Quil Ceda Village facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Quil Ceda Village qʷəl'sidəʔ ʔalʔaltəd
Consolidated borough
Sign at the Administrative Offices of Quil Ceda Village
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Snohomish
Incorporated	2001
Founded by	Tulalip Tribes
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area
• Total	3.28 sq mi (8.5 km2)
• Land	3.28 sq mi (8.5 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	69 ft (21 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98271
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-TS150
GNIS feature ID	2612178

Quil Ceda Village (which sounds like qʷəl'sidəʔ ʔalʔaltəd in the native language) is a special town created by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. It is located within their Tulalip Indian Reservation in Snohomish County.

This village includes the Quil Ceda Village Business Park. This is a large shopping and business area built and run by the tribe. The tribe developed this 495-acre (about 2 square kilometer) village and business park. They did this to make their economy stronger and more varied. The money for this came from their successful casino operations. The casino was the first big business in the park. Today, the Business Park has the Tulalip Resort Casino, large stores like Walmart and The Home Depot, and Seattle Premium Outlets. This outlet mall opened in 2005 and has over 125 stores. You can also find Cabela's and many restaurants there, such as Olive Garden.

Before it became a business park, this land was used for testing. In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States Department of Defense leased it to store ammunition. Later, Boeing used it to test jet engines until the year 2000. The first retail stores, Walmart and The Home Depot, opened in 2001.

How Quil Ceda Village Started

In 2001, the Bureau of Indian Affairs officially recognized Quil Ceda Village as a tribal town. The IRS also agreed that it was a "political subdivision" of the tribe. This meant it could act like a regular government. Quil Ceda Village is the first tribal area in the United States to get this special status. It is also one of only two federal municipalities, the other being Washington, D.C.. The tribe set up the village with a council-manager government. This means a council makes decisions, and a manager runs the daily operations.

Early Businesses and Growth

The first big stores to open in the Business Park were Walmart and The Home Depot. Walmart opened its large store on April 18, 2001. The Home Depot opened its store nearby on August 16, 2001.

In 2002, the Tulalip Tribes wanted to get a share of the sales taxes collected at the business park. This was because the tribe provided important services there, like police and fire protection. They had spent millions of dollars building roads and other necessary things for the village. Most of the sales tax money collected at Quil Ceda Village went to the state of Washington. Lawmakers were careful about giving tax money back to the tribe, especially when the state had money problems.

The Tulalip Casino grew very popular. It moved into a much larger building in the Business Park on June 5, 2003. The old casino building then became a bingo hall.

Expanding with Seattle Premium Outlets

On February 4, 2004, the Tulalip Tribes made a deal with a company called Chelsea Property Group. This company builds outlet malls. They agreed to build a large outlet mall called Seattle Premium Outlets. Chelsea leased the land from the tribe and also managed the mall. The mall opened on May 5, 2005, with many stores. Later, on June 20, 2013, the mall added even more space for shops.

Adding Cabela's and More

On June 6, 2011, the Tulalip Tribes announced that Cabela's would build a big store in the Business Park. This store, which sells outdoor gear, opened on April 19, 2012. It was built on land that had been empty since the business park first opened.

Today, a seasonal fireworks market called Boom City also operates near the Tulalip Resort Casino. It opens before Independence Day.