| Marrowstone, Washington | |
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| — CDP — | |
| Location of Marrowstone, Washington | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.3 sq mi (16.4 km2) |
| • Land | 6.3 sq mi (16.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 837 |
| • Density | 132.4/sq mi (51.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 53-43762[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852949[2] |
Marrowstone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Washington, USA. The population was 837 at the 2000 census. All Marrowstone addresses are in Nordland, Washington, and the ZIP code for Marrowstone Island is 98358.
Marrowstone takes its name from Marrowstone Point, the northernmost point on Marrowstone Island. It was given the name "Marrow-Stone Point" in 1792 by the British explorer George Vancouver, descriptive of the hard, clayey soil.[3]
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Marrowstone is located at (48.058323, -122.687943).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km²), all of it land.
Prominent land features include:
A narrow land bridge connects the southwestern end of Marrowstone Island with the southern end of Indian Island. It is necessary to cross a short bridge on the western side of Indian Island to get to the Jefferson County mainland.
Fort Flagler, a Washington state park, is situated on 784 acres (314 hectares) at the northern end of Marrowstone Island. It overlooks Port Townsend Bay and Admiralty Inlet, the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was one of three forts, along with Fort Worden (near Port Townsend) and Fort Casey (on Whidbey Island), that guarded the entrance to Puget Sound. Mystery Bay State Park is another state park on Marrowstone Island, located on 10 acres (4 hectares) of Mystery Bay shorefront about a half-mile north of the Nordland General Store. It is primarily for boaters. Kinney Point State Park comprises 76 acres (310,000 m2) at the south end of the island. Accessible only by boat, it is part of the Cascadia Marine Trail.
Flagler Road (SR 116) runs along the western edge of Marrowstone Island, which is primarily low-lying. East Marrowstone Road runs along the eastern edge of the island, which consists largely of sandy bluffs, with the exception of the area near East Beach.
The Nordland General Store is Marrowstone's only source of groceries. It is arguably the focal point of Marrowstone; on maps the town of Nordland (the address of all Marrowstone residents) is usually located at the site of the Nordland General Store. It can be found just across Flagler Road from Mystery Bay, near the center of Marrowstone Island.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 837 people, 395 households, and 263 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 132.4 people per square mile (51.1/km²). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 83.5/sq mi (32.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.89% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 395 households out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.54.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 15.2% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 18.0% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,182, and the median income for a family was $41,607. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,607 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,028. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 12.6% of those over 64.
At noon on every January 1 since 1994, residents and visitors have gathered on the dock in front of the Nordland General Store for the Polar Bear Dip, organized by store owner Tom Rose. The Nordland General Store sells commemorative shirts and hats each year. Water temperatures are in the forties (Fahrenheit) and air temperatures are about the same.[1] On more than one occasion, there has been standing ice on the water in the days prior to the Polar Bear Dip.
For approximately 100 years, Marrowstone has held its annual Strawberry Festival in June. Residents and visitors enjoy strawberry shortcake at Fort Flagler.
Strawberries were once grown all over Marrowstone and can be found growing wild on the island.
Every Memorial Day weekend, island residents bring their tractors to parade them in front of the Nordland General Store.
The Marrowstone Island Community Association hosts the Strawberry Festival each year. It meets about 6 times throughout the year at the Nordland Garden Club Building.
The Seattle Youth Symphony's Marrowstone Music Festival - now called Marrowstone Summer Music and held on the campus of Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington – was held at Fort Flagler on the northern end of Marrowstone Island from 1952 until 1989. [2]
The neo-pagan Aquarian Tabernacle Church performs a modern Eleusinian Mysteries play at Fort Flagler over Easter weekend each year.
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