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'''YINTAN IS A SPECIAL BLACK KID, WIKIPEDIA IS A MAJOR FAGTORY SITE SEE YA LATER BNITCHES''' |
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|official_name = Fox Island, Washington |
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|settlement_type = [[Census-designated place|CDP]] |
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|native_name = Bu-Ta-U<ref>Svinth Carpenter, Cecelia. ''Tears of Internment:The Indian History of Fox Island and the Puget Sound Indian War'' Tahoma Research Service, Tacoma, Washington. 1996.</ref> |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] |
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |
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|population_total = 3633 |
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|population_density_km2 = 207.1 |
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|postal_code = 98333 |
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|area_code = [[Area code 253|253]] |
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'''Fox Island''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], [[United States]], on an island of the same name in [[Puget Sound]]. It is located approximately five miles from [[Gig Harbor, Washington|Gig Harbor]]. The island was named Fox by [[Charles Wilkes]] during the [[United States Exploring Expedition]], to honor J.L. Fox, an assistant surgeon on the expedition.<ref>{{cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3}}</ref> The population was 3,633 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. |
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==Geography== |
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Fox Island is located at {{coord|47|14|39|N|122|37|12|W|type:city}} (47.244053, -122.619906).{{GR|1}} There is a dock on the north side of the island. The waters around the island are used for fishing and scuba diving. |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²) of it (18.31%) is water. |
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Fox Island is separated from the mainland by [[Hale Passage]] to the north. The Fox Island Bridge crosses that passage to connect the road network to the mainland at [[Artondale]]. A small inhabited island named [[Tanglewood Island|Tanglewood]] lies just off Fox Island along the Hale Passage; it was included as part of the Fox Island CDP for the 2010 Census. To the southwest, [[Carr Inlet]] separates Fox Island from [[McNeil Island]]. |
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==History== |
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In 1792, during the [[Vancouver Expedition]], [[Peter Puget]] led an exploration party through southern Puget Sound. After an encounter with local Indians ended with Puget ordering a musket fired as warning, the exploration party retreated to Fox Island, where they made camp for the night.<ref name="morgan">{{cite book |last= Morgan |first= Murray |title= Puget's Sound |year= 1979 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95842-1}}</ref> |
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In 1856, during the [[Puget Sound War]], most of the [[Puyallup (tribe)|Puyallup]] and "non-hostile" [[Nisqually (tribe)|Nisqually]] Indians, totaling about 500 people, were removed to Fox Island. John Swan was assigned to supervise the encampment and distribute food provided by the territorial government. On January 5, 1856, [[Chief Leschi]] and other "hostile" Indians arrived at Fox Island with a flotilla of canoes. Trusting Swan, they had come to talk about the war and how to resolve it. While the hostile Indians were on Fox Island, Captain Maurice Maloney took the steamship ''Beaver'' to the island, hoping to rescue Swan, but forgot to bring landing craft and was unable to send men ashore. Before Maloney could figure out what to do, Swan came to the shore and paddled a canoe to the ''Beaver''. He told Maloney that there had been no violence, urged him to not come ashore, and said he had promised to return to the island, which he did. Maloney returned to Steilacoom and, along with other military officers, took another steamship, the ''USS Active'' from [[Steilacoom, Washington|Steilacoom]] to [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] to get a howitzer (which they failed to acquire), then back to Fox Island, hoping to capture Chief Leschi. But by the time the ''Active'' returned, more than 30 hours after Leschi had arrived on Fox Island, the hostile Indians had left.<ref name="morgan"/> |
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By August 1856 the war was essentially over. Governor [[Isaac Stevens]] went to the Indian encampment on Fox Island to renegotiate the 1854 [[Treaty of Medicine Creek]], which had been a major factor in the outbreak of war. Stevens agreed to new, larger reservations for both the Puyallup and Nisqually tribes.<ref name="morgan"/> |
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The first non-Indians settled on Fox island in 1856, just after the war ended. One of the first real estate transactions was in 1881 when 56.5 acres (22.6 hectares) were sold for $118. By 1908 there were about 60 homes scattered across the island. |
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The most important change to this community happened in 1954 when the Fox Island Bridge was completed, connecting Fox Island to the mainland. This allowed easy access to businesses, schools, and medical facilities outside the island. In 1956 the population of the island was 120, by 2000 it had grown to more than 2,800. |
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On April 29, 1988, at 6 PM local time, a nuclear-powered US Navy submarine, the [[USS Sam Houston (SSN-609)]], ran aground on Fox Island while operating in nearby [[Carr Inlet]]. The ship remained aground for approximately 10 hours until high tide returned and tugboats were brought in to unstick the ship. No damage was done to the island, and the ship entered a drydock at the Bangor Naval Submarine Base for minor repairs to its hull.<ref>{{cite news|title=Atomic Craft Aground Off Washington Coast|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/01/us/atomic-craft-aground-off-washington-coast.html|accessdate=19 July 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=1 May 1988}}</ref> |
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In recent years, Fox Island has become a wealthy suburb of Gig Harbor and, via the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]. This is mostly due to the amount of waterfront property on the island, in addition to being placed between the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier. A large amount of the islands residential property have views. Based on [[Washington locations by per capita income|per capita income]], one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Fox Island ranks 29th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. |
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==Demographics== |
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 2,803 people, 1,048 households, and 847 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 536.3 people per square mile (206.9/km²). There were 1,150 housing units at an average density of 220.0/sq mi (84.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.75% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.86% of the population. |
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There were 1,048 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.97. |
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In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. |
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,135, and the median income for a family was $72,284. Males had a median income of $61,208 versus $39,821 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $32,533. About 1.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of islands of Washington State by population and area]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.FICRA.org/ FICRA.org - Fox Island Community and Recreation Association (FICRA) Website] |
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* [http://www.foxislandwa.net/ FoxIslandwa.net - Fox Island News] |
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{{Pierce County, Washington}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Pierce County, Washington]] |
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]] |
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[[Category:Islands of Washington (state)]] |
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[[Category:Populated places on Puget Sound]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Pierce County, Washington]] |
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[[Category:Landforms of Puget Sound]] |
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Revision as of 23:07, 29 October 2013
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