Longbranch is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
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 ...
in
Pierce County,
Washington
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, United States. It is located on the
Key Peninsula
The Key Peninsula lies along Puget Sound to the south of Kitsap Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of Pierce County and is bordered to the west by Case Inlet and to the east by Carr Inlet. The peninsula is approximately 16 mi ...
, along
Filucy Bay between
Pitt Passage and
Balch Passage. Longbranch is primarily residential (like nearby
Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals. Homes provide sheltered spaces, for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be p ...
and
Lakebay) and includes a marina, church, and community center.
The community was named after
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 31,667, an increase of 948 (+3.1%) from the 2010 census count of 30,719, which in turn reflect ...
.
History
In 1934, Longbranch was linked by
ferry service with
Steilacoom,
Anderson and
McNeil islands.
[Galentine, Elizabeth, and Anderson Island Historical Society, ''Anderson Island'', Arcadia Publishing (2006) ] The ferry continues in operation, but no longer connects to Longbranch.
References
External links
Census-designated places in Pierce County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)
Unincorporated communities in Pierce County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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