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Lynnwood
A snapshot profile, gleaned from records provided by the 1990 U.S. Census, City of Lynnwood, Edmonds School District and Windermere Real Estate:

The numbers

Founded: 1959

Square miles: 7.6

Population: 33,070

Median income: $33,183

Median house value: $172,000

Median apartment rent: $1,100

Parks: 14

Housing units: 11,871

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 31

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 10,526

Completed four-year college or higher: 18.5 percent

Below poverty level: 9.3 percent

Home ownership: 54 percent

Renters: 46 percent

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Saturday, April 18, 1998

This city has lots of shops and lots of soul

Where's the city's heart? It depends on whom you ask

A crossroads then and now

Arts center points to community's future

Safe, small-town feel means people don't miss the big city

Jon Hahn: Ferrill's can mean end of the road or a parts-time career for wrecked cars

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Lynnwood

Lynnwood historical album

Lynnwood by the numbers

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Edmonds

Everett

Mountlake Terrace

Mill Creek

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