Steamboat Island
Steamboat Island is an island in southern Puget Sound. Founded in 1909, Steamboat Island was named by local settlers who thought the island resembled a steamboat.[2] Demographically it is mostly Caucasian and made of mostly two person households.[3]
Steamboat Island, Washington | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 47.1850958°N 122.9398662°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Thurston |
| Area | |
| • Land | .01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 41 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (WST) |
| ZIP code | 98502 |
Steamboat Island lies at the northern end of a peninsula known locally as the "Steamboat Peninsula". The peninsula and island is contained within the Griffin School District and is served by the Griffin Fire Department #13 and is also known locally as the "Griffin area" of Thurston County, Washington.
Notes
- http://www.gcensus.com/browse-data/Region/West-Region/4/Division/Pacific-Division/9/State/Washington/53/County/Thurston-County/67/Tract/Census-Tract-119/11900/BlockGroup/Block-Group-1/1/Block/Block-1014/1014
- http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/ThurstonCountySesqui/20020112/166867.shtml
- http://www.gcensus.com/browse-data/Region/West-Region/4/Division/Pacific-Division/9/State/Washington/53/County/Thurston-County/67/Tract/Census-Tract-119/11900/BlockGroup/Block-Group-1/1/Block/Block-1014/1014
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