Allyn 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Mason County, Washington
Mason 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, the population was 65,726. The county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton, Wa ...
, United States. The population was 2,194 as of the
2020 census. It was part of the former
Allyn-Grapeview
Allyn-Grapeview is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, Mason County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the CDP was separated into Allyn, Washington, Allyn ...
CDP that was broken up into Allyn and
Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of the North Bay region of the
Case Inlet of
Puget Sound
Puget Sound ( ; ) is a complex estuary, estuarine system of interconnected Marine habitat, marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As a part of the Salish Sea, the sound ...
. The area's main road and thoroughfare is
State Route 3.
History
The community was first settled in 1853. The town was platted and papers to form the town were filed on September 6, 1889, naming the town after Judge Frank Allyn of
Tacoma who was influential in the early development of Allyn.
By 1890 Allyn had a post office, school, newspaper, sawmill, two saloons, a hotel and wharf.
Lakeland Village
Lakeland Village, a multi-phase residential development started in the late 1960s with continued current development, includes over 800 homes and makes up a majority of Allyn's population. Lakeland Village is built around a 27-hole golf course and Lake Anderson, a 50-acre private lake providing recreational activities for residents.
Transportation
From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a
small flotilla of steamboats. The last steamboat run from Tacoma to Allyn occurred in 1924, but local service may have lasted longer.
Newspaper
The local community based monthly newspaper, called the ''North Bay Review'', services Allyn.
References
External links
* Allyn page at Officia
Mason County Tourismwebsite
LakeLand Village Community Clubofficial website
Lake Andersonin LakeLand Village official website
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Census-designated places in Mason County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)