east-of-speedway/ |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=The Everett Herald |date=July 8, 2025}}</ref>
==Geography== thumb|left|Aerial view of Mukilteo's downtown waterfront in 2019, featuring the former ferry terminal
Mukilteo is located in southwestern Snohomish County, approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} north of Seattle.<ref name="Times-Profile">{{cite news |last=Schuster |first=Chad |date=October 9, 2005 |title=Mukilteo's spectacular views no longer a secret |page=G4 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/realestate/2002547128_neighborhood09.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> The city generally runs north–south, with a length of {{convert|5.4|mi|km|1}} and a width of {{convert|0.8 to 2.1|mi|km|1}}.<ref name="Demographics">{{cite web |date=April 2017 |title=Demographic, Housing, Income, and Employer Data |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017-Mukilteo-Demographics.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by Possession Sound, a section of Puget Sound, and to the north by Port Gardner Bay. Mukilteo's eastern border with Everett is defined by 44th Avenue and Japanese Gulch until it reaches State Route 526. From there, the city's eastern boundary continues along State Route 525 along the western and southern sides of Paine Field in unincorporated Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite map |date=September 21, 2025 |title=City of Mukilteo Zoning Map |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12330/City_Zoning_Map_2025_09_12 |publisher=City of Mukilteo |accessdate=January 5, 2026}}</ref> Mukilteo's southern border, also facing unincorporated neighborhoods, is defined by Beverly Park Road, the Picnic Point Ravine, and Hulk Creek, which drains into Possession Sound.<ref name="Map">{{cite map |date=May 10, 2018 |title=Streams and Watersheds |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Streams-and-Watersheds.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153356/https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Streams-and-Watersheds.pdf |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|9.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|3.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Census-Gazetteer">{{cite web |title=2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_place_53.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> Mukilteo also has a designated urban growth area that extends south to 148th Street Southwest, bordering Lynnwood, and east to State Route 99.<ref>{{cite map |date=October 14, 2017 |title=Municipal Urban Growth Area (MUGA) Boundaries |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_GMA_FLU/Map3_Municipal_UrbanGrowthArea_MUGA.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> An advisory vote on whether to annex the entire urban growth area (with a population of 11,000 people) was rejected by city voters in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=November 24, 2010 |title=Mukilteo regroups after residents reject annexation plans |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-regroups-after-residents-reject-annexation-plans/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>
The majority of Mukilteo is located on a plateau overlooking Possession Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west and Port Gardner Bay to the north. A major railroad runs along the shore, which is situated below a set of tall bluffs that are divided by ravines and gulches along several creeks.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|p=100}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryan |first=Zachariah |date=November 18, 2018 |title=Puget Sound rail services avoid landslides with science |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/puget-sound-rail-lines-fight-landslides-with-science/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Critical Slopes |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Critical-Slopes-Brochure-for-Web.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> The bluffs were formed approximately 5,000 years before present and eroded away over time to form beaches and Point Elliott itself.{{Sfn|Washington State Department of Transportation|2013|p=21}} The city has several recognized drainage basins, including Japanese Gulch, Big Gulch, the Chennault Ravines, and Picnic Point Gulch.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|p=161}}<ref name="Times-Parks03">{{cite news |last=Tuinstra |first=Rachel |date=January 29, 2003 |title=New name in town: Mukilteo Lighthouse Park |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030129/parknames29n/new-name-in-town-mukilteo-lighthouse-park |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo is also traversed from northwest to southeast by the Southern Whidbey Island Fault, a shallow earthquake fault zone discovered in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=June 15, 2009 |title=South Whidbey fault has potential for major quake |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/south-whidbey-fault-has-potential-for-major-quake/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
===Neighborhoods=== [[File:Mukilteo library and ballot box.jpg|thumb|right|The Mukilteo public library, located in Harbour Pointe and operated by Sno-Isle Libraries|alt=A building with a triangular, green roof and several windows.]]
With the exception of Old Town Mukilteo, the city is divided into several large neighborhoods that are named for various developed subdivisions that were annexed in the late 20th century.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=21–23}} Among these subdivision neighborhoods are Chennault Beach, Harbour Pointe, Olympus Terrace, and Picnic Point.<ref name="PI-1997"/>{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=21–23}} Mukilteo's urban growth area includes the neighborhoods of Lake Serene, Meadowdale, and Lake Stickney.<ref name="Herald-Annex06">{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=September 26, 2006 |title=Mukilteo's population could double |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteos-population-could-double/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref>
Old Town Mukilteo is located at the north end of the city, between Port Gardner Bay and 5th Street (Mukilteo Boulevard). The city's landmark lighthouse is located on Point Elliott at the northwest corner of Old Town, adjacent to the Washington State Ferries terminal and commuter train station.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=March 25, 2018 |title=There's a plan for Mukilteo's waterfront parking problem |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/theres-a-plan-for-mukilteos-waterfront-parking-problem/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=November 18, 2012 |title=Mukilteo considers bridge for better waterfront access |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-considers-bridge-for-better-waterfront-access/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> The waterfront's sole connection to the rest of Mukilteo is via the Mukilteo Speedway (State Route 525), which also serves ferry traffic;<ref>{{cite news |last=Pesznecker |first=Scott |date=January 24, 2008 |title=Mukilteo asks for traffic relief |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-asks-for-traffic-relief/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> a second street, Mukilteo Lane, was closed in 2008 after severe erosion was discovered along the road.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pesznecker |first=Scott |date=March 7, 2008 |title=Eroding Mukilteo road closed |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/eroding-mukilteo-road-closed/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
Mukilteo's largest neighborhood is Harbour Pointe, located on {{convert|2,341|acre|ha}} in the south-central part of the city between Possession Sound and State Route 525.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=153}} It is bordered to the south by South Gulch and Picnic Point and to the north by Big Gulch and Olympus Terrace.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=21–23}} The site was originally owned by the Port Gamble Lumber Company and was sold to Standard Oil in 1952 as part of a plan to build an oil refinery at Picnic Point.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 11, 1956 |title=Plans Told For Oil Refinery At Mukilteo |page=21 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> After protests over a similar proposal for Kayak Point in the 1960s, Standard Oil abandoned plans to build refineries in Snohomish County and turned over the Picnic Point site to the county government and private real estate developers.<ref name="Times-Marina83">{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=November 9, 1983 |title=Indians, fisheries officials object to marina plan |page=G8 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref name="PSBJ">{{cite news |last=Bishop |first=Todd |date=December 9, 2001 |title=Projects sail into Harbour |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2001/12/10/focus2.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> Development of Harbour Pointe began in 1978 and its first phase was completed in 1989 with the opening of the neighborhood's golf course.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=153}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=January 18, 1989 |title=Harbour Pointe sale is pending |page=E4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> A public marina was proposed for the development's Chenault Beach section in 1983, but was rejected due to concerns from fisheries officials over potential impacts on Indian fishing.<ref name="Times-Marina83"/> Harbour Pointe was annexed by Mukilteo in 1991 and is now home to Kamiak High School, the city library, and a large industrial district.<ref name="PI-1997"/><ref name="PSBJ"/>
===Climate===
Mukilteo 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423022715/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/washington/ |archive-date=April 23, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> On average, the area gets {{convert|38.55|in|mm}} of annual precipitation, spread over approximately seven months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in Mukilteo |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/887/Average-Weather-in-Mukilteo-Washington-United-States-Year-Round |publisher=WeatherSpark |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo lies within the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, a local weather phenomenon that affects areas of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sistek |first=Scott |date=December 17, 2015 |title=What Is A Puget Sound Convergence Zone? |url=https://komonews.com/weather/faq/what-is-a-puget-sound-convergence-zone |publisher=KOMO 4 News |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
{{Weather box |location = Mukilteo, Washington |single line = Y | Jan high F = 48 | Feb high F = 51 | Mar high F = 55 | Apr high F = 60 | May high F = 65 | Jun high F = 70 | Jul high F = 75 | Aug high F = 75 | Sep high F = 70 | Oct high F = 61 | Nov high F = 52 | Dec high F = 46 | year high F = | Jan record high F = 67 | Feb record high F = 74 | Mar record high F = 82 | Apr record high F = 85 | May record high F = 93 | Jun record high F = 103 | Jul record high F = 93 | Aug record high F = 94 | Sep record high F = 89 | Oct record high F = 80 | Nov record high F = 74 | Dec record high F = 66 | Jan low F = 35 | Feb low F = 34 | Mar low F = 37 | Apr low F = 41 | May low F = 46 | Jun low F = 51 | Jul low F = 54 | Aug low F = 54 | Sep low F = 49 | Oct low F = 42 | Nov low F = 38 | Dec low F = 33 | Jan record low F = 1 | Feb record low F = 2 | Mar record low F = 10 | Apr record low F = 27 | May record low F = 29 | Jun record low F = 37 | Jul record low F = 39 | Aug record low F = 40 | Sep record low F = 31 | Oct record low F = 22 | Nov record low F = 0 | Dec record low F = 5 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.11 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.19 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.69 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.00 | May precipitation inch = 2.67 | Jun precipitation inch = 2.30 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.17 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.15 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.95 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.58 | Nov precipitation inch = 5.57 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.17 |source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web |title=Monthly Weather for Mukilteo, WA |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USWA0291:1:US |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> |date=August 2010 }}
==Economy==
Mukilteo is primarily a bedroom community, with a concentration of employers at an industrial park near Harbour Pointe and several small office parks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=April 28, 2012 |title=Mukilteo considers new, big road |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-considers-new-big-road/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The Puget Sound Regional Council estimated that the city had a total of 10,557 jobs {{as of|2017|lc=y}}, with the largest share in the manufacturing and services sectors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covered Employment Estimates |year=2017 |url=https://www.psrc.org/covered-employment-estimates |publisher=Puget Sound Regional Council |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The largest employer in Mukilteo is the Mukilteo School District, followed by the Boeing Technical Center in Harbour Pointe, with over 1,200 employees.<ref name="Demographics"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Community Overview: Mukilteo |url=https://www.economicalliancesc.org/mukilteo/ |publisher=Economic Alliance Snohomish County |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128122839/https://www.economicalliancesc.org/mukilteo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dunlop |first=Michelle |date=February 7, 2007 |title=Boeing will lease Tech Center space |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/boeing-will-lease-tech-center-space/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo also has several companies that are headquartered or based in the city, including aerospace equipment manufacturing firm Electroimpact,<ref>{{cite news |last=Vinoski |first=Jim |date=November 1, 2018 |title=Made In America: The Under-The-Radar Company That Helps Airplanes Fly |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2018/11/01/what-do-americans-make-aerospace-automation-equipment-at-electroimpact/?sh=259e2361648a |work=Forbes |url-access=limited |access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> audio equipment manufacturer Rane,<ref>{{cite web |title=Company Overview: Rane Corporation |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=27794184 |publisher=S&P Global |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> furniture manufacturer Kaas Tailored,<ref>{{cite news |last=Sasseen |first=Jennifer |date=July 25, 2016 |title=Mukilteo's Kaas Tailored learned from Boeing |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/mukilteos-kaas-tailored-learned-from-boeing/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> laser manufacturer Synrad,<ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=March 6, 2005 |title=Lasers get a new target |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/lasers-get-a-new-target/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> and stovemaker Travis Industries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Silke |first=Micah |date=December 15, 2013 |title=Innovation built a fire under Mukilteo stove maker |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/innovation-built-a-fire-under-mukilteo-stove-maker-2/ |work=The Everett Herald Business Journal |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Space systems manufacturer Karman Space & Defense has a manufacturing facility in Mukilteo that was created when the company acquired Systima Technologies in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyle |first=Alan |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Karman Systems acquires Systima to target hypersonic and space technology |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2021/karman-systems-acquires-systima-target-hypersonic-space-technology/ |work=GeekWire |accessdate=April 12, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenblatt |first=Lauren |date=April 1, 2026 |title=Washington's space economy powers the Artemis II moonshot |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/washingtons-space-economy-powers-the-artemis-ii-moonshot/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=April 12, 2026}}</ref>
{{As of|2015}}, Mukilteo has an estimated workforce population of 16,935 and an unemployment rate of 6.7 percent. Under 7 percent of the city's workers have jobs located within Mukilteo city limits, with the majority commuting to employers in other cities.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Mukilteo, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5347735 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101910/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5347735 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |work=American Community Survey |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Over 26 percent of workers commute to Everett, home to the Boeing Assembly Plant and the county government. An estimated 19 percent travel to Seattle, 6 percent to Bellevue, and 5 percent to Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Work Destination Report — Where Workers are Employed Who Live in the Selection Area — by Places (Cities, CDPs, etc.) |url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/ |work=OnTheMap |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1950= 826 |1960= 1128 |1970= 1369 |1980= 1426 |1990= 7007 |2000= 18019 |2010= 20254 |2020= 21538 |estyear=2024 |estimate=21299 |estref=<ref name="Census-Estimate2024"/> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<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=July 26, 2013}}</ref> }}
Mukilteo is the ninth largest city in Snohomish County, with a population of 21,538 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census-Profile"/><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 |accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref> The city has a significant population of Asian American residents, which began growing in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=April 15, 1991 |title=Racial blend less white in Snohomish County |page=A1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> It is one of the most affluent suburbs of Seattle and has a median household income of $94,863 and a per capita income of $44,690,<ref name="Demographics"/> ranking 21st of 281 areas within the state.<ref name="ACS"/><ref>{{cite web |author=United States Census Bureau |date=May 2014 |title=Per Capita Income for Incorporated Cities in Washington State |url=http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/grants/Per%20Capita%20Income%20for%20Incorporated%20Cities%20%28Final%29.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Ecology |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908032551/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/grants/Per%20Capita%20Income%20for%20Incorporated%20Cities%20%28Final%29.pdf |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> Approximately 4.9 percent of families and 5.7 percent of the overall population were below the poverty line, including 9.3 percent of those under the age of 18 and 4 percent aged 65 or older.<ref name="ACS"/>
The city was ranked 10th on a list of top 100 small U.S. towns to live in by ''Money'' magazine in 2009, based on quality of life criteria.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2009 |title=America's Best Small Towns: 10. Mukilteo, WA |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL5347735.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716163842/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL5347735.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2009 |magazine=CNN Money |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo rose to ninth place in the magazine's 2011 list, becoming the only West Coast city in the top 10.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 15, 2011 |title=Mukilteo named a top place to live |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/mukilteo-named-a-top-place-to-live/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo was previously recognized in 2006 by ''BusinessWeek'' magazine as one of the best affordable suburbs due to lower housing prices compared to King County cities and its low crime rate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=December 9, 2006 |title=Mukilteo's secret is out |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/12/09/100bus_a8mukilteo001.cfm |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215061130/http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/12/09/100bus_a8mukilteo001.cfm |archive-date=December 15, 2006 |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Roney |first=Maya |date=November 16, 2006 |title=The 25 Best Affordable Suburbs in the U.S. |url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2006/db20061116_063534.htm |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323004129/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2006/db20061116_063534.htm |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>
===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census, there were 21,538 people and 8,389 households living in Mukilteo, which had a population density of {{convert|3,442.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}.<ref name="Census2020"/><ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Mukilteo city, Washington |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mukilteocitywashington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 1, 2026}}</ref> There were 8,711 total housing units, of which 96.3% were occupied and 3.7% were vacant or for occasional use. The racial makeup of the city was 64.3% White, 0.5% Native American and Alaskan Native, 2.5% Black or African American, 19.6% Asian, and 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. Residents who listed another race were 2.9% of the population and those who identified as more than one race were 9.9% of the population. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7.3% of the population.<ref name="Census2020">{{cite web |title=2020 Decennial Census DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=160XX00US5347735 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 1, 2026}}</ref>
Of the 8,389 households in Mukilteo, 57.6% were married couples living together and 5.7% were cohabitating but unmarried. Households with a male householder with no spouse or partner were 15.4% of the population, while households with a female householder with no spouse or partner were 21.3% of the population. Out of all households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.3% had residents who were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020"/> There were 8,389 occupied housing units in Mukilteo, of which 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were occupied by renters.<ref name="Census2020"/>
The median age in the city was 44.0 years old for all sexes, 42.6 years old for males, and 45.0 years old for females. Of the total population, 23.0% of residents were under the age of 19; 22.2% were between the ages of 20 and 39; 37.6% were between the ages of 40 and 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.<ref name="Census2020"/>
===2010 census===
As of the 2010 census, there were 20,254 people, 8,057 households, and 5,660 families residing in the city of Mukilteo. The population density was {{convert|3164.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,547 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1335.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.9% White, 1.7% African American, 0.6% Native American, 17.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.<ref name="OFM-Census2010">{{cite web |author=United States Census Bureau |date=August 2, 2011 |title=Census 2010, Summary File 1: Mukilteo city, WA (47735) |pages=2–7 |url=https://ofm.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/default/files/public/legacy/pop/census2010/sf1/data/city/wa_2010_sf1_city_16000US5347735.pdf |publisher=Washington State Office of Financial Management |accessdate=March 1, 2026}}</ref>
There were 8,057 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.<ref name="OFM-Census2010"/>
The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 34.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.<ref name="OFM-Census2010"/>
==Government and politics== [[File:Mukilteo, WA city hall.jpg|thumb|left|Mukilteo's city hall, opened in 2008|alt=A brown building with two stories, a large glass atrium, and a flagpole.]]
The City of Mukilteo operates as a non-charter code city with a mayor–council government, consisting of a mayor and a seven-member city council who are elected to four-year terms.<ref name="Council">{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/city-council/ |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Elections for the at-large positions are held in odd-numbered years and conducted in a nonpartisan manner, with city council seats staggered for a maximum of four seats per election.<ref name="Council"/> Joe Marine, a former city councilmember, is in his fourth term as mayor of Mukilteo. He was elected in 2005 and served two terms until losing in 2013; Marine then returned to the office in 2021 and won re-election in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Geschke |first=Will |date=October 21, 2025 |title=Mukilteo mayor candidates differ over city budget |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-mayor-candidates-differ-over-city-budget/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Geschke |first=Will |date=November 4, 2025 |title=Marine retains Mukilteo mayoral seat |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-mayor-takes-narrow-lead-over-challenger/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref> Management of the city government was also delegated to a full-time city administrator until the position was eliminated in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Rikki |date=July 6, 2014 |title=Mukilteo drops city administrator position |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-drops-city-administrator-position/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> A proposal to create the position of city manager and change to a council–manager form of government was rejected by voters in the November 2019 elections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Mayor or manager? Mukilteo voters will decide in November |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mayor-or-manager-mukilteo-voters-will-decide-in-november/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Edmonds, Lake Stevens and Sultan usher in changes at the top |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-lake-stevens-and-sultan-usher-in-changes-at-the-top/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
The city government has 113 full-time employees and operated in 2016 on a budget of $32 million that is predominantly funded by sales taxes.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 16, 2017 |title=Accountability Audit Report: City of Mukilteo |url=http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1020203 |publisher=Washington State Auditor |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Budget">{{cite web |date=January 11, 2016 |title=2016 City of Mukilteo Annual Budget |page=9 |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016-FINAL-Budget-Book-Web.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the combined sales tax rate in Mukilteo is 10.6 percent, tied for the highest in Washington.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baumbach |first=Jenelle |date=December 27, 2023 |title=3 Snohomish County cities have highest sales tax rate in state |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/3-snohomish-county-cities-have-highest-sales-tax-rate-in-state/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref> Mukilteo maintains its own police and fire services, as well as departments for recreation, planning, and public works.<ref name="Budget"/><ref>{{cite web |title=City Departments |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/departments/ |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> Other services, including utilities, garbage collection, public transportation, and the library, are contracted to regional agencies and organizations.<ref name="Directory"/> Mukilteo's city hall is located in Harbour Pointe and was constructed in 2008, costing $8.5 million and integrating recycled materials and other environmentally friendly features.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=December 21, 2008 |title=Mukilteo makes its big move; New City Hall to open on Tuesday |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city hall was formerly housed at the Rosehill Community Center in Old Town and was temporarily moved to a leased Harbour Pointe warehouse in 1992 to accommodate more employees.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 28, 1992 |title=Ugly is beautiful, Mukilteo discovers |page=E1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 22, 2005 |title=Mukilteo City Hall site selected |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-city-hall-site-selected/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> After initially approving a site near the Rosehill Center in Old Town, the city government chose the Harbour Pointe site in 2006 as a compromise between disagreeing factions of the city council.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 4, 2006 |title=Mukilteo picks city hall site |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref>
At the federal level, Mukilteo has been part of the 2nd congressional district since 2012 and is represented by Democrat Rick Larsen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Evan |date=February 23, 2012 |title=Larsen: South Snohomish County will be important part of 2nd District |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/larsen-south-snohomish-county-will-be-important-part-of-2nd-district/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CD02Map">{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 2 |scale=1:295,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA02.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The district includes most of western Snohomish County along with Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties.<ref name="CD02Map"/><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 post-census redistricting in 2012, Mukilteo was part of the 1st congressional district.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=December 28, 2011 |title=Redistricting sets up political battleground in Snohomish County |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/redistricting-sets-up-political-battleground-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> At the state level, the city and Edmonds comprise the 21st legislative district, which also includes unincorporated areas north of Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 21 |page=22 |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=Smith |first=Evan |date=February 18, 2016 |title=Legislators from 21st District plan Saturday town-hall events |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/legislators-from-21st-district-plan-saturday-town-hall-events/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Mukilteo is wholly part of the Snohomish County Council's 2nd district, which also covers Everett and the Tulalip Indian Reservation.<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: County Council Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99589/County-Council-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
==Culture==
===Events===
The city's main annual festival is the three-day Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival, held at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park in late August or early September. It was established in 1965 and features a parade, fireworks, a fishing derby, and fun runs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=September 5, 2018 |title=Lighthouse Festival could go dark without donations |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/lighthouse-festival-could-go-dark-without-donations/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McInnis |first=Andrea |date=September 4, 2008 |title=Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival: Festival puts spotlight on lighthouse |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/mukilteo-lighthouse-festival-festival-puts-spotlight-on-lighthouse/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The city also organizes a farmers' market at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park that runs on weekends during the summer months;<ref>{{cite news |last=Pesznecker |first=Scott |date=July 11, 2007 |title=Mukilteo farmers market blossoms near water |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-farmers-market-blossoms-near-water/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> the 2019 season of the farmers' market was canceled due to a shortage of volunteers and a declined request for city officials to take over the event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Mukilteo Farmers Market will take the summer off |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-farmers-market-taking-the-summer-off/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 12, 2019}}</ref>
===Parks and recreation=== [[File:Mukilteo, WA - Lighthouse Park 01.jpg|thumb|right|A coastal beach at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park|alt=A sandy beach on an overcast day, with people fishing and wandering about. Pieces of driftwood litter the beach, but have been cleared away near the water.]]
Mukilteo has {{convert|1,154|acre|ha}} of total open space, including {{convert|611|acre|ha}} of public parks and {{convert|342|acre|ha}} of privately owned open spaces, that occupy 13 percent of the city's total land area. The city's largest open spaces are conservation areas in the Big Gulch and Japanese Gulch drainage basins.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2017 |title=City of Mukilteo 2017 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts Plan |pages=17–25 |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/PROSA-Plan-Final-Reduced-1.pdf |publisher=City of Mukilteo |ref={{SfnRef|City of Mukilteo Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts Plan|2017}} |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo's parks are maintained by a city department that is also tasked with organizing recreational programs for citizens; it was funded by a 1996 ballot measure that was approved by voters.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts Plan|2017|p=10}} In addition to city-owned parks and public spaces, Mukilteo is also located near Picnic Point Park, a {{convert|54|acre|ha|adj=mid}} county park along Puget Sound southwest of Harbour Pointe.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sykes |first=Karen |date=March 17, 2004 |title=Hike Of The Week: Easy walks hint at wilder times |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hike-Of-The-Week-Easy-walks-hint-at-wilder-times-1139787.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Picnic Point Park |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Picnic-Point-Park-72 |publisher=Snohomish County Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
The Old Town neighborhood has several of the city's major parks, including Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, a former state park that was acquired by Mukilteo in 2003 and is the city's most-used park facility.<ref name="Times-Parks03"/>{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts Plan|2017|p=37}} The {{convert|12|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park includes a beach, boat launch, playground, and picnic areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jung |first=Mimi |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Mukilteo a hub for community events this summer |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mukilteo-a-hub-for-community-events-this-summer/281-573221832 |publisher=KING 5 News |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=February 20, 2010 |title=Mukilteo Lighthouse Park remodel taking shape |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-lighthouse-park-remodel-taking-shape/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> To the southeast of the waterfront park is the Rosehill Community Center, the city's main multi-purpose recreation center. It was built in 2011 to replace the existing community center, a former school that opened in 1928 and was re-purposed for various uses between the 1970s and its demolition in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yefimova |first=Katya |date=February 2, 2011 |title=A new Rosehill blooms |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/a-new-rosehill-blooms/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
The Japanese Gulch conservation area, located between Old Town and Paine Field, is the most-used natural area in Mukilteo.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Arts Plan|2017|p=37}} The {{convert|144|acre|ha|adj=mid}} area is predominately forests and wetlands that are home to a variety of birds, as well as salmon, deer, and mountain beavers. It has several hiking trails that were developed by Japanese immigrants who settled in the gulch in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=June 18, 2016 |title=City of Mukilteo plans to improve Japanese Gulch trails |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-of-mukilteo-plans-to-improve-japanese-gulch-trails/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> The city government acquired land in the gulch in stages between 1996 and 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=June 13, 2014 |title=Japanese Gulch has long been a haven — and now it will remain one |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/japanese-gulch-has-long-been-a-haven-and-now-it-will-remain-one/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> A park with dirt tracks for BMX bikes was opened at the southwest end of Japanese Gulch in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=June 16, 2024 |title=Here's the dirt on the new Mukilteo Bike Park |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/heres-the-dirt-on-the-new-mukilteo-bike-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 16, 2024}}</ref>
The city's largest conservation area, Big Gulch, is located near Harbour Pointe and comprises {{convert|180|acre|ha}} of protected land and {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} of trails.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bruestle |first=Sara |date=September 17, 2017 |title=Urban trails: 10 hiking destinations close to home |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/urban-trails-10-hiking-destinations-close-to-home/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> At the northeast corner of Big Gulch is Mukilteo's largest neighborhood park, 92nd Street Park, which spans {{convert|13|acre|ha}} along the Mukilteo Speedway. It includes a playground, hiking trails, picnic tables, and a dog park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benbow |first=Mike |date=May 20, 2016 |title=Mukilteo's 92nd Street Park: An urban gem worth exploring |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/mukilteos-92nd-street-park-an-urban-gem-worth-exploring/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
===Media===
Mukilteo's public library is operated by the inter-county Sno-Isle Libraries system and is located in Harbour Pointe. It was opened on July 27, 1998, after the city's voters approved an annexation into the library system with a $2.8 million bond in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Nancy |date=July 24, 1998 |title=Mukilteo library to open Monday |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref name="Beacon-LibFriends">{{cite news |last=Bruestle |first=Sara |date=June 12, 2013 |title=Library Friends mark 50 years of support |url=https://www.mukilteobeacon.com/story/2013/06/12/news/library-friends-mark-50-years-of-support/7409.html |work=Mukilteo Beacon |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> Mukilteo's original library opened on October 19, 1963, replacing an earlier bookmobile that was run by one of Sno-Isle's predecessors until the city was incorporated.<ref name="Beacon-LibFriends"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Salyer |first1=Sharon |title=50 years later, Sno-Isle Libraries 'bet' a success |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/50-years-later-sno-isle-libraries-bet-a-success/ |access-date=February 21, 2021 |work=The Everett Herald |date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> It closed on December 31, 1994, due to budget cuts and the defeat of a city levy to fund its operations.<ref name="Beacon-CityLibClose">{{cite news |date=December 28, 1994 |title=Get those books returned - the library closes Saturday |work=Mukilteo Beacon |url=http://mkb.stparchive.com/Archive/MKB/MKB12281994P12.php |via=SmallTownPapers |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> Prior to its formal annexation into the Sno-Isle system in 1996, Mukilteo had also considered contracting with a private library operator or joining the Everett Public Library system.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=December 10, 1992 |title=Mukilteo considers leaving library district |page=B2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Nancy |date=November 6, 1996 |title=Bookless 2 years, Mukilteo OKs plans for library |page=B11 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
The city's main newspaper is the ''Mukilteo Beacon'', a weekly publication first issued on July 22, 1992;<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Smith |first=LaVendrick |interviewer=Sara Bruestle |title=His fast-rising journalism career began in Mukilteo |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/his-fast-rising-journalism-career-began-in-mukilteo/ |date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beacon is city's first weekly paper |url=http://mkb.stparchive.com/Archive/MKB/MKB07221992P01.php |access-date=February 22, 2021 |work=Mukilteo Beacon |date=July 22, 1992 |via=SmallTownPapers}}</ref> it has sister papers in Edmonds and Mill Creek.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/page/about |publisher=Mukilteo Beacon |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo is also covered by ''The Everett Herald'' and ''The Seattle Times'', the region's daily newspapers.<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072454/http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>
===Notable people=== * Anita Borg, computer scientist and philanthropist<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ensher |first1=Ellen A. |last2=Murphy |first2=Susan E. |year=2005 |title=Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Protégés Get the Most Out of Their Relationships |page=275 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-7879-7952-2 |oclc=895372032 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHp0Y6dRjssC |via=Google Books |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> * Heather Boushey, economist and presidential advisor<ref>{{cite news |last=Boushey |first=Heather |author-link=Heather Boushey |year=2016 |title=Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict |page=3 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=9780674660168 |oclc=949756119 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gToADAAAQBAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref> * Tim Eyman, political activist<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=May 9, 2013 |title=Tim Eyman was paid $112,000 for last year's initiatives; makes $250,000 loan to new campaign |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/05/09/tim-eyman-was-paid-112000-for-2012-initiatives-makes-250000-loan-to-new-campaign/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=November 10, 2018}}</ref> * Marko Liias, state senator and former city councilmember<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=January 1, 2018 |title=City Council in Mukilteo cuts policy analyst position |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-council-in-mukilteo-cuts-policy-analyst-position/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref> * James Mongrain, glass sculptor<ref>{{cite news |last=Rathbun |first=Andy |date=March 26, 2008 |title=Altared estate: Former church transformed into home |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/altared-estate-former-church-transformed-into-home/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> * Lillian Ortiz-Self, state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=January 21, 2014 |title=Liias, Ortiz-Self appointed in 21st District |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/liias-ortiz-self-appointed-in-21st-district/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref> * Gina Segadelli, former soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/michelle-akers-hope-solo-headline-washington-youth-soccers-50th-anniversary-team/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016032818/http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/michelle-akers-hope-solo-headline-washington-youth-soccers-50th-anniversary-team/ |archive-date=October 16, 2016 |access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref> * Brian Sullivan, former mayor and county councilman<ref name="Herald-Sullivan">{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=September 10, 2018 |title=In local politics, it's 2019 already: Sullivan eyes treasurer |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/in-local-politics-its-2019-already/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> * Andy Walken, actor<ref>{{cite news |last=Gustafson |first=Brandon |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Mukilteo boy starred as Ralphie |url=https://www.mukilteobeacon.com/story/2018/01/03/news/mukilteo-boy-starred-as-ralphie/17039.html |work=Mukilteo Beacon |access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> * Jim Watkins, businessman and owner of 8chan<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Paul |date=August 6, 2019 |title=Seattle-area internet firm decides not to host extremist 8chan website linked to El Paso shootings |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/seattle-area-internet-firm-decides-not-to-host-extremist-8chan-website-linked-to-el-paso-shootings/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref> * Ron Watkins, conspiracy theorist and former administrator of 8chan<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malone |first1=Patrick |title=Seattle man wonders if his childhood friend is the leader of Q-Anon |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-man-wonders-is-his-childhood-friend-the-leader-of-q-anon/ |access-date=April 16, 2021 |work=The Seattle Times |date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> * The Fall of Troy, post-hardcore band with members Thomas Erak, Andrew Forsman, and Tim Ward<ref>{{cite news |last=Dedman |first=Remfry |date=September 12, 2016 |title=The Fall of Troy interview: 'We get to have this band again, so we're trying to treat it with respect this time' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-fall-of-troy-interview-with-thomas-erak-we-get-to-have-this-band-again-so-were-trying-to-treat-a7236096.html |work=The Independent |access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref>
==Education== {{Main|Mukilteo School District}} [[File:Kamiak High School, Mukilteo, WA.jpg|thumb|Kamiak High School, opened in 1993 and located in Harbour Pointe|alt=A three-story brick building with a driveway and several flagpoles]]
The Mukilteo School District, established in 1878, manages the public school systems of Mukilteo and neighboring areas in south Everett and unincorporated Snohomish County.<ref name="PI-WASL">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Gregory |date=September 4, 2003 |title=WASL in the north: 2 schools, 2 outcomes |page=B3 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> It serves a population of 93,222, or nearly quintuple the city population, across {{convert|26|sqmi|sqkm}} and has a student enrollment of approximately 15,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2010: Washington School Districts |url=http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/washington/school-districts/ |work=Spokesman-Review |access-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604093954/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/washington/school-districts/ |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=November 30, 2015 |title=Mukilteo School District ponders change as enrollment continues to surge |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-school-district-ponders-change-as-enrollment-continues-to-surge/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> Seven of the district's 24 schools are located within Mukilteo city limits, including Kamiak High School, two middle schools, and four elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Mukilteo School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5305430 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> Kamiak High School opened in 1993 to relieve the overcrowded Mariner High School and boasts a high student graduation rate of 94 percent.<ref name="Times-Kamiak93"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=July 12, 2013 |title=Local high school graduation rates |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/local-high-school-graduation-rates/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> Mukilteo is located near two community colleges—Edmonds and Everett—that offer two-year degree programs.<ref name="Directory">{{cite web |title=Schools, Utilities & Other Services |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/about-mukilteo/schools-utilities-other-services/ |publisher=City of Mukilteo |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=November 1984 |title=Carrier Battle Group (CVBG) Homeporting in the Puget Sound Area, Washington State: Draft Environmental Impact Statement |chapter=Chapter 2d. Human Environment and Socioeconomics |page=III-155 |publisher=Naval Facilities Engineering Command |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PQ3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA148 |via=Google Books |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> The city also has three private schools catered towards preschool and kindergarten education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Private School Universe Survey |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&State=53&City=Mukilteo |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
==Infrastructure==
===Transportation=== {{multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 250 | image1 = Mukilteo's new ferry terminal and MV Kitsap viewed from outbound roadway.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = The Washington State Ferries terminal in downtown Mukilteo, opened in 2020 to replace a nearby facility | image2 = Mukilteo Station (26436665185).jpg | alt2 = A train station with two tracks and two platforms on each side, connected by an overhead glass bridge | caption2 = Mukilteo's commuter rail station, served by Sounder trains and located near the ferry terminal }}
Downtown Mukilteo is a multimodal transportation hub that is served by state highways, ferries, commuter trains, and buses. The city is bisected from north to south by State Route 525, also known as the Mukilteo Speedway, which connects the downtown ferry terminal to Harbour Pointe, State Route 99, and Interstate 5. State Route 526 (the Boeing Freeway) travels from west to east and provides direct connections to the Boeing Everett Factory and Interstate 5.<ref>{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |inset=Puget Sound |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> Other major roads include Mukilteo Boulevard, which connects the city to Everett, and Harbour Pointe Boulevard, which encircles the eponymous neighborhood and golf course.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=83, 153}}
State Route 525 continues north from Mukilteo to Whidbey Island on the Clinton ferry, which is operated by Washington State Ferries. The Clinton–Mukilteo ferry route is the state's busiest for automobiles and second-busiest overall, carrying 4 million passengers and 2.2 million vehicles annually.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 18, 2017 |title=Ferry ridership surges to highest level in a decade |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/news/2017/01/18/ferry-ridership-surges-highest-level-decade |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Chris |date=March 23, 2017 |title=Say sayonara to long delays at Mukilteo ferry terminal |url=http://mynorthwest.com/579490/say-sayonara-to-long-delays-at-mukilteo-ferry-terminal/ |publisher=KIRO Radio |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> The Mukilteo ferry terminal was built in 1952 and was replaced with a new terminal, which began construction in 2018 and opened on December 29, 2020.<ref name="Herald-Ferry20"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=April 11, 2019 |title=Mukilteo ferry terminal takes shape and could open in 2020 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-ferry-terminal-makes-its-first-splash/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref>
The city is also served by three public transportation agencies: Sound Transit, which runs Sounder commuter trains from Mukilteo station to Seattle during peak periods on weekdays;<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 14, 2012 |title=Buses a better deal than Sounder trains, panel says |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/buses-a-better-deal-than-sounder-trains-panel-says/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> and local buses operated by Community Transit and Everett Transit.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|p=99}} Community Transit's buses include local routes connecting Mukilteo and Harbour Pointe to Lynnwood and the Boeing Everett Factory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spain |first=Monica |date=September 11, 2024 |title=New routes and easy connections start Sept. 14 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/news-and-events/article-detail/2024/09/11/it's-almost-time!-new-routes-and-easy-connections-start-sept.-14 |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{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> Until 2024, it also ran direct express buses to Downtown Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=September 7, 2024 |title=Everything you need to know about Community Transit bus changes |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-community-transit-bus-changes/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> Everett Transit operates a single route in Mukilteo, connecting downtown and the ferry terminal to Everett via Mukilteo Boulevard.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|p=99}} Mukilteo is the largest city in Snohomish County without a dedicated park and ride facility for Community Transit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=July 29, 2014 |title=Progress on park-and-ride good news for Mukilteo bus riders |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/progress-on-park-and-ride-good-news-for-mukilteo-bus-riders/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>
Paine Field is located southeast of Mukilteo and serves the Boeing Everett Factory, as well as general aviation and passenger flights, which resumed in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blethen |first=Ryan |date=March 4, 2019 |title=How the first day of commercial flights from Paine Field went |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/first-commercial-flight-to-take-off-from-everetts-paine-field-today/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref> The passenger terminal and general aviation facilities are located on the east side of the airport, facing Everett, while the west side in Mukilteo has the Future of Flight Aviation Center (which includes a tour of the Boeing factory)<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=September 12, 2018 |title=The future is past as Future of Flight exhibits are removed |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/the-future-is-past-as-future-of-flight-exhibits-are-removed/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref> as well as the former building of the Historic Flight Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Debra |date=February 6, 2011 |title=$6 million dream comes true |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/6-million-dream-comes-true/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Virginia |title=Aviation museum takes flight again |url=https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/1361-aviation-museum-takes-flight-again |access-date=July 31, 2025 |work=Spokane Journal of Business |date=February 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The Mukilteo city government has opposed the airport's use for passenger flights since the 1990s, citing concerns about noise pollution and traffic congestion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |date=May 17, 2017 |title=Alaska Airlines will start passenger flights from Everett's Paine Field |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/alaska-airlines-will-start-passenger-flights-from-everetts-paine-field/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |date=August 10, 2017 |title=Paine Field passenger flights not restricted by agreement |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/paine-field-passenger-flights-not-restricted-by-agreement/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>
===Utilities===
Electric power in Mukilteo is provided by the Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD), a consumer-owned public utility that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2018 |title=Quick Facts for Snohomish County PUD |url=https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County Public Utility District |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142056/https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> Puget Sound Energy provides natural gas service to the city's residents and businesses.<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Puget Sound Energy service area |url=http://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |publisher=Puget Sound Energy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213047/https://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The city government also contracts with Waste Management and Rubatino Refuse Removal for curbside garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection and disposal.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=161}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Debra |date=April 1, 2010 |title=Allied Waste reaches pact; Waste Management still talking |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/allied-waste-reaches-pact-waste-management-still-talking/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
Mukilteo's tap water and sewage systems are managed by the Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District and the Alderwood Water District, two independent municipal corporations.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=62–67}} The Mukilteo district, founded in 1920, serves most of the city and part of south Everett; the Alderwood district extends into Edmonds and Lynnwood.{{Sfn|City of Mukilteo Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=62–67}} The city government formerly operated its own sewage treatment plant and the wastewater system until contracting in the 1990s with the Olympus Terrace Sewer District, which was merged into the Mukilteo district in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2017 |title=Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District Lift Station 10 Replacement Project (CUP 2016-001) Planning Staff Report |url=https://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/1MWWD-CUP-STAFF-REPORT_001.pdf |publisher=Mukilteo Hearing Examiner |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=February 28, 2010 |title=Mukilteo utility district panel's health benefit criticized |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-utility-district-panels-health-benefit-criticized/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> The Big Gulch Wastewater Plant near Harbour Pointe was opened in 1970 and now serves as the main outflow from Mukilteo and the rest of the water district.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 24, 2005 |title=Cracks show in gulch plan |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref>
Mukilteo has several telecommunications companies that provide telephone, cable television, and Internet service; they include Xfinity and Ziply Fiber, the latter of which built a fiber-optic network in the city in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services and Pricing Effective January 9, 2024: King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County (SEA-009) |url=https://cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king-county/depts/kcit/documents/comcast-effective-01-09-2024.pdf?rev=f26e5511d5f1412cac45731daf9f9a91&hash=543C8264220BD24C7445BB0DF2E23673 |publisher=Xfinity |access-date=November 27, 2025 |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Ziply Fiber’s ultra-high-speed fiber-optic internet network ready for service in Mukilteo, WA |date=December 1, 2021 |publisher=Ziply Fiber |url=https://ziplyfiber.com/news/press-release/mukilteo-wa-fiber-launch |access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref> A major submarine communications cable system named Pacific Crossing (operated by TE Connectivity) uses fiber-optic cables that travel from Mukilteo and Grover Beach, California, to the Japanese cities of Hitachinaka and Shima.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 18, 2013 |title=Ruling on tidal turbines delayed; sparring continues |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/ruling-on-tidal-turbines-delayed-sparring-continues/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> The cable's switching center is in Harbour Pointe and was equipped to provide 80 gigabytes per second for data transfers by the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilhelm |first=Steve |date=November 15, 1998 |title=Mukilteo is the end of the line |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1998/11/16/story6.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
===Health care===
Mukilteo is located near two general hospitals: the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett and Swedish Edmonds Hospital in Edmonds.<ref name="Times-Profile"/>
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://mukilteowa.gov/ City website]
{{Snohomish County, Washington}} {{Geographic location |Northwest = Whidbey Island |North = Possession Sound |Northeast = Everett |West = Puget Sound |Centre = Mukilteo |East = Paine Field |Southwest = Edmonds |South = Lynnwood |Southeast = Mill Creek }} {{Authority control}}
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