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Anacortes (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s / AN-ə-KOR-təs) is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. [5] Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. [2]
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Mount Vernon is the county seat of and the most populous city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.A central location in the Skagit River Valley, the city is located 51 miles (82 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border and 60 miles (97 km) north of Seattle.
Skagit County comprises the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Puget Sound region , and it is known for its strong agricultural sector and annual tulip festival .
Anacortes Airport (IATA: OTS [2], FAA LID: 74S) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Anacortes, a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Anacortes. [1] Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA.
It is on public park land owned and managed by the city of Anacortes and is located in the south of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands. Mount Erie was named in 1841 by the Wilkes Expedition for the Battle of Lake Erie. [3] The mountain itself was first explored in the 1960s by local climbers, including Dallas Kloke. [4]
The Puget Sound Refinery is an oil refinery on March Point near Anacortes, Washington, United States. It is operated by HF Sinclair and is one of the largest employers in Skagit County . [ 3 ] The refinery has a capacity of 145,000 barrels a day, [ 4 ] making it the 52nd largest in the United States, in 2015, with facilities that include a ...
Anacortes High School is a high school in Anacortes, Washington, United States. It is operated by Anacortes School District, also known as Anacortes School District No. 103. [2] [3] A building project at the school led to a claim from Sturgeon Electric, an electrical construction subcontractor, over unexpected expenses. [4]