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 counte ...

(CDP) in

Clallam County Clallam County is a List of counties in Washington, county in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 77,155, with an estimated population of 77,616 in 2023. The cou ...

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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 Sequim ( ) is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is located on the north side of the Olympic Peninsula between the Dungeness River and Sequim Bay. The city is south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and north of the Olympic Mo ...

on the shores of

Sequim Bay Sequim Bay is a bay in northwestern Washington (U.S. state), 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 and north of Blyn, Washington, Blyn. Sequ ...

. The area includes the

Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of S'Klallam or Klallam Native Americans. They are on the northern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in the northwestern United States. History The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe was ...

, established in 1874 by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, who named their community Jamestown after their leader; Lord James Balch.

Geography

Blyn is located in easternmost Clallam County at the south end of Sequim Bay.

U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a major north–south highway that traverses the states of California, Oregon, and Washington on the West Coast of the United States. It is part of the United States Numbered Highway Syst ...

passes through the community, leading northwest to Sequim and east to the south end of

Discovery Bay Discovery Bay is a picturesque residential community located on Lantau Island. The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community compared of expatriates ...

. According to the

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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

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of 2000, there were 162 people, 68 households, and 36 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 34.0 people per square mile (13.1/km²). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 19.3/sq mi (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.12%

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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

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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

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for the CDP was $23,285. None of the families and 3.0% of the population were living below the

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References

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