Stuart Island (Washington)
Stuart Island is one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, USA, north of San Juan Island and west of Waldron Island. The 7.462-square-kilometer (2.881 sq mi) island is home to two communities of full and part-time residents, a state park, a one-room schoolhouse, and two airstrips (Stuart Island Airstrip - 7WA5 with a 2,000 ft (610 m) grass runway, and Stuart Island West - 2WA3 with a 1,560 ft (475 m) dirt runway).
The 2000 census (erroneously) reported a population of 800 permanent residents.
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