Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Northwest |
Coordinates | 48°35′50″N 122°59′54″W / 48.597117°N 122.998255°W |
Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
Area | 0.369 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Washington |
County | San Juan County |
Demographics | |
Population | 20 (2000) |
Crane Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just off the southwestern shore of Orcas Island, between it and the northwest corner of Shaw Island. Crane Island has a land area of 0.956 km² (0.369 sq mi, or 236.27 acres). The 2000 census reported a population of 20 permanent residents.
As of 2010[update] many of the original full-time residents of Crane Island have moved off the island and have been replaced by younger, part-time residents. The number of permanent residents on Crane Island may be as few as four persons.