Camano Island Facts

History of Camano Island

Camano Island was created when the Vashon Glacier sliced through the area about 12,000 years ago. Early animals included deer, wolves, black bears, quail, ducks, elk, coastal sea otters, and beavers. Earliest in habitants of Camano Island were the Kikalos and Snohomish Indians, who used the island for a summer dwelling while gathering seafood and berries. In the 1700s, Europeans mapped and named many placed. The island was named for Jacinto Camano, a Spanish explorer. Captain George Vancouver sailed “Discovery” in northern Puget Sound in 1792 and charted the shoreline. Farmers like Isaac Ebey, who arrived in 1850, introduced potatoes and oats, pigs, and cattle. European settlers came to the island in 1855 and began extensive logging operations. Utsalady was the site of a lumber mill and active nineteenth century shipbuilding. In modern times, Camano Island has become a peaceful residential community with no heavy industry.

 

Camano Island
Topography	Sea level to 540 feet
Shoreline	52 miles
Width	Less than 1 mile to over 7 miles
Length - Straight line	15.7 miles
Length – By the road	About 20 miles
To the North	Skagit Bay and Canada
To the South	55 miles to Seattle
To the East	Port Susan and the mainland
To the West	Saratoga Passage & Whidbey Island
Camano Island by the Numbers
2000 Census
Population	13,347 (increases during the summer months)
Median Income	$45,513
Average Home Value	$174,800
Median Rent	$684
Average Commuting Time	43 minutes (one way)

Weather (Mean minimum & maximum temps)
Month	Min.	Max.
January	33.3	43.3
April	40.2	57.2
July	50.4	71.3
October	43.0	57.9
Average Growing Season: 180 Days
Average Annual Precipitation: 31.34 inches includes 6 inches of snow
Camano Island Chamber of Commerce Island County Info. http://www.islandcounty.net/

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