Bangor Trident Base, Washington
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Bangor Base is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....

, within the U.S. Navy's Naval Base Kitsap on the Kitsap Peninsula
Kitsap Peninsula
The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington state that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound. Hood Canal separates Kitsap Peninsula from the rest of the Olympic Peninsula...

. Its population was 6,054 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Bangor is located at 47°43′15"N 122°42′47"W, on Hood Canal
Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins, of Puget Sound in the state of Washington. Hood Canal is not a canal in the sense of being a man-made waterway—it is a natural waterway.-Geography:...

 northwest of Silverdale
Silverdale, Washington
Silverdale is a census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States. The population was 19,204 at the 2010 census.Despite many attempts at incorporation, Silverdale remains an unincorporated community....

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 28.6 km² (11.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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 of 2000, there were 7,253 people, 1,282 households, and 1,275 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 is 657.1/mi² (253.7/km²). There were 1,316 housing units at an average density of 46.0/km² (119.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.73% White, 8.05% African American, 1.28% Native American, 4.69% Asian, 0.79% Pacific Islander, 3.92% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.24% of the population.

There were 1,282 households out of which 79.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 93.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.5% were non-families. 0.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 3.54.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 23.4% from 18 to 24, 47.1% from 25 to 44, 2.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 198.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 263.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,246, and the median income for a family was $32,105. Males had a median income of $28,856 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 in the CDP was $16,383. About 8.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under the age of 18 and none ages 65 or older.

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