page_title: Port Townsend, Washington
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Port Townsend, Washington / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Port Townsend, Admiralty Inlet and Port Townsend Bay.
context_page_description: Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,113 at the 2010 United States Census and an estimated 9,704 in 2018. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition to its natural scenery at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, the city is known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday, numerous annual cultural events, and as a maritime center for independent boatbuilders and related industries and crafts. The Port Townsend Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District. It is also significantly drier than the surrounding region due to being in the rainshadow of the Olympic Mountains, receiving only 19 inches or 480 millimeters of rain per year.
context_section_description: Port Townsend is located at 48°6′59″N 122°46′31″W (48.116514, -122.775254), on the Quimper Peninsula which extends out of the extreme northeastern end of the Olympic Peninsula, on the north end of a large, semi-protected bay. Port Townsend is adjacent to the Admiralty Inlet and a trio of state parks built on retired artillery installations (Fort Worden, Fort Casey, and Fort Flagler). The city and its surroundings are well-treed, with large Douglas fir dominant over many other tree species in the remaining wooded areas.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.46 square miles (24.50 km²), of which 6.98 square miles (18.08 km²) are land and 2.48 square miles (6.42 km²), or 26.22%, are water.
  Washington State Route 20 runs southwest from Port Townsend 13 miles (21 km) to U.S. Route 101 at Discovery Bay. Port Angeles is 47 miles (76 km) west of Port Townsend by highway, and Bremerton is 48 miles (77 km) to the south. In addition to road links, Port Townsend is accessible via the Washington State Ferries system. Ferries go from the Port Townsend ferry terminal to Coupeville on Whidbey Island.
caption: Port Townsend, Admiralty Inlet and Port Townsend Bay
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