Center, Washington

Center is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.^[1] Center was so named because it was at one point considered to be the center of Jefferson County,^[2] although it is now significantly to the east. Center is not a town, but rather the name often applied to this residential part of the county.

References

↑ "Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 41.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Washington, United States

County seat: Port Townsend

City	Port Townsend

CDPs	Brinnon Marrowstone Port Hadlock-Irondale Port Ludlow Queets‡ Quilcene

Other unincorporated communities	Beckett Point Cape George Center Chimacum Clearwater Coyle Discovery Bay Gardiner Indian Island Kalaloch Leland Nordland Shine Woodmans

Indian reservation	Quinault Indian Reservation‡

Ghost town	McGees

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°56′27″N 122°47′30″W / 47.94083°N 122.79167°W / 47.94083; -122.79167

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