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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Island of the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington, United States}}<br />
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|image_name = Looking roughly south to Decatur Island, James Island in the distance 01 (20276408790).jpg<br />
|image_caption = Decatur Island in the foreground, [[James Island (San Juan Islands)|James Island]] in the distance<br />
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|image_map = Decatur_Island_locator_map.svg<br />
|map_caption = Location of Decatur Island within the San Juan Islands<br />
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Decatur Island in the state of Washington<br />
|location = [[Pacific Northwest]]<br />
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|archipelago = [[San Juan Islands]]<br />
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|country = United States<br />
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|country_admin_divisions = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]<br />
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County<br />
|country_admin_divisions_1 = [[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan County]]<br />
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|population = 71 <br />
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'''Decatur Island''' is one of the [[San Juan Islands]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state, USA. Located just east of [[Lopez Island]] across Lopez Sound and just south of [[Blakely Island, Washington|Blakely Island]] across Thatcher Pass, it is 3.524 square miles (9.127&nbsp;km²) in area, and was named by the [[Wilkes Expedition]] in 1841 for naval officer [[Stephen Decatur]].<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
A post office called Decatur was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA|title=Post Offices|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA|archivedate=6 March 2016|accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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There is a [[one-room school]] for kindergarten through eighth grade. The [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]] reported a resident population of 71 persons.<br />
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==Parks and recreation==<br />
There is a private nine-hole rustic [[golf course]], Memorial Day to Labor Day there is a [[farmer's market]] each Saturday at the country store. [[James Island (San Juan Islands)|James Island State Park]] is just to the east of the island.<br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
There are no public facilities other than one public boat ramp in Davis Bay on the east side of the island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marine Shoreline Public Access |url=https://www.sanjuanco.com/DocumentCenter/View/5438/06_MarineShorelinePublicAccess |website=San Juan County |accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> The San Juan Preservation Trust allows public day-use of their property on the southern tip of the island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kimball Preserve |url=https://sjpt.org/visit-our-preserves/kimball-preserve/ |website=San Juan Preservation Trust |accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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There is no [[Washington State Ferry]] service to Decatur; access is by private boat or plane. The airport on Decatur Island is private, for residents of the Decatur Shores community only. All other persons wishing to use the airport must obtain prior permission from the community. Paraclete Charter Service and Island Express Charters provide passenger-only ferry service to Decatur from [[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]]. Northwest Sky Ferry provides air service from Bellingham, Washington. Island Transport operates a ferry/barge, transporting cargo and vehicles from Skyline Marina in Anacortes to the public boat ramp.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Islands}}</small>'''''<br />
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Pacific Northwest}}</small>'''''<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[https://www.census.gov Decatur Island: Blocks 2102 thru 2118, Census Tract 9605, San Juan County, Washington] United States Census Bureau<br />
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{{San Juan County, Washington}}<br />
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[[Category:San Juan Islands]]<br />
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