Steamboat Island

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Steamboat Island, Washington
Steamboat Island
Coordinates: 47°11′06″N122°56′24″W / 47.1850958°N 122.9398662°W / 47.1850958; -122.9398662 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Thurston
Area
 • Land0.026 km2 (.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
41 [2]
Time zone UTC-8 (WST)
ZIP code
98502

Steamboat Island is an island in southern Puget Sound. Located at the opening of the Totten Inlet, the area lies at the northern end of a peninsula known locally as the "Steamboat Peninsula".

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History

Founded in 1909, Steamboat Island was named by local settlers who thought the island resembled a steamboat. [3] The peninsula and island are contained within the Griffin School District and is served by the Griffin Fire Department #13 [4] and is also known locally as the "Griffin area" of Thurston County, Washington.

Demographics

The population is mostly Caucasian and largely made of two person households. [2]

Parks and recreation

The island is about 400 ft (120 m) due west from Hope Island Marine State Park, which is accessible only by boat.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Steamboat Island". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "gCensus Block 1014". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Griffin Fire Department – Thurston County Fire Protection District 13".


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