Chico, Washington

Chico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Named in 1889 for a local Indian,[3] Chico is located on the Dyes Inlet waterfront, southeast of Silverdale. At the 2010 census the community had a population of 2,259.[1]

Chico, Washington
Census-designated place
Chico
Location in Washington and the United States
Chico
Chico (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°36′40″N 122°42′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKitsap
Area
 • Total2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
 • Land2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
40 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,259
 • Density986/sq mi (380.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98312
Area code(s)360
FIPS code53-12175[1]
GNIS feature ID1512090[2]

Geography

Chico is in central Kitsap County, bordered to the north by Silverdale and to the south by the Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake CDP. It is bordered to the east by Dyes Inlet, a tidal water body that connects to Puget Sound via Port Washington Narrows through Bremerton, then via the strait of Port Orchard. It is bordered to the west by Camp Wesley Harris and Newberry Hill Heritage Park. The northern border is Newberry Hill Road, which separates Chico from Silverdale. Chico Creek forms the southern boundary with Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake to the south.[4] Washington State Route 3 runs through the community, leading north 19 miles (31 km) to Port Gamble and south 4 miles (6 km) to the western side of Bremerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chico CDP has an area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), all of it land.[1]

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Chico CDP, Washington". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "Chico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 45.
  4. "Chico CDP, Washington". TIGERweb. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2019.


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