Stretch Island is an island in Case Inlet in the southern part of

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in the U.S. state of

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. It forms part of the unincorporated Mason County community of

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. The island has a land area of 1.2179 km² (300.95 acres) and a population of 162 persons as of the 2010 census. On the island's north side, it has buoys for overnight

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, and Stretch Point State Park, a small state park only accessible by boat. Stretch Island was named by the

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in 1841 for crew member Samuel Stretch. From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Stretch Island and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats. The local community based monthly newspaper called the ''North Bay Review'', services

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 ...

References

Stretch Island: Blocks 7000 thru 7007, Census Tract 9604, Mason County, Washington
United States Census Bureau

External links

Islands of Washington (state) Landforms of Mason County, Washington Islands of Puget Sound {{MasonCountyWA-geo-stub