Scandia is an agricultural
village
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in
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 Ja ...
, United States. Scandia is situated on the
Kitsap Peninsula
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on the west
bank
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of
Liberty Bay
Liberty Bay is a narrow inlet extending about 4 miles in a northerly direction from the northwest part of Port Orchard, adjacent to the Kitsap Peninsula in Western Washington. Background
The southeastern half of Liberty Bay is very narrow. The ...
, a few miles south of
Poulsbo
Poulsbo ( ) is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the smallest of the four cities in Kitsap County. The population was 11,970 at the 2020 census and an estimated 10,927 in 2018.
The Suquamish people hav ...
. Surrounding the village are farms, including Scandia Patch, a pumpkin patch in central Scandia.
Scandia is the third largest settlement by
area
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and population on Liberty Bay, behind Poulsbo and
Keyport. The land area of Scandia is 358 acres.
Scandia's population and land area are similar to that of
Lemolo, with Lemolo at 124 acres having half the area of Scandia's 358 acres.
References
Populated places in Kitsap County, Washington
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