Chico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Named in 1889 for a Suquamish head chief, Chico is located on the Dyes Inlet waterfront, south of Silverdale. At the 2020 census the community had a population of 2,723.
Geography Chico is in central Kitsap County, bordered to the north by Silverdale and to the south by the Erlands Point and Kitsap Lake CDPs. It is bordered to the east by Dyes Inlet, a tidal water body that connects to Puget Sound via Port Washington Narrows through Bremerton, then via the strait of Port Orchard. It is bordered to the west by Camp Wesley Harris and Newberry Hill Heritage Park. The northern border is Newberry Hill Road, which separates Chico from Silverdale. Chico Creek forms the southern boundary with Erlands Point and Kitsap Lake to the south. Washington State Route 3 runs through the community, leading north to Port Gamble and south to the western side of Bremerton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chico CDP has an area of , all of it land.
Demographics
Chico first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Chico CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1,7861,97579.06%72.53%Black or African American alone (NH)65712.88%2.61%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)860.35%0.22%Asian alone (NH)1791967.92%7.20%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)23271.02%0.99%Other race alone (NH)4200.18%0.73%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)842363.72%8.67%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1101924.87%7.05%Total2,2592,723 100.00%100.00%
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