Squaxin Island

Location of Squaxin Island

Squaxin Island is in the extreme southwestern part of Puget Sound in Mason County, Washington, United States. The island is an Indian reservation of the Native American Squaxin Island Tribe. The island's land area is 5.739 km^2 (2.216 sq mi). There was no resident population as of the 2000 census.

Squaxin Island is separated from Harstine Island, to the east, by Peale Passage.

The island's name comes from the Lushootseed place–name sqʷax̌səd.[1]

Squaxin Island State Park

The island was formerly home to a Washington state park by the same name, opened in 1965. The park was accessed by tidelands leased for 25 years from the Squaxin Island Tribe. In 1993, negotiations between the tribe and state to renew the lease ended unsuccessfully, cutting off public access.[2] The park was closed, and its land sold back to the tribe in 2015.[3]

See also

• Squaxin Island Tribe

References

1. Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Lushootseed Research. ISBN 0-295-97323-4. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. "State Will Abandon Squaxin Island Park". The Seattle Times. 1993-05-13.
3. "State to sell former island park to Squaxin Island tribe". The Olympian. 2015-07-26.

External links

• Squaxin Island: Block 1088, Census Tract 9611, Mason County, Washington United States Census Bureau

47.1974°N 122.9119°W / 47.1974; -122.9119