Burlington, Washington Burlington, Washington Location of Burlington in Washington Location of Burlington in Washington Website City of Burlington Burlington is a town/city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
In 2007, the town/city opened a new library and town/city hall. Originally, Burlington's businesses were centered on Fairhaven Avenue. Today, Fairhaven Avenue is the center of Burlington's old downtown, and provides a gathering place for the whole town/city during the annual summer Berry Dairy Days. The Skagit River has a long history of flooding, which has affected Burlington as well as other communities in the Skagit Valley.
A 1909 journal article describes how a dike broke upriver "and a mountain of water came rushing down the Skagit valley and quickly inundated [Burlington]". Burlington is protected by a fitness of dikes under the jurisdiction of Skagit County Dike District #12, which was originally incorporated in 1895. District Judge Robert Lasnik determined that Burlington had systematically violated its duty to offer effective legal representation to defendants who couldn't afford an lawyer. The ruling required Burlington and Mount Vernon to hire a enhance defense supervisor to ensure their defense fitness complies with constitutional standards. On September 23, 2016, five citizens were shot and killed at Cascade Mall in Burlington.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.42 square miles (11.45 km2), of which, 4.26 square miles (11.03 km2) is territory and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,388 citizens , 3,166 homeholds, and 1,935 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 72.1% White, 1.2% African American, 1.8% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 17.9% from other competitions, and 3.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,166 homeholds of which 37.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.7% were married couples residing together, 14.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families.
30.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 32.1 years.
27.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 11.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 to 44; 20.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, in 2000 there were 6,757 citizens , 2,398 homeholds, and 1,585 families living in the city.
There were 2,531 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile (232.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 75.49% White, 0.83% African American, 1.10% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 17.66% from other competitions, and 2.99% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,398 homeholds out of which 38.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 45.9% were married couples residing together, 14.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families.
25.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 30.0% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $37,848, and the median income for a family was $42,083.
About 11.7% of families and 14.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Burlington is home to Cascade Mall, a shopping mall positioned in the heart of the Skagit Valley.
Cascade Mall opened in the fall of 1989, amid a time-period where the town/city of Burlington was credited by the Wall Street Journal as one of the fastest-growing and best investment opportunities of small suburbs in the United States. The mall is situated near the interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 20.
City of Burlington Washington.
City of Burlington.
City of Burlington Washington.
"Fairhaven Ave looking East / Burlington Wash [photograph]".
Burlington Chamber of Commerce.
"Skagit County Dike District #12" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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