Anacortes
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- County
- Skagit
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Matt Miller
- Total
- 15.65 sq mi (40.53 km )
- Land
- 11.70 sq mi (30.30 km )
- Water
- 3.95 sq mi (10.23 km )
- Elevation
- 246 ft (75 m)
- Estimate 2021
- 17,832
- Density
- 1,498.2/sq mi (578.45/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 53-01990
- Website
- cityofanacortes .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Anacortes (/ˌænəˈkɔːrtəs/ 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. Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Anacortes is known for the Washington State Ferries dock and terminal serving Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island. There is also a Skagit County-operated ferry that serves Guemes Island, a residential island located across Guemes Channel, north of Anacortes.