Suquamish is a
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Kitsap County
Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County and Jefferson County on ...
,
Washington
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, United States. The population was 4,140 at the
2010 census.
Comprising the
Port Madison Indian Reservation
The Port Madison Native Reservation is an Indigenous Reservation in the U.S. state of Washington belonging to the Suquamish Tribe, a federally recognized indigenous nation and signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855.
Location
The reserv ...
, it is the burial site of
Chief Seattle
Chief Seattle ( – June 7, 1866) was a Suquamish and Duwamish chief. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard. The city of Seattle, in th ...
and the site of the
Suquamish tribe
The Suquamish () are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American people, located in present-day Washington in the United States. They are a southern Coast Salish people. Today, most Suquamish people are enrolled in the federally recognized Suquam ...
winter longhouse known as
Old Man House
Old Man House was the largest "bighouse" (a type of longhouse) in what is now the U.S. state of Washington, and once stood on the shore of Puget Sound. Lying at the center of the Suquamish winter village on Agate Pass, just south of the present-d ...
.
Geography
Suquamish is located in northern Kitsap County at (47.730901, -122.564456), across
Agate Passage from
Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census and an estimated 25,298 in 2019, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County.
...
.
The village of Suquamish is in the northeast part of the CDP, and
Washington State Route 305
State Route 305 (SR 305) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, primarily serving Bainbridge Island in Kitsap County and connecting it to Seattle in King County via the Seattle–Bainbridge ferry. The highway travels nort ...
crosses the southern part, leading southeast across the
Agate Pass Bridge to Bainbridge Island and west to
Poulsbo
Poulsbo ( ) is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the smallest of the four cities in Kitsap County. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census and an estimated 10,927 in 2018.
The area was historically in ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Suquamish CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 10.21%, are water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,510 people, 1,459 households, and 948 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 513.1 people per square mile (198.1/km
2). There were 1,580 housing units at an average density of 231.0/sq mi (89.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.3%
White
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, 0.3%
African American
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, 9.6%
Native American, 2.4%
Asian
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, 0.2%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.3% from
other races
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, and 4.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 3.1% of the population.
There were 1,459 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were
married couples
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,667, and the median income for a family was $55,759. Males had a median income of $41,860 versus $27,296 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $22,515. About 6.2% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Chief Kitsap Academy
Chief Kitsap Academy (CKA) is a grade 6-12 school in Suquamish, in unincorporated Kitsap County, Washington, with a Poulsbo postal address. The Suquamish Tribe Department of Education operates the school. The school is on a parcel.
Prior to 201 ...
is in Suquamish.
Northwest College of Art & Design was formerly in Suquamish. In 1991 the institution, then the Northwest College of Art, began leasing the former Mains Manor, and in 2000 Craig Freeman, the founder of the school, bought the property.
The Squamish tribe had purchased the former college building for $5.03 million on November 28, 2017 and made it into the current Chief Kitsap Building.
See also
*
Old Man House
Old Man House was the largest "bighouse" (a type of longhouse) in what is now the U.S. state of Washington, and once stood on the shore of Puget Sound. Lying at the center of the Suquamish winter village on Agate Pass, just south of the present-d ...
References
External links
*
Kitsap Peninsula Visitor Information - Suquamish
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Census-designated places in Kitsap County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)