Oak Harbor, Washington
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| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]{{cite web|title=Office of the Mayor|url=https://www.oakharbor.org/mayor|publisher=City of Oak Harbor|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]{{cite web|title=Office of the Mayor|url=https://www.oakharbor.org/mayor|publisher=City of Oak Harbor|access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=oakharbor.org}} |
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| leader_title = Mayor |
| leader_title = Mayor |
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| leader_name = Ronnie Wright |
| leader_name = Ronnie Wright |
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| area_total_km2 = 31.90 |
| area_total_km2 = 31.90 |
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| area_land_km2 = 25.00 |
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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |
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| population_total = 24622 |
| population_total = 24622 |
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| population_metro = 86,857 (US: [[List of micropolitan statistical areas|48th]]) |
| population_metro = 86,857 (US: [[List of micropolitan statistical areas|48th]]) |
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| population_density_km2 = 984.88 |
| population_density_km2 = 984.88 |
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2551.5 |
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[[File:Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor, WA.jpg|thumb|right|Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor]] |
[[File:Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor, WA.jpg|thumb|right|Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor]] |
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The [[Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington|Lower Skagit people]] have inhabited Oak Harbor ({{Langx|lut|təqucid}}){{Cite web |title=Puget Sound Geographical names |date=January 16, 2017 |url=https://tulaliplushootseed.com/places/ |access-date=January 26, 2023 |publisher=Tulalip Tribes}} and the nearby Crescent Harbor ({{Langx|lut|č̓itusəb}}) since time immemorial.{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=Marian W |date=1941 |title=The Coast Salish of Puget Sound |journal=American Anthropologist |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=197–211 |doi=10.1525/aa.1941.43.2.02a00050 |jstor=662952 |doi-access=free }} There were several villages in the vicinity, and the modern settlement of Oak Harbor was built over one such village. |
The [[Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington|Lower Skagit people]] have inhabited Oak Harbor ({{Langx|lut|təqucid}}){{Cite web |title=Puget Sound Geographical names |date=January 16, 2017 |url=https://tulaliplushootseed.com/places/ |access-date=January 26, 2023 |publisher=Tulalip Tribes |website=tulaliplushootseed.com}} and the nearby Crescent Harbor ({{Langx|lut|č̓itusəb}}) since time immemorial.{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=Marian W |date=1941 |title=The Coast Salish of Puget Sound |journal=American Anthropologist |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=197–211 |doi=10.1525/aa.1941.43.2.02a00050 |jstor=662952 |doi-access=free }} There were several villages in the vicinity, and the modern settlement of Oak Harbor was built over one such village. |
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In the early 1850s, two [[settlers]] staked claims where the city now stands—[[Zakarias Martin Toftezen]], a shoemaker from [[Norway]]; C.W. Sumner from [[New England]].{{cite web|url=http://www.sahs-fncc.org/?page_id=58|title=Toftezen Memorial, Lutheran Cemetery, Pioneer Highway|publisher=Stanwood Area Historic Society|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629215030/http://www.sahs-fncc.org/?page_id=58|url-status=dead}} Irish and Dutch immigrants also arrived and settled in the area. Oak Harbor was named for the area's [[Garry Oak]] trees and was incorporated in 1915 with a population of 401. Houses and businesses sprouted up along the shores of Oak Harbor as the [[settler|pioneers]] relied entirely on water transportation until the 1900s. For the next 30 years, [[Steamboat|steamers]] and [[cargo ship|freighters]] carried passengers and freight from the [[Whidbey Island|Island]] to the mainland and back as well as Fidalgo Island to the north. The city grew following the completion of [[Deception Pass Bridge]] on July 31, 1935, and [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]] on September 21, 1942.{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=July 30, 2007 |title=Oak Harbor — Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/8223 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=January 27, 2023}} The bridge, which linked [[Whidbey Island]] to [[Fidalgo Island]] and the mainland, was a [[Public Works Administration]] project built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. A [[Deception Pass State Park|nearby state park]] with {{convert|4100|acre|km2|0}} of forest, campsites, and trails was also developed. |
In the early 1850s, two [[settlers]] staked claims where the city now stands—[[Zakarias Martin Toftezen]], a shoemaker from [[Norway]]; C.W. Sumner from [[New England]].{{cite web|url=http://www.sahs-fncc.org/?page_id=58|title=Toftezen Memorial, Lutheran Cemetery, Pioneer Highway|publisher=Stanwood Area Historic Society|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629215030/http://www.sahs-fncc.org/?page_id=58|url-status=dead |website=sahs-fncc.org}} Irish and Dutch immigrants also arrived and settled in the area. Oak Harbor was named for the area's [[Garry Oak]] trees and was incorporated in 1915 with a population of 401. Houses and businesses sprouted up along the shores of Oak Harbor as the [[settler|pioneers]] relied entirely on water transportation until the 1900s. For the next 30 years, [[Steamboat|steamers]] and [[cargo ship|freighters]] carried passengers and freight from the [[Whidbey Island|Island]] to the mainland and back as well as Fidalgo Island to the north. The city grew following the completion of [[Deception Pass Bridge]] on July 31, 1935, and [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]] on September 21, 1942.{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=July 30, 2007 |title=Oak Harbor — Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/8223 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=January 27, 2023}} The bridge, which linked [[Whidbey Island]] to [[Fidalgo Island]] and the mainland, was a [[Public Works Administration]] project built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. A [[Deception Pass State Park|nearby state park]] with {{convert|4100|acre|km2|0}} of forest, campsites, and trails was also developed. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }} Access to the island by land is only available by driving through Deception Pass. Other ways to travel to Whidbey Island include flying or utilizing a ferry service. The [[Mukilteo–Clinton ferry]] provides service connecting the southern end of Whidbey Island to the area immediately north of Seattle, while the Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry connects to the Olympic peninsula.{{Cite web |date= |title=WSF Route Map |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/WashingtonStateFerries-RouteMap.pdf |access-date=March 2, 2026 |website=WashingtonStateFerries-RouteMap.pdf}} |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 |website=census.gov}} Access to the island by land is only available by driving through Deception Pass. Other ways to travel to Whidbey Island include flying or utilizing a ferry service. The [[Mukilteo–Clinton ferry]] provides service connecting the southern end of Whidbey Island to the area immediately north of Seattle, while the Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry connects to the Olympic peninsula.{{Cite web |date= |title=WSF Route Map |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/WashingtonStateFerries-RouteMap.pdf |access-date=March 2, 2026 |website=WashingtonStateFerries-RouteMap.pdf}} |
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Surveys of shorelines throughout the Puget Sound region have indicated that 58% are "unstable". Average retreat rates range from one to eight centimeters per year and shores in the Puget Sound area, composed of unconsolidated sediment, erode 10 to 100 times faster than rocky shoreline.{{Cite journal | doi=10.1016/j.yqres.2012.06.001|title = Long-term shoreline retreat rates on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA| journal=Quaternary Research| volume=78| issue=2| pages=315–322|year = 2017|last1 = Rogers|first1 = Heather E.| last2=Swanson| first2=Terry W.| last3=Stone| first3=John O.|s2cid = 140167429}} |
Surveys of shorelines throughout the Puget Sound region have indicated that 58% are "unstable". Average retreat rates range from one to eight centimeters per year and shores in the Puget Sound area, composed of unconsolidated sediment, erode 10 to 100 times faster than rocky shoreline.{{Cite journal | doi=10.1016/j.yqres.2012.06.001|title = Long-term shoreline retreat rates on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA| journal=Quaternary Research| volume=78| issue=2| pages=315–322|year = 2017|last1 = Rogers|first1 = Heather E.| last2=Swanson| first2=Terry W.| last3=Stone| first3=John O.|s2cid = 140167429}} |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014}} 2018 Estimate{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 16, 2019}} |
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 21, 2014 |website=census.gov}} 2018 Estimate{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 16, 2019 |website=census.gov}} |
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