Hunts Point, Washington
Hunts Point is a town located in the Eastside, an affluent region of
King County, Washington and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town is located on a small
peninsula surrounded by
Lake Washington, and is near the
suburbs of
Medina ,
Clyde Hill ,
Yarrow Point , and
Kirkland , as well as the satellite city of
Bellevue . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total
population of 443.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Hunts Point ranks as the 16th wealthiest place in the
United States, and 1st
Encyclopedia
Hunts Point is a town located in the Eastside, an affluent region of
King County, Washington and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The town is located on a small
peninsula surrounded by
Lake Washington, and is near the
suburbs of
Medina ,
Clyde Hill ,
Yarrow Point , and
Kirkland , as well as the satellite city of
Bellevue . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total
population of 443.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Hunts Point ranks as the 16th wealthiest place in the
United States, and 1st of 522 areas in the state of Washington. It is also the highest rank achieved in King County.
History
Leigh S. J. Hunt, a resident of nearby
Yarrow Point, acquired the property of Hunts Point some time after 1870. He wanted it so that he could cut down the tall evergreen trees which grew out at the end, obstructing his view of
Seattle.
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 two
Lake Washington bridges, residents commuted to Seattle via the Gazelle, a small
ferry which chugged into Cozy Cove each morning at 7:15.
A clubhouse was built in 1913 at what is now 3655 Hunts Point Road. The clubhouse became the center of social activity on Hunts Point through the 1920's. That same year, the women of Hunts Point formed the charitable organization - The Eastside Circle of the Seattle Fruit and Flower Mission which continues to this day.
In the 1950's, Stan Sayer, owner of the famous Slo Mo unlimited hydroplane, housed the boat at the end of Hunts Point Road.
Hunts Point was officially incorporated on August 22, 1955.
- 1957 Fairweather Basin devloped, turning marshland into prime residential property.
- 1960 - first sewers installed.
- 1963 - Evergreen Point Bridge completed, putting Hunts Point only minutes from Seattle.
- 1988 - Wetherill Nature Preserve dedicated
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Geography
Hunts Point is located at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 kmē . 0.8 kmē of it is land and 3.33% is water.
Politics
Hunts Point is part of the 48th Legislative District of
Washington State. The current legislators for the district are:
- Senator , Republican
- Representative , Democrat
- Representative , Democrat
Hunts Point is part of Washington State Congressional District 8, represented by Congressman , Republican.
In 2004, Republican
George W. Bush received 64 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat
John Kerry, who received around 36 percent. This was a drop from 68 percent for Bush in the 2000 election.
George W. Bush has made a fund raising stop to the small town in each of his last two presidential campaigns. The August 22, 2003 ended up costing the town $23 thousand for police security for the visit.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 443 people, 165 households, and 131 families residing in the town. The
population density was 589.8/kmē . There were 186 housing units at an average density of 247.6/kmē . The racial makeup of the town was 94.81%
White, 0.45%
African American, 2.71% Asian, 0.23% from
other races, and 1.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population.
There were 165 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $179,898, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $40,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $113,816. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the
poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.6% of those over 64.
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