North Sound · WA
Stanwood
A Norwegian farm town on the Stillaguamish delta.
- Population
- 7,705 (2020 census)
- Named
- 1877
- Incorporated
- 1903
Then
- 1855
A Stillaguamish village at the river mouth has three potlatch houses and about 250 people.
- 1866
Robert Fulton opens a trading post called Centerville.
- 1876
A Norwegian Lutheran church brings the first wave of Scandinavian settlers.
- 1877
Postmaster Daniel Pearson renames the town for his wife Clara's maiden name.
- 1903
Stanwood incorporates on October 19.
Now
Stanwood sits at the head of Port Susan, where the Stillaguamish reaches salt water.