Jamestown, Washington
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Jamestown, Washington
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| pushpin_map = USA Washington
| pushpin_label = Jamestown
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Washington
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Clallam
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1.5
| area_land_km2 = 1.5
| area_water_km2 = 0.0
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| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Jamestown, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Jamestown%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 10, 2024}}
| population_total = 412
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi =
| timezone = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| elevation_ft = 26
| coordinates = {{coord|48|07|28|N|123|05|28|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 98382{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/98382|title=Jamestown WA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}
| area_code = 360
| area_code_type = Area code
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2586735{{GNIS|2586735}}
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Jamestown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 361 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5333890| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jamestown CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 27, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
The community derives its name from Chief James, a Clallam Indian leader.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=139|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=123}}
Geography
Jamestown is located in northeastern Clallam County, along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca southeast of Dungeness. It is {{convert|4|mi|0}} north of the city of Sequim.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Jamestown CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.
See also
References
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{{Clallam County, Washington}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Clallam County, Washington