Profile for Port Townsend, Washington, WA

Port Townsend is on the Olympic Peninsula.

Locals refer to a sculpture behind the police station as "The Tidy Bowl."

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Ranked No. 9 on 50 Best Places to Live list by Men's Journal magazine, 2002

Filming location for:
· 1999 movie, "Snow Falling on Cedars"
· 1982 movie, "An Officer and a Gentleman"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Victorian Festival - March 16-18, 2007
• Jefferson County Fair - August 10-12, 2007
• Rhododendron Festival - May 14-21, 2007
• Blues & Heritage Festival - Aug. 3-4, 2007
• Film Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Wooden Boat Festival - Sept. 7-9, 2007
• Country Blues Festival - July 29-Aug. 5, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Anderson Lake State Park, Fort Worden State Park, Old Fort Townsend State Park

Historic sites and museums: Rothschild House, Museum of the Jefferson County Historical Society, Port Townsend Marine Science Center

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
The substantial Victorian homes of its lumber, fishing, and mercantile barons preside at the top of its sharp cliffs, looking down on the restored hotels and commercial buildings of its waterfront business street.
-- Around America
Walter Cronkite

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Parks (5)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Port Townsend demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Jefferson County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 98368 ZIP code.

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• Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce
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19% of Port Townsend residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Port Townsend ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Port Townsend
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• Libraries in or near Port Townsend

Post a query on a message board:

• Jefferson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Recommendations: Gallery Walk, sponsored by local galleries, studios and shops, takes place on the first Saturday evening of each month

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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Port Townsend was $22,395, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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33% of Port Townsend residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Port Townsend festival dates:

• Victorian Festival - March 16-18, 2007
• Jefferson County Fair - August 10-12, 2007
• Rhododendron Festival - May 14-21, 2007
• Blues & Heritage Festival - Aug. 3-4, 2007
• Film Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Wooden Boat Festival - Sept. 7-9, 2007
• Country Blues Festival - July 29-Aug. 5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Port Townsend festival web sites:

• Jefferson County Fair
• Port Townsend Film Festival
• Rhododendron Festival
• Victorian Festival
• Wooden Boat Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Washington county fairs
• Washington festivals (Washington tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Port Townsend

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• Jefferson County historical society
• State historical society

Historic districts in Port Townsend include Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Irondale Historic District, Port Townsend Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Jefferson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Port Townsend, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $522.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,022.

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Libraries in Port Townsend include Port Townsend Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Port Townsend include Port Townsend Leader

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Jefferson County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Port Townsend political report.

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The average commute time for Port Townsend workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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Hotels in Port Townsend include Aladdin Inn Port Townsend, Palace Hotel.

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