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60-625: Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington , United States. It is located in Puget Sound . The population was 24,825 at the 2020 census , making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County. The island is separated from the Kitsap Peninsula by Port Orchard , with Bremerton lying to the southwest. Bainbridge Island is a suburb of Seattle, connected via

120-482: A 35-minute ride away on the Washington State Ferries . The city has occupied the entire space of Bainbridge Island since February 28, 1991, when the 1.5-square-mile (3.9 km) city of Winslow (incorporated on August 9, 1947), annexed the rest of the island after a narrowly passed November 1990 referendum. It officially remained the city of Winslow for several months, until November 7, 1991, at which time

180-404: A family was $ 71,065. Males had a median income of $ 52,282 versus $ 38,499 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 29,755. About 6.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Kitsap County is generally considered to be a relatively Democratic area, owing to progressivism stemmed from

240-699: A region cannot afford to live where they work and must seek residency in another town with a lower cost of living . The late 20th century, the dot-com bubble and United States housing bubble drove housing costs in Californian metropolitan areas to historic highs, spawning exurban growth in adjacent counties. Workers with jobs in San Francisco found themselves moving further and further away to nearby cities like Oakland, Burlingame, and San Mateo. As rental and housing costs kept increasing, even renters that would normally be considered affluent elsewhere would struggle with

300-535: A significant diversity of other coastal land forms, including spits , bluffs , dunes , lagoons , cuspate forelands , tombolos , tide flats , streams and tidal deltas, islands, and rocky outcrops. The high point is 425-foot (130 m) Toe Jam Hill . 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

360-602: 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

420-580: Is a mix of battleground areas. Non-Bremerton parts of incorporated mainland Kitsap County vary, with Silverdale having become a Republican stronghold, Poulsbo marginally Democratic, and Port Orchard consistently electing Republican candidates. Democrats typically carry the Indian reservations of the area by wide margins; the area around Little Boston (part of the S'Klallam Indian Reservation ) regularly votes for Democratic candidates. The Kitsap County Auditor Website has detailed election results from 1998 to

480-495: Is about 5 miles (8 km) wide and 10 miles (16 km) long, encompassing nearly 17,778 acres (27.778 sq mi; 71.95 km), and is one of Puget Sound's larger islands. Bainbridge Island shorelines border the main body of Puget Sound, as well as Port Orchard Bay, a large protected embayment , and two high-current tidal passages, Rich Passage and Agate Pass . The island has an irregular coastline of approximately 53 miles (85 km), with numerous bays and inlets and

540-478: Is also included in the Seattle – Tacoma , WA Combined Statistical Area . The United States Navy is the largest employer in the county, with installations at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport , and Naval Base Kitsap (which comprises former NSB Bangor and NS Bremerton). Kitsap County is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound by Washington State Ferries routes, including

600-599: Is based on Bainbridge Island. The novel's author, David Guterson , lives on the island and worked for ten years as a teacher at Bainbridge High School . Bainbridge Island is the main setting of the 2021 novel You Love Me , the third installment in the You series by novelist Caroline Kepnes . Kepnes visited Bainbridge while writing the story and used the names of several local businesses. In Michael Crichton 's 1994 novel Disclosure , protagonist Tom Sanders lives with his wife and two children on Bainbridge Island. Some scenes from

660-680: Is connected to the Kitsap Peninsula by the Agate Pass Bridge , carrying SR 305 over Agate Passage at the island's northwest corner. The only other way off the island is by the Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry , the Washington State Ferries service from the dock at Winslow in Eagle Harbor to Colman Dock (Pier 52) in Seattle. Numerous public right of way access points to water around the island also exist, officially called Road Ends. When

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720-616: Is featured in the first episode of the fifteenth season of the HGTV reality television series Island Life . A local restaurant, the Big Star Diner (now known as the Madison Diner ), is featured in the tenth episode of the first season of the Food Network series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . Bainbridge has the following sister cities : Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County

780-490: Is home to several major United States Navy facilities, collectively named Naval Base Kitsap , and grew in response to wars and conflicts in the 20th century. Bremerton, the site of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , peaked at 80,000 residents during World War II . Naval Submarine Base Bangor was developed in the 1980s to store nuclear weapons for submarines and contributed to the county's population growth during

840-543: Is quite different from North American commuter towns that are almost exclusively the result of transportation by car. Where commuters are wealthier and small town housing markets are weaker than city housing markets, the development of a bedroom community may raise local housing prices and attract upscale service businesses in a process akin to gentrification . Long-time residents may be displaced by new commuter residents due to rising house prices. This can also be influenced by zoning restrictions in urbanized areas that prevent

900-605: Is represented by Democrat Derek Kilmer . In the 2008 Democratic primary (which in Washington state was not used for delegate appointment), Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton by a margin of 67.8% to 29.7%. This was Obama's second-best performance in an incorporated municipality in the state, behind Yarrow Point . In the earlier caucus , Obama received 79.3% of delegates, Clinton received 19.8%, and 0.1% were uncommitted. The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art opened in June 2013 near

960-752: Is served by the Bainbridge Island School District , which houses the following public schools: BISD also offers home-based and student-directed educational programming under the umbrella of the Commodore Options School: The Puget Sound Naval Academy , formerly the Moran School, operated on the island from 1914 to 1933, and then again from 1937 to 1951. In 2001, Bainbridge Island Little League were represented in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania at

1020-495: Is the downtown core and has most of the shopping and dining. Lynwood Center on the south end of the island has several restaurants and a small hotel. Fletcher Bay (also referred to as Island Center) has a small grocery store and one restaurant. Rolling Bay is located on the east side of the island. The local newspapers are the weekly Bainbridge Island Review , Kitsap Sun , and the Bainbridge Islander . Bainbridge Island

1080-635: The Brookings Institution in 2006, the term is generally used for areas beyond suburbs and specifically less densely built than the suburbs to which the exurbs' residents commute. Comparatively low density towns – often featuring large lots and large homes – create heavy motor vehicle dependency . "They begin as embryonic subdivisions of a few hundred homes at the far edge of beyond, surrounded by scrub. Then, they grow – first gradually, but soon with explosive force – attracting stores, creating jobs and struggling to keep pace with

1140-589: The Issei , came in 1883. During World War II, Japanese-American residents of Bainbridge Island were the first to be sent to internment camps , an event commemorated by the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial , which opened in 2011. They were held by the US government through the duration of the war for fear of espionage . A High-frequency direction finding (HFDF) station

1200-628: The Little League World Series . The island's high school lacrosse team has won state titles, the most recent coming on May 19, 2007. In 2009, the Bainbridge High School Fastpitch team won the Washington 3A State Title. The team also played in the championship game in 2010. In 2011, 2012 and 2018, the Bainbridge High School Girls Lacrosse team won the state championship. Pickleball was invented by

1260-493: The Seattle-Bremerton Ferry , Southworth to West Seattle via Vashon Island , Bainbridge Island to Downtown Seattle , and from Kingston to Edmonds, Washington . Kitsap Transit provides passenger-only fast ferry service between Bremerton and Seattle, Kingston and Seattle, and Southworth and Seattle. The Kitsap Peninsula was originally acquired by the U.S. Government in three pieces by three treaties negotiated with

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1320-841: The Washington State Ferries system and to Poulsbo and the Suquamish Indian Reservation by State Route 305 , which uses the Agate Pass Bridge . For thousands of years, members of the Suquamish people and their ancestors lived on the land now called Bainbridge Island. There were nine villages on the island; these included winter villages at Port Madison , Battle Point , Point White, Lynwood Center, Port Blakely , and Eagle Harbor, as well as summer villages at Manzanita, Fletcher Bay, and Rolling Bay . In 1792, English explorer Captain George Vancouver spent several days with his ship HMS Discovery anchored off Restoration Point at

1380-536: The Yakima War . The bill passed as amended. It was signed by Governor Isaac Stevens on January 16, 1857. The county seat would be located in Meigs's mill town at Port Madison. In Slaughter County's first election on July 13, 1857, voters were given the opportunity to rename the county. The options were "Mill", "Madison" or "Kitsap". Slaughter was not one of the options. Kitsap won by an overwhelming majority. Kitsap County

1440-403: The film adaptation later that year were filmed on the island, including at Bainbridge Ferry Terminal and Capt. Johnston Blakely Elementary School. The epilogue of the 1996 film That Thing You Do! reveals that main characters Guy Patterson and Faye Dolan moved with their four children to Bainbridge Island, where they founded the fictional Puget Sound Conservatory of Music. Bainbridge Island

1500-521: The 23rd governor of Washington , is a local resident, and represented it in Congress from 1999 to 2012. Bainbridge Island is in Washington State's 23rd District and as of September 2023 is represented by Democratic state senator Drew Hansen and Democratic state representatives Tarra Simmons and Greg Nance . In the U.S. Congress Bainbridge is part of Washington's 6th congressional district and

1560-779: The Bangor-Shelton-Bremerton Navy Railroad, runs through the county. It is a branch off the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad , with its junction at Shelton. At the Bremerton Junction near Gorst a spur follows Highway 3 along the shore of the Sinclair Inlet terminating at the Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard, the other follows Highway 3 along the western shore of Dyes Inlet, servicing Bangor Naval Submarine Base. The Navy had originally intended to use armored trains to transport nuclear missiles to Bangor for

1620-636: The Native American tribes: Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens represented the United States in all three negotiations. When the Washington Territory was organized in 1853, the Kitsap Peninsula was divided between King County to the east and Jefferson County to the west. Official public papers were required to be filed at the county seat, which meant Peninsula business people had to travel to either Seattle or Port Townsend to transact business. On

1680-639: The Olympic Peninsula. The agency launched its fast ferry services to Seattle in July 2017, beginning initially with a Bremerton route and later expanding to Kingston in 2018. Fast ferry service to Southworth is expected to begin in 2020. The county is connected to Jefferson County and the Olympic Peninsula to the west by the Hood Canal Bridge . A 48-mile-long (77 km) government-owned rail line,

1740-527: The Trident submarines but protesters and a series of court decisions derailed the plan. Today the railroad is primarily used to transport scrap from PSNS. Walking Tall with The Rock and Johnny Knoxville was based in Kitsap County, and the City of Port Orchard is the basis for the fictional community of Cedar Cove in the books by Debbie Macomber . Commuter town Often commuter towns form when workers in

1800-566: The UK , both the national railway's tracks, trains, stations and real estate were included in the privatization agreements. Japan's privately operated railroads view real estate investment and development of commuter towns as central to their business model. These railroads continuously develop new residential and commercial areas alongside their existing and new routes and stations and adjust their train schedules in order to provide existing and prospective commuters with convenient work-commute routines. This

1860-481: The Winslow ferry terminal. It was developed by Cynthia Sears, who began collecting works of art made by island residents in 1989. The museum cost $ 15.6 million to construct and includes a 99-seat auditorium, a classroom, and other spaces. The building has 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of space and was designed to resemble the bow of a ship. The fictional San Piedro Island in the 1994 novel Snow Falling on Cedars

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1920-407: The age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 39.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 59,549 and the median income for

1980-513: The average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. Bainbridge Island has four centers of commerce: Winslow , Lynwood Center , Fletcher Bay (also referred to as Island Center), and Rolling Bay . Winslow

2040-876: The brunt of the public operating budget in higher property or income taxes . Such municipalities may scramble to encourage commercial growth once an established residential base has been reached. In the UK, commuter towns were developed by railway companies to create demand for their lines. One 1920s pioneer of this form of development was the Metropolitan Railway (now part of London Underground ) which marketed its Metro-land developments. This initiative encouraged many to move out of central and inner-city London to suburbs such as Harrow , or out of London itself, to commuter villages in Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire . Commuter towns have more recently been built ahead of adequate transportation infrastructure, thus spurring

2100-483: The census block group in which Winslow is located had a median household income of $ 42,000, less than half of the island's median household income and one-third of several of the island's wealthiest block groups, and also $ 10,000 less than national and statewide averages. More than half of Winslow households live in rental units, compared to 20% of households across the island. As of the 2010 census , there were 23,025 people, 9,470 households, and 6,611 families residing in

2160-405: The city of Winslow annexed the entirety of Bainbridge Island in 1991, it absorbed numerous named unincorporated communities . Most of these are still referred to by name. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 88,243, and the median income for a family was $ 108,605. Males had a median income of $ 65,853 versus $ 42,051 for females. The per capita income for

2220-580: The city of Winslow was renamed the city of Bainbridge Island. Bainbridge Island was formed during the last ice age—13,000 to 15,000 years ago—when the 3,000-foot-thick (910 m) Vashon Glacier scraped out the Puget Sound and Hood Canal basins. Bainbridge Island is in the Puget Sound Basin, east of the Kitsap Peninsula , directly east of the Manette Peninsula and west of Seattle . The island

2280-405: The city was $ 37,482. About 3.0% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. The socioeconomic profile varies significantly between the rural parts of the island and Winslow, its urban center. In contrast to Bainbridge Island as a whole, Winslow is home to households with a wide range of incomes. In 2010,

2340-413: The city. The population density was 735.6 inhabitants per square mile (284.0/km). There were 8,517 housing units at an average density of 308.5 per square mile (119.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 92.88% White, 0.28% African American, 0.62% Native American, 2.40% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, of any race, were 2.17% of

2400-404: The city. The population density was 833.9 inhabitants per square mile (322.0/km). There were 10,584 housing units at an average density of 383.3 per square mile (148.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 91.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of

2460-420: The construction of suitably cheap housing closer to places of employment. The number of commuter towns increased in the US and the UK during the 20th century because of a trend for people to move out of the cities into the surrounding green belt . In the United States, it is common for commuter towns to create disparities in municipal tax rates. When a commuter town collects few business taxes, residents must pay

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2520-550: The county north of Silverdale is often referred to as North Kitsap , and the portion south of Bremerton as South Kitsap . As of the 2020 census , there were 275,611 people, 105,803 households, and 71,548 families living in the county. As of the 2010 census , there were 251,133 people, 97,220 households, and 65,820 families residing in the county. The population density was 635.9 inhabitants per square mile (245.5/km ). There were 107,367 housing units at an average density of 271.9 per square mile (105.0/km ). The racial makeup of

2580-428: The county was 82.6% white, 4.9% Asian, 2.6% black or African American, 1.6% American Indian, 0.9% Pacific islander, 1.6% from other races, and 5.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 21.3% were German , 14.4% were Irish , 13.8% were English , 7.1% were Norwegian , and 4.2% were American . Of the 97,220 households, 31.7% had children under

2640-491: The county's Scandinavian settlers. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Democrat Hillary Clinton received 49.05% of the vote to Republican Donald Trump 's 38.07%. This Democratic margin widened in 2020, with candidate Joe Biden receiving 56.90% of the vote versus incumbent Trump receiving 38.80%. On mainland Kitsap County, politics are strongly influenced by working-class Bremerton , which casts moderate margins for Democratic candidates. Unincorporated Kitsap County

2700-672: The decade from 147,000 to 190,000. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 566 square miles (1,470 km ), of which 395 square miles (1,020 km ) is land and 171 square miles (440 km ) (30%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Washington by land area and third-smallest by total area. In addition to occupying most of the Kitsap Peninsula , Kitsap County includes both Bainbridge Island and Blake Island . According to Puget Sound Partnership, Kitsap county has over 250 miles (400 km) of saltwater shoreline. The portion of

2760-521: The development of roads and public transportation systems. These can take the form of light rail lines extending from the city center to new streetcar suburbs and new or expanded highways , whose construction and traffic can lead to the community becoming part of a larger conurbation . A 2014 study by the British Office for National Statistics found that commuting also affects wellbeing. Commuters are more likely to be anxious, dissatisfied and have

2820-459: The family of congressman Joel Pritchard at their summer home on Bainbridge Island in 1965. It is similar to badminton and tennis, but played with paddles and a lightweight plastic ball. Bainbridge Island has a seven-member city council. The members are elected to staggered four-year terms and appoint a city manager. Bainbridge Island is a stronghold of the Democratic Party . Jay Inslee ,

2880-607: The island while surveying the Pacific Northwest . Lt. Wilkes named the island after Commodore William Bainbridge , commander of the frigate USS Constitution in the War of 1812 . Settlers originally used Bainbridge Island as a center for the logging and shipbuilding industries with the island being clearcut at least two times in its history. The island was known for huge and accessible cedars, which were especially in demand for ships' masts. The original county seat of Kitsap County

2940-405: The population. There were 7,979 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and

3000-441: The population. There were 9,470 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

3060-676: The present. County area political trends can be tracked by analyzing the election precinct data. Bainbridge Island , East Bremerton , Poulsbo and Silverdale Bremerton , Gig Harbor and Port Orchard Bremerton , Shelton and Mason County Kitsap County is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound by several Washington State Ferries routes, including the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry , Southworth to West Seattle via Vashon Island , Bainbridge Island to Downtown Seattle , and from Kingston to Edmonds, Washington . Kitsap Transit provides local transit service within Kitsap County and connects to other transit systems that continue onto

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3120-465: The prospect of home ownership in an area with higher quality schools and amenities. As of 2003 , over 80% of the workforce of Tracy, California , was employed in the San Francisco Bay Area . In some cases, commuter towns can result from changing economic conditions. Steubenville, Ohio along with neighboring Weirton, West Virginia had an independent regional identity until the collapse of

3180-409: The sense that their daily activities lack meaning than those who don't have to travel to work, even if they are paid more. The term exurb (a portmanteau of "extra & urban") was coined by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his 1955 book The Exurbanites , to describe the ring of prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area. However, since a landmark report by

3240-567: The south. Despite the short distance over water and significant commuting population between Bremerton and Bainbridge Island, proposals to construct a bridge have been resisted on the Bainbridge side for various reasons. The island is quite hilly and hosts the Chilly Hilly bicycle ride every February. Bainbridge Island can be accessed by motor vehicle, bicycle, or foot through two access points, both on Washington State Route 305 . Bainbridge Island

3300-509: The southern end of Bainbridge Island while boat parties surveyed other parts of Puget Sound. Vancouver spent a day exploring Rich Passage , Port Orchard , and Sinclair Inlet . He failed to find Agate Passage , and so his maps show Bainbridge Island as a peninsula. Vancouver named Restoration Point on May 29, the anniversary of the English Restoration , in honor of King Charles II . In 1841, US Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes visited

3360-510: The steel industry in the 1980s. Steubenville Pike and the Parkway West also created easier access to the much larger city of Pittsburgh . In 2013, Jefferson County, Ohio (where Steubenville is located) was added to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area as part of its larger Combined Statistical Area . In Japan, most of the national railway network was privatized by the 1980s but unlike in

3420-679: The understanding that they would "bring home a new county," area mill operators George Meigs and William Renton supported the candidacies to the Territorial Legislature of two employees from their respective mills: Timothy Duane Hinckley from Meigs' and S.B. Wilson from Renton's. Upon arrival in Olympia, the two men introduced bills to create a new county, to be named "Madison". Representative Abernathy from Wahkiakum County proposed an amendment to name it "Slaughter", in recognition of Lt. William Alloway Slaughter, who had been killed in 1855 in

3480-434: Was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.5% were from 25 to 44; 38% were from 45 to 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 20,308 people, 7,979 households, and 5,784 families residing in

3540-518: Was at Port Madison on the island's north end. In 1855, the Suquamish tribe relinquished their claim to Bainbridge Island by signing the Point Elliott Treaty . The Suquamish agreed to cede all of their territory (which included Bainbridge Island) to the United States in exchange for a reservation at Port Madison and fishing rights to Puget Sound . The first generation of Japanese immigrants,

3600-641: Was established here by the Navy during the war. These radio intercept sites along the West Coast were used to track Japanese warships and merchant marine vessels as far away as the Western Pacific. The other West Coast stations were in California at Point Arguello , Point Saint George, Farallon Islands and San Diego. Since the 1960s, Bainbridge Island has become an increasingly affluent bedroom community of Seattle ,

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