Southworth is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a 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 counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
(CDP) on
Puget Sound
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in
Kitsap County,
Washington
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, United States.
It is best known for being the west end of the
Fauntleroy-
Vashon Island-Southworth
Washington State Ferries run. Landmarks include Southworth Grocery, a US Post Office, ferry terminal, clay cliffs and a private beach on the point. Next to the ferry is a popular place to launch kayaks for trips to nearby
Blake Island. The population of the Southworth CDP was 2,185 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Southworth is in southeastern Kitsap County on the shore of Puget Sound, with the CDP limits extending southwest from Point Southworth along
Colvos Passage
The Colvos Passage is a tidal strait within Puget Sound in the American state of Washington running west of Vashon Island between the island and the Kitsap Peninsula. It lies just north of the Dalco Passage. Colvos Passage has a permanen ...
and northwest from Point Southworth to Yukon Harbor. The CDP includes the communities of Southworth,
Harper
Harper may refer to:
Names
* Harper (name), a surname and given name
Places
;in Canada
*Harper Islands, Nunavut
*Harper, Prince Edward Island
;In the United States
*Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County
* Harper, Illi ...
, and
South Colby.
Washington State Route 160 is the southern edge of the CDP and leads west to
State Route 16 in the southern outskirts of
Port Orchard.
Point Southworth was named by
Charles Wilkes, during the
Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of Edward Southworth, one of the expedition's quartermasters.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Southworth CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.28%, are water.
References
External links
*
Kitsap Peninsula Visitor Information - Southworth
Census-designated places in Kitsap County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)
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