Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor
	Friday Harbor
	Friday Harbor
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Washington
County :	San Juan County
Coordinates :	48 ° 32 ′ N , 123 ° 2 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′ N , 123 ° 2 ′ W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	2,185 (as of 2013)
Population density :	624.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of; which 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Postal code :	98250
FIPS :	53-25615
GNIS ID :	1505051
Website :	www.fridayharbor.org

Friday Harbor is a town on San Juan Iceland in US -amerikanischen State Washington and the county seat (the administrative center) of San Juan County .

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ), the city had 1,989 inhabitants on a land area of 3.5 km². The median age was 40.6 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (English per capita income ) amounted to 19,792 dollars (the national average for the USA: 21,587 US dollars). 12.0% of the population had their income below the poverty line (national average in the USA: 12.4%). 20.4% of the population are of English -, 17.4% Irish - and 15.4% are of German descent.

Others

Friday Harbor is the main commercial hub of the San Juan Islands . The city is home to the to the University of Washington belonging Friday Harbor Laboratories a well-known marine biologist's research institute. Likewise, the militant environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is based in Friday Harbor.