Bainbridge Island, Washington

Bainbridge Island is an island in Puget Sound, and is an incorporated city located in Kitsap County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,308. In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine named Bainbridge Island the second-best place to live in the United States.

Geography

Bainbridge Island is located at 47°39'19" North, 122°32'6" West (47.655260, -122.535083){{GR|1}}.

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Bainbridge Island lies due west of the city of Seattle. On the Kitsap Peninsula, Bremerton and Poulsbo lie across the Port Orchard channel to the west, and the city of Port Orchard lies across Rich Passage to the south.

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Seattle - Kitsap Peninsula - Bremerton - Poulsbo - Port Orchard - Port Orchard - Rich Passage

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The island is just under 28 square miles (73 km²) in area, with a population of 20,750 as of 2001. The island is quite hilly, and is known for its popular Chilly Hilly bicycle ride held every year in February. This ride has been the unofficial start to the bicycling season in the Pacific Northwest since 1972.

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2001 - Bicycle - February - Pacific Northwest

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Bainbridge Island is connected to the Kitsap Peninsula by a bridge carrying WA-305 over Agate Passage, and to Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle by Washington State Ferries service from Winslow.

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WA-305 - Agate Passage - Downtown Seattle - Washington State Ferries

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Bainbridge Island has a total area of 169.7 km² (65.5 mi²). 71.5 km² (27.6 mi²) of it is land and 98.2 km² (37.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 57.87% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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