Editing Port Ludlow, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Port Ludlow, the community, is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County on the northwest side of Port Ludlow, the waterbody. The original settlement of Port Ludlow is in the northern part of the CDP, with new development reaching south of the Port Ludlow inlet. The CDP also includes the communities of Mats Mats (to the north), Swansonville (to the northwest), and Beaver Valley (on the western edge). [[Washington State Route 19]] forms the western edge of the CDP, leading north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington|Port Hadlock]] and having its southern terminus at [[Washington State Route 104]] at the southwest corner of the Port Ludlow CDP. SR 104 forms the southern edge of the CDP and leads east {{convert|8|mi|0}} across [[Hood Canal]] to [[Port Gamble, Washington|Port Gamble]] and west the same distance to [[U.S. Route 101]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Port Ludlow CDP has a total area of {{convert|36.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 18.28%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>