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Kitsap County, Washington
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Question 1 of 8

What should I know about this county?

About Kitsap County

Kitsap County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard; its largest city is Bremerton. The county, formed out of King County and Jefferson County on January 16, 1857, is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County, it was soon renamed.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 2 of 8

What is this county like?

Kitsap County at a glance

County seat
Port Orchard
Population
275,611 (2020)
Land area
566 sq mi
Founded
1857

Question 3 of 8

Where do people live here?

Largest communities in Kitsap County

  1. Bremerton43,505
  2. Bainbridge Island24,825
  3. Silverdale20,733
  4. Port Orchard county seat15,587
  5. Poulsbo11,975

Question 4 of 8

How did this county come to be?

History of Kitsap County

The Kitsap Peninsula was originally acquired by the U.S. Government in three pieces by three treaties negotiated with the Native American tribes: The Treaty of Medicine Creek, signed December 26, 1854, ratified March 3, 1855 The Treaty of Point Elliott, signed January 22, 1855, ratified April 11, 1859 Point No Point Treaty, signed January 26, 1855, ratified March 8, 1859. Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens represented the United States in all three negotiations. When the Washington Territory was organized in 1853, the Kitsap Peninsula was divided between King County to the east and Jefferson County to the west. Official public papers were required to be filed at the county seat, which meant Peninsula business people had to travel to either Seattle or Port Townsend to transact business.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Question 5 of 8

Am I registered here?

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Confirm you're ready to vote in Kitsap County

  1. Step 1

    Run a guided check

    Scan Check Protect walks you through verifying your Washington registration and flags anything that needs fixing — free.

  2. Step 2

    Ask Kitsap County directly

    Your county election office handles registration, mail ballots, and polling places.

Question 6 of 8

Who runs elections in this county?

Official channels

Kitsap County election resources

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Question 7 of 8

Who are this county's neighbors?

Question 8 of 8

Who made this site?

Part of Washington Voter Check

This is the Kitsap County page of Washington Voter Check, a project of True the Vote, pointing Washington voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration.

Where anything here differs from what Kitsap County or the Washington Secretary of State publishes, they are right and this page is not.