Scandia, Washington

Scandia, Washington
Village
Scandia Location in Washington and the United States Scandia Scandia (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°42′59″N 122°39′29″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Kitsap
Area
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
• Land	0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	~1,200
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	98370
GNIS feature ID	1531543

Scandia is an agricultural village in Kitsap County, Washington. Scandia is a small village situated a few kilometers south of Poulsbo adjacent to Liberty Bay. It's heavily known for its agricultural opportunities based around the Big and Little Scandia Rivers, which have both their headwaters on the northern shores of Scandia.

History

Scandinavian settlers arrived in the area around the late 1880's, shortly after they also settled further north in Poulsbo. They named it "Scandia" after the word for their homeland, "Scandinavia", and the village quickly turned into a hotspot for farming crops around Big Scandia River.

Geography

Small, yet-rapid rivers, primarily the Big Scandia and Little Scandia Rivers flow through the central part of the village, Big Scandia being in the west, and Little Scandia in the east. They are the main reason why Scandia was incorporated and settled as a village, because of the agricultural opportunities influenced by the rivers' forested banks. There is also small mountains scattered across the village.