Kitsap County, Washington
| Kitsap County, Washington | |
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 Location in the state of Washington |
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 Washington's location in the USA |
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| Founded | January 16, |
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| Seat | Port Orchard |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,466 km² (566 mi²) 1,026 km² (396 mi²) 440 km² (170 mi²), 30.04% |
- ( - Density |
231,969 226/km² |
| Website: www.kitsapgov.com | |
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state
of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the
Suquamish tribe. As of 2000, its population is 231,969. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is
Kitsap County was formed out of
The
Kitsap County is connected to the eastern shore of
Geography
In addition to occupying most of the Kitsap Peninsula, Kitsap County includes both
Bainbridge Island and
The portion of the county north of Silverdale is often referred to as North Kitsap, and the portion south of Bremerton as South Kitsap.
Geographic features
- Bainbridge Island
Blake Island Colvos Passage - Dyes Inlet
- Hood Canal
- Kitsap Peninsula
- Liberty Bay
Port Gamble Port Madison Port Orchard Puget Sound - Sinclair Inlet
Adjacent counties
Island County, Washington - northeast- Snohomish County, Washington - east
King County, Washington - east/southeast- Pierce County, Washington - south/southeast
- Mason County, Washington - southwest
- Jefferson County, Washington - northwest
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were
231,969 people, 86,416 households, and 61,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 226/km² (586/mi²). There were 92,644 housing units at an average density of
90/km² (234/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.27% White, 2.87% Black or African American, 1.62% Native American, 4.39% Asian, 0.78% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 4.64% from two or more races. 4.14% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.6% were of
There were 86,416 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,840, and the median income for a family was $53,878. Males had a median income of $39,889 versus $28,586 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,317. About 6.30% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 6.00% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Kitsap County is generally considered to be a marginally Democratic
area. In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Democrat
On mainland Kitsap County, politics are dominated by working-class
Democrats normally carry the Indian reservations of the area by wide margins; the
area around
Democratic legislative electoral control of Kitsap County is partly due to Bainbridge Island, which casts a significant number of votes and is almost 3-to-1 Democratic. Bainbridge Island's growth and Democratic trend offsets population losses of Bremerton, generally resulting in the county as a whole being stable but very close.
The Kitsap County Auditor Website has detailed election results from 1998 to the present. County area political trends can be tracked by analyzing the election precinct data.
Board of County Commissioners
Steve Bauer (D) - District #1, North Kitsap (Steve replaced Chris Endresen by appointment in July 2007 and will finish Endresen's term through 2008. Endresen resigned in June 2007 to become chief of staff for U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.)
Jan Angel (R) - District #2, South Kitsap
Census-recognized communities
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- Bainbridge Island
- Bangor
Bremerton - East Port Orchard
- Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake
- Indianola
- Kingston
Manchester - Navy Yard City
- Parkwood
- Port Orchard
Poulsbo - Silverdale
Suquamish Tracyton
Other communities
- Annapolis
- Bethel
- Breidablick
- Brownsville
- Burley
- Camp Union
- Central Valley
Chico - Colby
- Colchester
- Crosby
- East Bremerton
- East Port Orchard
- Eglon
- Enetai
- Fernwood
- Forest City
- Fragaria
- Gilberton
- Gorst
Hansville
- Harper
Holly - Horseshoe Lake
- Indianola
- Island Lake
Keyport - Lake Holiday
- Lemolo
Little Boston - Lofall
- Long Lake
Manette - Maple Beach
- Marine Drive
- Meadowdale
- Miami Beach
- Olalla
- Olalla Valley
- Olympic Valley
- Orchard Heights
- Overlook
- Pearson
Port Gamble - Retsil
- Rocky Point
- Sandy Hook Park
- Scandia
Seabeck - Sheridan Park
- South Colby
- South Park Village
- Southworth
- View Park
- Virginia
- Waterman
- Wautauga Beach
- West Hills
- West Park
- Wildcat Lake
- Winslow (former city, now part of incorporated Bainbridge Island)
- Wye Lake
School Districts
Central Kitsap, North Kitsap, South Kitsap, Bainbridge Island
In Fiction
Kitsap County was the location of the film Walking Tall with
The Rock and
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