Lofall, Washington Explained

Lofall, Washington
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Lofall
Coordinates:47.8106°N -122.6519°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kitsap
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.18
Area Land Km2:5.18
Area Water Km2:0.0
Elevation M:35
Population Total:2289
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Pacific
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:98370
Area Code:360
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:53-39930
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1506249

Lofall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.[1] The population was 2,289 at the 2010 census.[2]

A post office called Lofall was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1934.[3] The post office was named after H. Lofall, the original owner of the land where the post office was.[4]

To its east lies Breidablick.

Demographics

In 2010, the CDP had a population of 2,289 inhabitants. 1,202 were male, and 1,087 were female.[5]

Geography

Lofall is located in northern Kitsap County at coordinates 47°48′38″N 122°39′07″W. It sits on the southeast side of Hood Canal, across which is South Point in Jefferson County. Lofall is bordered to the east by Washington State Route 3, which leads northeast 4miles to Port Gamble and south to Bremerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lofall CDP has an area of 5.2sqkm, of which 179order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.003%, are water.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 1506249. Lofall.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Lofall CDP, Washington. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. July 1, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213083210/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5339930. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 14 August 2016.
  4. Book: Meany, Edmond S.. Origin of Washington geographic names. 1923. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 149.
  5. Web site: Lofall, Washington . 19 August 2014.