Hunts Point, Washington facts for kids

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Town
Location of Hunts Point, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Area
• Total	0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
• Land	0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	394
• Estimate  (2019)	435
• Density	1,416.94/sq mi (547.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98004
Area code(s)	425
FIPS code	53-32755
GNIS feature ID	1512315
Website	huntspoint-wa.gov

Hunts Point is a town in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington, United States, and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town is on a small peninsula surrounded by Lake Washington, and is near the suburbs of Medina (to the southwest), Clyde Hill (to the south), Yarrow Point (on another peninsula to the east), and Kirkland (to the northeast), as well as the city of Bellevue (to the east). As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 394.

History

Leigh S. J. Hunt, a resident of nearby Yarrow Point, acquired the property of Hunts Point some time after 1870. He wanted it so that he could cut down the tall evergreen trees that grew out at the end, obstructing his view of Lake Washington.

Around 1900, the property was taken over by Puget Sound National Bank and sold to a group of Seattle men who used it as a family retreat for Sunday picnics and summer camping.

Before the creation of the two Lake Washington bridges, residents commuted to Seattle via the Gazelle, a small ferry that arrived at Cozy Cove each morning at 7:15.

A clubhouse was built in 1913 at what is now 3655 Hunts Point Road. It became the center of Hunts Point's social activity through the 1920s. That same year, the women of Hunts Point formed the charitable organization The Eastside Circle of the Seattle Fruit and Flower Mission (later called The Overlake Service League), which continues to this day.

In the 1950s, Stan Sayres, owner of the famous Slo Mo unlimited hydroplane, housed the boat at the end of Hunts Point Road.

Hunts Point was officially incorporated on August 22, 1955.

• 1957 - Fairweather Basin developed, turning marshland into prime residential property.
• 1960 - first sewers installed.
• 1963 - Evergreen Point Bridge completed, putting Hunts Point only minutes from Seattle.
• 1988 - Wetherill Nature Preserve dedicated

Geography

Hunts Point is located at 47°38′12″N 122°13′50″W / 47.63667°N 122.23056°W / 47.63667; -122.23056 (47.636754, -122.230598).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km²), of which, 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 394 people, 151 households, and 124 families living in the town. The population density was 1,358.6 inhabitants per square mile (524.6/km²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 624.1 per square mile (241.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.2% White, 1.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 10.9% Asian, and 7.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5%.

Of the 151 households 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.9% were non-families. 16.6% of households were one person and 10.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the town was 49.5 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 24.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.

See also

In Spanish: Hunts Point (Washington) para niños