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Trafton is a small
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Snohomish County Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 72nd-most popul ...
,
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. It is located near the city of
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, and although many things in the area are named Trafton (such as the historic Trafton School and Trafton Cemetery), most residents consider themselves residents of Arlington.


Etymology

The community derives its name from
Trafalgar, Indiana Trafalgar is a town in Nineveh and Hensley townships, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,101 at the 2010 census. This town is south of Indianapolis. History Col. Avery M. Buckner is credited for platting a town, in ...
.


History

Before European settlement, the Stillaguamish had built a large winter village along the river, next to what is now the current site of Trafton. The village was called ''chuck-kol-che,'' with only the early transliteration of the native
Lushootseed Lushootseed ( ), historically known as Puget Salish, Puget Sound Salish, or Skagit-Nisqually, is a Central Coast Salish language of the Salishan language family. Lushootseed is the general name for the dialect continuum composed of two main di ...
name being known. There were at least 200 people living at the village, with permanent structures including a large longhouse, a smaller house, and a smokehouse. One of the village headmen, or "chiefs," was ''chad-is''.


References

Unincorporated communities in Snohomish County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) {{SnohomishCountyWA-geo-stub