Allyn-Grapeview is a former
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Mason County,
Washington
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, United States. At the
2010 census, the CDP was separated into
Allyn Allyn is both a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
;Given name:
* Leigh-Allyn Baker (born 1972), American actress, director and voice artist
* Allyn L. Brown (1883–1973), American judge
* Allyn Capron (18 ...
and
Grapeview. The combined 2010 population of the two new CDPs was 2,917. The community-based monthly newspaper called the ''North Bay Review'', services the Allyn-Grapeview area.
Allyn's main road and thoroughfare is
State Route 3 with Grapeview connected to Route 3 via Grapeview Loop Road.
Grapeview is home to a small Puget Sound Maritime Museum, and the Fair Harbo
Marina
Geography
Allyn-Grapeview is located on the western shore of North Bay region of
Puget Sound's Case Inlet Case Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula on the east and Hartstine Island on the west. Its northern end, called North Bay, reaches nearly to Hood Canal, creating the defining isth ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.7 km
2), of which, 8.5 square miles (21.9 km
2) of it is land and 5.3 square miles (13.8 km
2) of it (38.62%) is water.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Allyn-Grapeview has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,004 people, 861 households, and 642 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 236.6 people per square mile (91.4/km
2). There were 1,212 housing units at an average density of 143.1/sq mi (55.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.46%
White
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, 0.40%
African American
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, 0.85%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian
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, 0.55%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.05% from
other races
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, and 3.44% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.70% of the population.
There were 861 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were
married couples
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living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,224, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $45,781 versus $29,231 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $22,305. About 4.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.
History
From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Grapeview (once known as Detroit) and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a
small flotilla of steamboats.
[Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, ''Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound'', (2008) Arcadia Publishing , at pages 10-11, 18, 27 and 35.]
The local community based monthly newspaper called the ''North Bay Review'', services Allyn.
References
External links
* Grapeview page at Officia
Mason County Tourismwebsite.
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Census-designated places in Washington (state)
Census-designated places in Mason County, Washington