Gorst, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Gorst, Washington

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|pushpin_map = USA Washington#USA

|pushpin_label = Gorst

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Washington and the United States

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Washington

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Kitsap

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|established_title =

|established_date =

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 1.69

|area_land_km2 = 1.69

|area_water_km2 = 0.0

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 605

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = Pacific (PST)

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 72

|coordinates = {{coord|47|31|26|N|122|42|19|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 98337

|area_code = 360

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 53-27680

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2584976{{GNIS|2584976}}

|footnotes =

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Gorst is a census-designated place (CDP) at the head of Sinclair Inlet in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 605 at the 2020 census.{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Gorst, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Gorst_CDP,_Washington?g=160XX00US5327680 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 8, 2024}} Gorst, located on the shores of Puget Sound, is primarily a town consisting of stores, auto dealerships and espresso stands. A residential area, located west of the water along State Route 3, also exists.

Gorst is named for the Gorst family who settled there in the 1890s. Famous residents of Gorst include Vern C. Gorst, "grandfather" of United Airlines, and Edward S. Curtis and Asahel Curtis, well-known photographers.

{{US Census population

| footnote = Sources: {{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5327680| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Gorst CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=June 26, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042108/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5327680| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

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| 2010 = 592

| 2020 = 605

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