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Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon
is a city in
Skagit County
,
Washington
,
United States
. The population was 31,743 at the
2010 census
. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-
Anacortes, Washington
Metropolitan Statistical Area
. It is the
county seat
of Skagit County. Downtown Mount Vernon is known for its annual Tulip Festival Street Fair, which is part of the
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
. The climate of Skagit County is similar to that of
Northern
France
, with millions of
tulips
grown in the
Skagit Valley
. In 1998, Mount Vernon was rated the #1 "Best Small City in America" by the
New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
.
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