The county government is led by a five-member county council and chief executive elected by voters to four-year terms. It is connected to nearby areas by roads (including Interstate 5), railways, and transit systems. Snohomish County now has 18 incorporated cities and 2 towns with their own local governments, in addition to developed unincorporated areas. Since the mid-20th century, areas of Snohomish County have developed into an aerospace manufacturing center, largely due to the presence of Boeing in Everett, as well as bedroom communities for workers in Seattle. The county seat was originally at the city of Snohomish until an 1897 election moved it to Everett. It includes the Tulalip Indian Reservation, which was established by the 1855 Point Elliott Treaty, which relocated several indigenous Coast Salish groups to the reservation. Snohomish County was created out of Island County on January 14, 1861, and is named for the indigenous Snohomish people. Snohomish County is bound to the north by Skagit County, to the east by Chelan County, to the south by King County, and to the west by Kitsap and Island counties. The eastern portion is rugged and includes portions of the Cascade Range, with few settlements along major rivers and most of it designated as part of Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. The county's western portion, facing Puget Sound and other inland waters of the Salish Sea, is home to the majority of its population and major cities. The county forms part of the Seattle metropolitan area, which also includes King and Pierce counties to the south. The county seat and largest city is Everett. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 73rd-most populous in the United States. Snohomish County ( / s n oʊ ˈ h oʊ m ɪ ʃ/) is a county located in the U.S.
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