Scandia, Washington | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Scandia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Washington and the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kitsap |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 59 |
Coordinates: | 47.7164°N -122.6581°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1531543[1] |
Scandia is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington. Scandia is a small village situated a few kilometers south of Poulsbo on Liberty Bay. It's primarily known for its agriculture based around the Big and Little Scandia Rivers, which have both their estuaries on the northern shores of Scandia. It's name is derived from the Latin word for Scandinavia, for the many Scandinavian and primarily Norwegian settlers who arrived in the area around the late 1800's.