Steamboat Island is an island in southern

Puget Sound Puget Sound ( ) is a sound of the Pacific Northwest, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. It is located along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected ma ...

. Located at the opening of the

Totten Inlet Totten Inlet lies in the southern end of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The inlet extends southwest from the western end of Squaxin Passage, and much of the county line between Mason and Thurston counties runs down the center of ...

, the area lies at the northern end of a peninsula known locally as the "Steamboat Peninsula".

History

Founded in 1909, Steamboat Island was named by local settlers who thought the island resembled a steamboat.http://news.theolympian.com/specialsections/ThurstonCountySesqui/20020112/166867.shtml The peninsula and island is contained within the

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and is served by th
Griffin Fire Department #13
and is also known locally as the "Griffin area" of

Thurston County, Washington Thurston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 294,793. The county seat and largest city is Olympia, Washingto ...

Demographics

The population is mostly Caucasian and largely made of two person households.

Parks and recreation

The island is about due west from Hope Island Marine State Park, which is accessible only by boat.

References

External links

The Griffin Neighborhood Association

Hope Island Marine State Park website
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