Brinnon, Washington
Census-designated place in the United States in Jefferson County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Brinnon
Brinnon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 907 at the 2020 census. The community is named for Ewell P. Brinnon, who in the late 1850s took a donation land claim at the mouth of the Duckabush River. Its known landmarks include Dosewallips State Park, Triton Cove State Park, Murhutt Falls, and Black Point Marina. Brinnon is also adjacent to Camp Parsons, the oldest Boy Scout camp west of the Mississippi River.
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How Brinnon is governed
Brinnon appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Jefferson County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Brinnon does have local officials.
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Residents of Brinnon
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Mayor
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Police Chief
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Population over time
From 803 in 2000 to 907 in 2020 (+13.0%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 907 |
| 2010 | 797 |
| 2000 | 803 |
History
White settlers began arriving in the area that would become Brinnon, then referred to as both Quogaboos and Ducaboos, in the 1850s. Ewell P. Brinnon, a settler who later became the namesake of the settlement, took a donation land claim in the late 1850s at the mouth of the Duckabush River. In 1891 Brinnon was established when the post office began operations in the settlement.
Camp Parsons was founded in 1919 just outside the north end of Brinnon. The camp is the oldest Boy Scout camp west of the Mississippi River.
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