Camano Island (pronounced ) is a large island in Puget Sound, located mostly in Island County, Washington, but partially in Snohomish County, between Whidbey Island and the mainland. The body of water separating Whidbey Island and Camano Island is called Saratoga Passage. The island is reached via Washington State Route 532 over the Mark Clark Bridge in the northeast of the island.

There were 13,358 residents on the island as of the 2000 census, but the population peaks up to 17,000 during the summer months with retired "snowbirds." The island has a total land area of 105.03 km² (40.55 sq mi). Of this, 102.99 km² (39.77 sq mi) is in Island County and 2.04 km² (0.788 sq mi), at the point where it comes closest to the mainland, is in Snohomish County. The population in the Island County portion was 13,347, but only 11 persons lived in the Snohomish County portion. Components of Camano Island United States Census Bureau

It is supported by the city of Stanwood (in Snohomish County) and by its schools.

External links

• http://www.nwsource.com/travel/scr/tf_destination.cfm?ct=298&pageid=WA
• http://www.WhidbeyCamanoIslands.com
• http://www.CamanoIsland.org

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