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Kitsap County

county in the state of Washington, United States

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Country: United States
State: Washington
Founded: January 16, 1857
Named after: Chief Kitsap
Seat: Port Orchard
Largest city: Bremerton
Total: 566 sq mi (1,470 km )
Land: 395 sq mi (1,020 km )
Water: 171 sq mi (440 km ) 30%
Estimate 2025: 283,374
Density: 644/sq mi (249/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/

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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.

Kitsap County comprises the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Seattle–Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area.