Freeland, Washington

Freeland, Washington
Location of Freeland, Washington
Location of Freeland, Washington
Coordinates: 48°0′56″N 122°32′1″W / 48.01556°N 122.53361°W / 48.01556; -122.53361
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyIsland
Area
 • Total3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2)
 • Land3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,252
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98249
Area code360
Telephone exchanges321, 331, 730
FIPS code53-25510[1]
GNIS feature ID1505034[2]

Freeland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the population was 2,252.[3] The town received its name based on its origins as a socialist commune in the early 1900s: in the eyes of its founders, the land of the town was literally to be free for all people. Some of the first settlers were veterans of a prior experiment in socialism, the nearby Equality Colony.[4]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Freeland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Freeland, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Charles Pierce LeWarne, Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885–1915, Seattle, University of Washington State Press, 1975; pp. 114–28.

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