Indian Island, Washington

Indian Island is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. It is located between Port Townsend Bay and Kilisut Harbor. Parts also border on Oak Bay and Scow Bay. Until the construction of the Port Townsend Ship Canal (also known as Portage Canal) Indian Island was connected to the mainland by a broad sand flat and backshore marsh. Indian Island is the location of the Indian Island Naval Reserve, which covers the entire island. No civilian residences are allowed on Indian Island. Indian Island is attached to Marrowstone Island, and is often grouped with it. Indian Island is served by the ZIP code for Nordland. The entire island has a land area of 11.28 km² (4.3553 sq mi) and a population of 44 persons as of the 2000 census.

Naval Magazine

Indian Island is a major U.S. Navy munitions handling facility. Navy combat ships and Military Sealift Command vessels frequent Indian Island’s dock receiving and discharging munitions in support of U.S. military operations worldwide. The Navy also services refitted Ohio class missile submarines (formerly SSBN, now SSGN) at Indian Island. Environmental and peace activists have raised questions about Navy activities at Indian Island.^[1]

Boy Scouts

Local Boy Scout troops are among the few civilian organizations who get to visit the island.

References

• Indian Island: Blocks 4013 thru 4037, Census Tract 9504, Jefferson County, Washington United States Census Bureau

1. ^ Does Navy depot pose a danger to public?, Seattle Times, September 11, 2011, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016180252_navydepot12m.html 

Coordinates: 48°03′07″N 122°43′27″W / 48.05194°N 122.72417°W / 48.05194; -122.72417