Editing Priest Point, Washington

{{for|the park in Olympia, Washington|Priest Point Park}}
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'''Priest Point''' is a residential area within the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]] in [[Snohomish County, Washington]], United States. It was a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) during the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] with a population of 779. The CDP was discontinued at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-49.pdf|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 26, 2013}}</ref>

Based on [[Washington locations by per capita income|per capita income]], one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Priest Point ranks 74th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

==History==

The [[Snohomish people]] had a village at Rocky Point ({{Langx|lut|č̓ƛ̕aʔqs}})<ref name="Hibulb">{{cite web |title=Priest Point Village č̓ƛ̕aʔqs (Rocky Point) |url=https://www.hibulbculturalcenter.org/Explore/Archaeology |publisher=[[Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve]] |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> that was primarily used for temporary dwellings outside of the rainy months;<ref>{{cite news |date=August 11, 1950 |title=Indians to Hold Important Meet |page=11 |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-indians-to-hold-importa/158697925/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> it was across the mouth of the [[Snohomish River]] from the more prominent village of {{Langx|lut|hibulb|label=none}} at modern-day Preston Point in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stock |first=Leon L. |date=September 30, 1950 |title=Removal of Indian Agency From Tulalip to Everett Calls History of Office to Mind |page=3 |work=The Everett Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-removal-of-indian-agenc/158698171/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> The site was partially excavated in 2001 following the discovery of human remains during construction.<ref name="Hibulb"/> Rocky Point was part of the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]] when it was established following the 1855 [[Treaty of Point Elliott]], in which the Snohomish ceded most of their lands.

The [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate]], a French Catholic missionary congregation, established a [[American Indian boarding schools|residential school]] for indigenous children on the Tulalip Reservation in 1857. Father Eugene Casimir Chirouse chose a site at Rocky Point, which was renamed Priest Point, and a [[log house]] was constructed for the Mission of St. Anne's. It was moved to a new hillside location on modern-day Meridian Avenue with an adjacent [[cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=June 5, 2009 |title=Chirouse, Father Eugene Casimir (1821-1892) |url=https://www.historylink.org/file/9033 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Herald-2022a">{{cite news |last=Breda |first=Isabella |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Mysteries of boarding school era linger at Tulalip graveyards |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mysteries-of-boarding-school-era-linger-at-tulalip-graveyards/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref> The residential school received federal funding and remained at Priest Point until it was destroyed by a fire in 1902 and replaced by a new campus near Mission Beach. Approximately two dozen unmarked graves at the Priest Point Cemetery have the remains of children who died at the residential school.<ref name="Herald-2022a"/> 

==Geography==

Priest Point is a [[Spit (landform)|spit]] that juts into [[Port Gardner]] at the mouth of the [[Snohomish River]]. It is southeast of [[Tulalip Bay]] on the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]], which is located west of [[Marysville, Washington]].<ref>{{cite map |date=May 1, 2002 |title=Urbanized Area Outline Map (Census 2000): Marysville, WA |scale=1:47,215 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UA2000/ua55333/ua55333_00.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 8, 2024}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 3.0&nbsp;square miles (7.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 0.6&nbsp;square miles (1.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 2.3&nbsp;square miles (6.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (78.38%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 779 people, 318 households, and 235 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,209.1 people per square mile (470.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 533.9/sq&nbsp;mi (207.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 12.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population.

There were 318 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,344, and the median income for a family was $59,327. Males had a median income of $51,184 versus $28,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,322. About 5.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Snohomish County, Washington}}

[[Category:Populated places in Snohomish County, Washington]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Washington (state)]]