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Snohomish County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

County Commission / Council meets: Administrative Session Tuesdays, 9:00 AM; General Legislative Session Wednesdays, 9:00 AM; Public Hearings Wednesdays, 10:30 AM
Meeting location: 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, 8th Floor, Jackson Board Room, Everett, WA
County Auditor: Garth Fell · garth.fell@snoco.org
Agendas posted at: https://snohomish.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
County Council: Megan Dunn (District 2) · Nate Nehring (District 1) · Strom Peterson (District 3) · Jared Mead (District 4) · Sam Low (District 5) — a Home Rule Charter county with a separately elected County Executive; two sources disagree on the exact Council chair title

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (12)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (2)

Darrington
Index

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (15)

Arlington School District
Darrington School District
Edmonds School District
Everett School District
Granite Falls School District
Index Elementary School District 63
Lake Stevens School District
Lakewood School District
Marysville School District
Monroe School District
Mukilteo School District
Northshore School District
Snohomish School District
Stanwood-camano School District
Sultan School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (18)

Marysville
Marysville Fire District Regional Fire Authority
Snohomish County Fire District No. 10 - Bothell
Snohomish County Fire District No. 15 - Tulalip Bay Fire Department
Snohomish County Fire District No. 5 - Sultan/Startup
Snohomish County Fire District No. 7 - Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue - Formed 1946
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 12 - Marysville Fire District
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 16 - Lake Roesiger
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 17 - Granite Falls Fire Department - Formed 1958
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 19 - Silvana - Formed 1959
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 21 - Arlington Rural
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 22 - Getchell
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 24 - Snohomish/Skagit Fire
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 25 - Oso
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 26 - Sky Valley Fire - Formed 1968
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 27 - Gedney/Hat Island
Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 4 - Snohomish Fire/Rescue
South Snohomish County Regional Fire Authority

Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory