North Sound · WA
Oak Harbor
A Navy town on north Whidbey Island.
- Population
- 24,622 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1915
- NAS Whidbey
- 1942
Then
- Before 1850s
The Lower Skagit live here. The town is built over one of their villages.
- Early 1850s
Zakarias Toftezen and C. W. Sumner stake claims. Irish and Dutch immigrants follow.
- 1915
Oak Harbor incorporates on May 14 with 401 people.
- 1935
Deception Pass Bridge opens on July 31, linking Whidbey to the mainland.
- 1942
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island opens on September 21.
Now
The Navy base dominates the town. This place covers Crescent Harbor and the west shore at Sunset Beach.