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26-625: Kitsap may refer to: Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap Peninsula , a peninsula in western Washington state, lying between Hood Canal and Puget Sound. Chief Kitsap , a Suquamish Indian for whom the county was named Naval Base Kitsap , a US Navy base located in Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap Beach, a town now known as Indianola, Washington Kitsap BlueJackets , baseball team in Bremerton, Washington Kitsap Transit Ketchup ,

52-560: A table condiment which has variously been spelled catsup , catchup , and ketchup Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kitsap . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitsap&oldid=1252067701 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

78-533: A third vessel until the 1970s. In recent years, the spare slip has been used when three vessel service is in place on the Edmonds-Kingston route, usually due to reduced vessel capacity or the suspension of an adjacent run. The spare slip has also been used for storage of vessels when all the slips at the Eagle Harbor maintenance facility are full. Beginning in 1999, the vessels normally assigned to

104-584: Is a mix of battleground areas. Non-Bremerton parts of incorporated mainland Kitsap County vary, with Silverdale having become a Republican stronghold, Poulsbo marginally Democratic, and Port Orchard consistently electing Republican candidates. Democrats typically carry the Indian reservations of the area by wide margins; the area around Little Boston (part of the S'Klallam Indian Reservation ) regularly votes for Democratic candidates. The Kitsap County Auditor Website has detailed election results from 1998 to

130-505: Is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound by Washington State Ferries routes, including the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry , Southworth to West Seattle via Vashon Island , Bainbridge Island to Downtown Seattle , and from Kingston to Edmonds, Washington . Kitsap Transit provides passenger-only fast ferry service between Bremerton and Seattle, Kingston and Seattle, and Southworth and Seattle. The Kitsap Peninsula

156-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington . As of the 2020 census , its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard ; its largest city is Bremerton . The county, formed out of King County and Jefferson County on January 16, 1857,

182-589: Is generally considered to be a relatively Democratic area, owing to progressivism stemmed from the county's Scandinavian settlers. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Democrat Hillary Clinton received 49.05% of the vote to Republican Donald Trump 's 38.07%. This Democratic margin widened in 2020, with candidate Joe Biden receiving 56.90% of the vote versus incumbent Trump receiving 38.80%. On mainland Kitsap County, politics are strongly influenced by working-class Bremerton , which casts moderate margins for Democratic candidates. Unincorporated Kitsap County

208-734: Is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County, it was soon renamed. Kitsap County comprises the Bremerton– Silverdale – Port Orchard , WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Seattle – Tacoma , WA Combined Statistical Area . The United States Navy is the largest employer in the county, with installations at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport , and Naval Base Kitsap (which comprises former NSB Bangor and NS Bremerton). Kitsap County

234-514: The Kitsap Peninsula , Kitsap County includes both Bainbridge Island and Blake Island . According to Puget Sound Partnership, Kitsap county has over 250 miles (400 km) of saltwater shoreline. The portion of the county north of Silverdale is often referred to as North Kitsap , and the portion south of Bremerton as South Kitsap . As of the 2020 census , there were 275,611 people, 105,803 households, and 71,548 families living in

260-879: The Bangor-Shelton-Bremerton Navy Railroad, runs through the county. It is a branch off the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad , with its junction at Shelton. At the Bremerton Junction near Gorst a spur follows Highway 3 along the shore of the Sinclair Inlet terminating at the Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard, the other follows Highway 3 along the western shore of Dyes Inlet, servicing Bangor Naval Submarine Base. The Navy had originally intended to use armored trains to transport nuclear missiles to Bangor for

286-667: The Olympic Peninsula. The agency launched its fast ferry services to Seattle in July 2017, beginning initially with a Bremerton route and later expanding to Kingston in 2018. Fast ferry service to Southworth is expected to begin in 2020. The county is connected to Jefferson County and the Olympic Peninsula to the west by the Hood Canal Bridge . A 48-mile-long (77 km) government-owned rail line,

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312-579: The Puget Sound with Edmonds , Washington as the eastern terminus and Kingston , Washington as the western terminus. The crossing is generally 30 minutes from either terminal. After 1951, the main ferry on the route was the MV ; Nisqually (capacity: 616 passengers; 59 automobiles), with the steam ferry Shasta operating as a reserve boat. Other ferries used on the route were the Klahanie ,

338-521: The Trident submarines but protesters and a series of court decisions derailed the plan. Today the railroad is primarily used to transport scrap from PSNS. Walking Tall with The Rock and Johnny Knoxville was based in Kitsap County, and the City of Port Orchard is the basis for the fictional community of Cedar Cove in the books by Debbie Macomber . Edmonds-Kingston Ferry The route crosses

364-574: The county seat, which meant Peninsula business people had to travel to either Seattle or Port Townsend to transact business. On the understanding that they would "bring home a new county," area mill operators George Meigs and William Renton supported the candidacies to the Territorial Legislature of two employees from their respective mills: Timothy Duane Hinckley from Meigs' and S.B. Wilson from Renton's. Upon arrival in Olympia,

390-543: The county. As of the 2010 census , there were 251,133 people, 97,220 households, and 65,820 families residing in the county. The population density was 635.9 inhabitants per square mile (245.5/km ). There were 107,367 housing units at an average density of 271.9 per square mile (105.0/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 82.6% white, 4.9% Asian, 2.6% black or African American, 1.6% American Indian, 0.9% Pacific islander, 1.6% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.2% of

416-426: The early 1970s, the relief vessels on the run included MV  Illahee and MV  Quinault . Another vessel sometimes used on extra summer runs in the early 1970s was the MV  Kehloken . Both terminals at Edmonds and Kingston are equipped with overhead passenger loading. Edmonds is equipped with one vehicle slip, while Kingston is equipped with two. There is also a passenger-only dock at Kingston. It

442-557: The opportunity to rename the county. The options were "Mill", "Madison" or "Kitsap". Slaughter was not one of the options. Kitsap won by an overwhelming majority. Kitsap County is home to several major United States Navy facilities, collectively named Naval Base Kitsap , and grew in response to wars and conflicts in the 20th century. Bremerton, the site of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , peaked at 80,000 residents during World War II . Naval Submarine Base Bangor

468-445: The population. In terms of ancestry, 21.3% were German , 14.4% were Irish , 13.8% were English , 7.1% were Norwegian , and 4.2% were American . Of the 97,220 households, 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

494-676: The present. County area political trends can be tracked by analyzing the election precinct data. Bainbridge Island , East Bremerton , Poulsbo and Silverdale Bremerton , Gig Harbor and Port Orchard Bremerton , Shelton and Mason County Kitsap County is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound by several Washington State Ferries routes, including the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry , Southworth to West Seattle via Vashon Island , Bainbridge Island to Downtown Seattle , and from Kingston to Edmonds, Washington . Kitsap Transit provides local transit service within Kitsap County and connects to other transit systems that continue onto

520-574: The route are the Jumbo class ferry MV  Spokane and the Jumbo Mark II class ferry MV  Puyallup . The Jumbo class ferry MV  Walla Walla is frequently assigned when either of the regular boats is out of service or required elsewhere. As of May 2024 the vessels operating the route included the Olympic class ferry MV Suquamish , the Jumbo class ferry MV Spokane , and

546-654: The steam ferry San Mateo , and the Evergreen-class motor ferry MV  Evergreen State (capacity: 981 passengers, 87 autos). In 1968 the Evergreen-class ferry MV  Tillikum (capacity: 1,200 passengers, 87 autos) was assigned as the regular boat on the route. On Labor Day 1969, the San Mateo became the last steam ferry on the West Coast of the United States to run a regular route. By

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572-614: The two men introduced bills to create a new county, to be named "Madison". Representative Abernathy from Wahkiakum County proposed an amendment to name it "Slaughter", in recognition of Lt. William Alloway Slaughter, who had been killed in 1855 in the Yakima War . The bill passed as amended. It was signed by Governor Isaac Stevens on January 16, 1857. The county seat would be located in Meigs's mill town at Port Madison. In Slaughter County's first election on July 13, 1857, voters were given

598-473: Was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 39.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 59,549 and the median income for a family was $ 71,065. Males had a median income of $ 52,282 versus $ 38,499 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 29,755. About 6.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Kitsap County

624-648: Was developed in the 1980s to store nuclear weapons for submarines and contributed to the county's population growth during the decade from 147,000 to 190,000. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 566 square miles (1,470 km ), of which 395 square miles (1,020 km ) is land and 171 square miles (440 km ) (30%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Washington by land area and third-smallest by total area. In addition to occupying most of

650-631: Was originally acquired by the U.S. Government in three pieces by three treaties negotiated with the Native American tribes: Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens represented the United States in all three negotiations. When the Washington Territory was organized in 1853, the Kitsap Peninsula was divided between King County to the east and Jefferson County to the west. Official public papers were required to be filed at

676-569: Was previously used for the Soundrunner, a passenger only fast-ferry service to Seattle that the Port of Kingston operated between Fall 2010 and Fall 2012. The dock was utilized again starting in November 2018 when Kitsap Transit resumed passenger only fast-ferry service to Seattle with MV  Finest . The Kingston terminal has an extra slip for a spare boat, which was regularly used for

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