puget, island, washington, puget, island, acre, island, census, designated, place, columbia, river, wahkiakum, county, washington, united, states, julia, butler, hansen, bridge, built, 1938, carries, state, route, across, cathlamet, channel, connect, island, t. Puget Island is a 7 5 sq mi 4 785 acre 19 365 km2 island and Census designated place CDP in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County Washington United States The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge built in 1938 carries State Route 409 across the Cathlamet Channel to connect the island to the town of Cathlamet Washington Route 409 crosses the island to its southern shore where it connects with the county operated Wahkiakum County Ferry Oscar B providing service to Westport Oregon The 2010 census reported a population of 831 persons Puget IslandCDPPuget Island from the north It is linked to Cathlamet Washington by the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge Puget IslandLocation within the state of WashingtonCoordinates 46 10 36 N 123 23 1 W 46 17667 N 123 38361 W 46 17667 123 38361 Coordinates 46 10 36 N 123 23 1 W 46 17667 N 123 38361 W 46 17667 123 38361CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyWahkiakumArea Total7 477 sq mi 19 365 km2 Population 2010 Total831 Density110 sq mi 43 km2 Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT Puget Island viewed from the south Puget Island s Robert W Little Preserve is home to a population of endangered Columbian white tailed deer 1 The island was named for Peter Puget a lieutenant in the Vancouver Expedition of exploration which first mapped the island in 1792 2 References EditPuget Island Blocks 5001 thru 5025 Census Tract 9501 Wahkiakum County Washington United States Census Bureau The Nature Conservancy Robert W Little Puget Island Preserve Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2007 10 29 Majors Harry M 1975 Exploring Washington Van Winkle Publishing Co p 114 ISBN 978 0 918664 00 6 External links EditPuget Island section of Lyn Topinka s photo essay Lewis amp Clark s Columbia River WAHKIAKUM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Ferry Wahkiakum Puget Island Community Plan 9 15 04 document on Cowlitz Wahkiakum Council of Governments website This Wahkiakum County Washington state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an island is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puget Island Washington amp oldid 1103435724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
