Seabeck, Washington
Census-designated place in the United States in Kitsap County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Seabeck
Seabeck is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2010 census Seabeck is a former mill town on Hood Canal. and had increased to 1,143 by the 2020 census.
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How Seabeck is governed
Seabeck 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 Kitsap County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Seabeck does have local officials.
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Residents of Seabeck
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 1,105 in 2010 to 1,143 in 2020 (+3.4%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 1,143 |
| 2010 | 1,105 |
History
Seabeck was founded in 1856 by Marshall Blinn and William Adams, doing business as the Washington Mill Company. Their lumber was in such demand they built a second mill, then a shipyard to build boats to haul the lumber to California, which had high demand due to the California Gold Rush. Eventually, along with four saloons, the town had two general stores and two hotels. In 1876, there were over 400 people living in Seabeck. After decades of success, in the 1880s the demand had eased, and most of the easily accessible trees had been harvested. In August 1886 a spark from the ship Retriever started a fire that consumed both mills, along with other buildings. Rumors flew that the mills would not be re-built, so most residents moved to other towns with mills, notably Port Hadlock, turning Seabeck into a virtual ghost town. In 1914, the old townsite was purchased by Laurence Colman and revived as a retreat for Puget Sound's YMCA & YWCA clubs, and eventually all non-profit groups. Several surviving buildings from the 1850s-60s were refurbished and today form the campus of the Seabeck Conference Center.
Seabeck is a mostly rural area, consisting primarily of the conference center across the road and lagoon from the general store, coffee shop, antique store, a pizza parlor and Olympic View Marina. There are houses and a now-demolished elementary school that served the areas around Seabeck. The population was 1,105 at the 2010 census.
Seabeck is the hometown of figure skater Ashley Wagner.
Shipbuilding
Under the direction of William J. Adams, the Washington Mill Company undertook the role of a shipyard, constructing vessels for a brief period of time in the late 1800s. In total, the Washington Mill Company is responsible for creating at least seven vessels of varying type within the city of Seabeck.
Constructed ships
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Georgia – 1872, steamer
Cassandra Adams – 1876, sail
Richard Holyoke – 1877, tug
Olympus – 1879, sail
Mary Winkleman – 1881, sail
Retriever – 1881, sail
Louise – 1884, steamer
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