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Kitsap County
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county in the state of Washington, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Washington
- Founded
- January 16, 1857
- Named after
- Chief Kitsap
- Seat
- Port Orchard
- Largest city
- Bremerton
- Total
- 566 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Land
- 395 sq mi (1,020 km )
- Water
- 171 sq mi (440 km ) 30%
- Estimate 2025
- 283,374
- Density
- 644/sq mi (249/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 ( PDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- https://www.kitsap.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 275611
- Area
- 1466
- Official website
- kitsap.gov
- Image
- Kitsap County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 105758
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- Commons category
- Kitsap County, Washington
- inception
- 1857-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 30
- native label
- Kitsap County
- social media followers
- 1705
- per capita income
- 39993
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Kitsap County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard; its largest city is Bremerton. The county, formed out of King County and Jefferson County on January 16, 1857, is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County, it was soon renamed.
Kitsap County comprises the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Seattle–Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area.