Rocky Point, Kitsap County, Washington Explained

Rocky Point, Washington
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Rocky Point
Coordinates:47.5861°N -122.6681°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 Km2:1.96
Area Land Km2:1.93
Area Water Km2:0.02
Elevation Ft:20
Population Total:1564
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:809.4
Timezone1:Pacific
Area Code:360
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:53-59390
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2585030

Rocky Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.

Demographics

In 2010, it had a population of 1,564 inhabitants,[1] 784 of whom were male, and 780 of whom were female.[2]

Geography

Rocky Point is located in central Kitsap County at coordinates 47°35′10″N 122°40′05″W. The CDP occupies a peninsula extending north from the city of Bremerton into the tidal Dyes Inlet, ending at Rocky Point. It is bordered to the east by Port Washington Narrows and Phinney Bay and to the west by Mud Bay, separating it from a parallel peninsula containing the Marine Drive neighborhood of Bremerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rocky Point CDP has a total area of 1.96sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 1.26%, are water.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Rocky Point CDP, Washington. https://archive.today/20200213064505/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5359390. dead. February 13, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. July 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Rocky Point, Washington . 19 August 2014.