2 of Bothell East’s places are on the National Register
More historic than 30% of U.S. towns · #129 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Its Register listings are the Winningham Farm and the North Creek School. Most of Bothell East was built recently: 0.1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2006. Below: maps from 1944 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bothell East is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #129 of 285 in Washington. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bothell East’s overall grade.
Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bothell East’s 2.7 sits above most of its state (68% of Washington towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Bothell East’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bothell East yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bothell East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bothell East had a population of 13,970. Bothell East is one of several CDPs that were created out of the former North Creek CDP in 2010. Bothell East, along with Bothell West, are recognized as part of Bothell.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8,018 to 13,970 (+74%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Bothell East, 1902 to 1944
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Bothell East is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns, #129 of 285 in Washington. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Bothell East?
Two places: the Winningham Farm (listed 1994) and the North Creek School (1994).
How old are the homes in Bothell East?
0.1% of Bothell East’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 2006.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
