Chico, Washington

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Chico, Washington
Census-designated place
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Chico
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Chico
Chico (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°36′40″N122°42′38″W / 47.61111°N 122.71056°W / 47.61111; -122.71056
Country United States
State Washington
County Kitsap
Area
 • Total2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
 • Land2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
40 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,723
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98312
Area code 360
FIPS code 53-12175 [1]
GNIS feature ID1512090 [2]

Chico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Named in 1889 for a local Indian, [3] Chico is located on the Dyes Inlet waterfront, south of Silverdale. At the 2020 census the community had a population of 2,723. [4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 2,259—
2020 2,72320.5%
Sources: [1] [4]

Geography

Chico is in central Kitsap County, bordered to the north by Silverdale and to the south by the Erlands Point and Kitsap Lake CDPs. It is bordered to the east by Dyes Inlet, a tidal water body that connects to Puget Sound via Port Washington Narrows through Bremerton, then via the strait of Port Orchard. It is bordered to the west by Camp Wesley Harris and Newberry Hill Heritage Park. The northern border is Newberry Hill Road, which separates Chico from Silverdale. Chico Creek forms the southern boundary with Erlands Point and Kitsap Lake to the south. [5] Washington State Route 3 runs through the community, leading north 19 miles (31 km) to Port Gamble and south 4 miles (6 km) to the western side of Bremerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chico CDP has an area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), all of it land. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Chico CDP, Washington". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Chico". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 45.
  4. 1 2 "Census Bureau profile: Chico, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chico CDP, Washington". TIGERweb. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2019.


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