Purdy, Washington
| Purdy | |
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| Census Designated Place | |
 Purdy
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| Coordinates: 47°23′20″N 122°37′31″W / 47.38889°N 122.62528°WCoordinates: 47°23′20″N 122°37′31″W / 47.38889°N 122.62528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pierce |
| Unincorporated community | Purdy |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,544 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512585 |
Purdy is a small unincorporated community and Census Designated Place north of the city of Gig Harbor, at the junction of Washington State Routes 16 and 302 on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington.
It is located on the shores of Burley Lagoon and Henderson Bay, Washington of the Carr Inlet. The two bodies of water are separated by a sandspit and the Purdy Bridge, all within the Puget Sound.
The Washington Corrections Center for Women, originally named the Purdy Treatment Center, is colloquially referred to as "Purdy", though it has a Gig Harbor address.
As of the 2010 US Census, Purdy had a population of 1544.
Prior to white settlement, the area was inhabited by Native Americans, who fished and clammed on Henderson Bay.
In 1884, one Isaac Hawk sold 19 acres (77,000 m2) of land to logger and Civil War veteran Horace Knapp (born March 23, 1845, in Titusville, Pennsylvania; died February 1, 1913, in Gig Harbor, Washington) for $23.75. This land was subdivided into lots and blocks to form the town of Purdy, which was named for Joseph W. Purdy, a grocer from Tacoma, Washington, who had donated the materials to construct the community's first schoolhouse in exchange for its naming rights; the land was donated by Knapp.
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