Puget Island, Washington

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Puget Island

| settlement_type = CDP

| image_skyline = Puget Island from the north.jpg

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| image_caption = Puget Island from the north. It is linked to Cathlamet, Washington by the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge.

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Washington

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| map_caption = Location within Wahkiakum county

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Washington

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Wahkiakum

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| unit_pref = Imperial

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| area_total_km2 = 19.365

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| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 922

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = Pacific (PST)

| utc_offset = -8

| timezone_DST = PDT

| utc_offset_DST = -7

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| elevation_ft = 7

| coordinates = {{coord|46|10|14|N|123|22|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 98612{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/98612|title=Puget Island WA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}

| area_code = 360

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| blank1_info = 2585023{{GNIS|2585023}}

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Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi(4,785 acre; 19.365 km{{sup|2}}) island and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. The island was named for Peter Puget, a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration, which first mapped the island in 1792.{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}

The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge (built in 1938) carries State Route 409 across the Cathlamet Channel to connect the island to the town of Cathlamet, Washington. Route 409 crosses the island to its southern shore, where it connects with the county-operated Wahkiakum County Ferry, Oscar B, providing service to Westport, Oregon. The 2020 census reported a population of 922 persons.

Puget Island's Robert W. Little Preserve is home to a population of endangered Columbian white-tailed deer.{{cite web | title = The Nature Conservancy: Robert W. Little (Puget Island) Preserve |url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/preserves/art6366.html | accessdate = 2007-10-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930011123/http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/preserves/art6366.html | archive-date = 2007-09-30 | url-status = dead}}

History

Puget Island was settled in 1884 by the Ostervold family. In addition to running dairy farms, farmers on the island grew mint from 1917 to the late 1940s. The next major crop grown on Puget Island was cucumbers, primarily for pickling, until the crops were damaged by mosaic disease. In the 1990s, sheep, dairying, and cottonwood were the main agricultural pursuits.{{cite book| title=Beaches of Heaven: A History of Wahkiakum County | last=Martin | first=Irene | publisher=Washington State University Press | year=1997 | isbn=0-87422-156-0|pages=64–66; 126}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left| footnote = US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2024-05-14|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
2020 Census{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Puget Island, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Puget%20Island%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2024}}

| 2010 = 831

| 2020 = 922

}}

As of the 2020 census, there were 922 people, 488 housing units, and 455 families. There were 833 White people, 1 African American, 13 Native Americans, 2 Asians, 7 people from some other race, and 66 people from two or more races. There were 34 people from Hispanic or Latino origin.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Puget_Island_CDP,_Washington?g=160XX00US5356555 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}

The ancestry in Puget Island was 21.5% English, 8.7% German, 7.1% Irish, 4.9% Norwegian,1.8% Scottish, 1.8% French, and 0.9% Italian.

The median age was 60 years old. A total of 37.5% of the population were older than 65, with 22.5% being from 65 to 74 years, 12.7% being from 75 to 84 years, and 2.2% being 85 or older.

The median household income was $56,929, with families having $58,401, and non-families having $56,087. A total of 10.6% of the population were in poverty, with 9.3% of people between the ages of 18 and 64 being in poverty, and 17.4% of people over 65 being in poverty.

References

External links

[https://www.cwcog.org/ Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments]
[https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/252/Ferry Wahkiakum Ferry, Oscar B]
[https://www.census.gov Puget Island: Blocks 5001 thru 5025, Census Tract 9501, Wahkiakum County, Washington]{{fcn|date=October 2024}} United States Census Bureau

Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)

Category:Census-designated places in Wahkiakum County, Washington

Category:Islands of the Columbia River in Washington (state)

Category:Landforms of Wahkiakum County, Washington