Blyn is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Clallam County,
Washington
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,
United States
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. The population was 101 at the
2010 census,
down from 162 at the
2000 census. It is located near the city of
Sequim on the shores of
Sequim Bay Sequim Bay is a bay in northwestern Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The bay is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca of the Pacific Ocean and is located east of Sequim, Washington
Sequim ( ) is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It ...
. The area includes the
Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation, established in 1874 by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, who named the community Jamestown.
Geography
Blyn is located in easternmost Clallam County at (48.022868, -123.002176),
at the south end of Sequim Bay.
U.S. Route 101 passes through the community, leading northwest to Sequim and east to the south end of
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay (DB) is a resort town on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It consists of mixed, primarily residential, development, in particular upmarket residential development and private and public recreational facilities, including garden houses, ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Blyn CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.26%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 162 people, 68 households, and 36 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 34.0 people per square mile (13.1/km
2). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 19.3/sq mi (7.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.12%
White
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, 5.56%
Native American, 0.62%
Asian, and 3.70% from two or more races.
There were 68 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were
married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $53,906. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $35,833 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $23,285. None of the families and 3.0% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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.
References
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Census-designated places in Clallam County, Washington
Populated coastal places in Washington (state)