Hunts Point, Washington facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hunts Point, Washington
|
|
|---|---|
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
(2020)
|
|
| • Total | 457 |
| • 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 2020 census, the town had a total population of 457.
Contents
History
Leigh S. J. Hunt, a resident of nearby Yarrow Point, purchased the yet-to-be-named property of Hunts Point on March 13, 1890. He wanted the property 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 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Interstate 90 floating bridges across Lake Washington, residents commuted to Seattle via the Gazelle, one of several ferries on Lake Washington. The Gazelle arrived at Cozy Cove (between Hunts Point and Yarrow Points) each morning at 7:15 a.m.
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.
Hunts Point was incorporated as a city on August 22, 1955. The Fairweather Basin was developed from marshland into residential property in 1957. The city's first sewers were installed in 1960. The original Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, connecting Hunts Point to Seattle, was opened on August 28, 1963. The Wetherill Nature Preserve was created by a donation of land in 1988.
In the 1950s, Stan Sayres, owner of the famous Slo Mo unlimited hydroplane, housed the boat at the end of Hunts Point Road.
Geography
Hunts Point is located at 47°38′12″N 122°13′50″W / 47.63667°N 122.23056°W (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
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 428 | — | |
| 1970 | 578 | 35.0% | |
| 1980 | 480 | −17.0% | |
| 1990 | 513 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 443 | −13.6% | |
| 2010 | 394 | −11.1% | |
| 2020 | 457 | 16.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 449 | 14.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
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.
Notable residents, past and present
- Eric C. Anderson, co-founder of Planetary Resources
- Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft
- Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon.com
- Pete Carroll, former head coach of Seattle Seahawks
- Kenny G, American adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist
- Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Cellular
- Blake Nordstrom, former president of Nordstrom
- Scott Oki, former senior vice-president of sales and marketing of Microsoft
- Jim Sinegal, former CEO and co-founder of Costco Wholesale
- B. Kevin Turner, former COO of Microsoft
Education
The city is in the Bellevue School District.
Residents are zoned to: Clyde Hill Elementary School, Chinook Middle School, and Bellevue High School.
See also
In Spanish: Hunts Point (Washington) para niños
