Chimacum is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in eastern Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Washington

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city....

, Washington, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It lies on the Olympic Peninsula

Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous...

. It was named after the Chimakum

Chimakum

The Chimakum, also spelled Chemakum and Chimacum , were a Native American people who lived in the northeastern portion of the Olympic Peninsula, between Hood Canal and Discovery Bay through the mid-19th century...

 (also spelled Chemakum or Chimacum) group of Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 that lived there until the late 19th century.

Chimacum is the home of Chimacum Schools' main campus, which serves the unincorporated communities of East Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Washington

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city....

 to the south of Port Townsend

Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, approximately north-northwest of Seattle . The population was 9,113 at the 2010 census an increase of 9.3% over the 2000 census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County...

 and north of Quilcene

Quilcene, Washington

Quilcene is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 591 at the 2000 census.The community is located on the scenic Olympic Peninsula along the seawater-filled glacial valley of the Hood Canal...

, including Chimacum itself, Port Hadlock, Irondale

Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington

Port Hadlock-Irondale is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Port Hadlock-Irondale is located at...

, Marrowstone Island

Marrowstone, Washington

Marrowstone is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Washington, USA. The population was 837 at the 2000 census. All Marrowstone addresses are in Nordland, Washington, and the ZIP code for Marrowstone Island is 98358....

, Oak Bay, Paradise Bay, Port Ludlow

Port Ludlow, Washington

Port Ludlow is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. It is also the name of the marine inlet on which the CDP is located. The CDP's population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. Originally a logging and sawmill community, its economy declined during the first half of...

, and Shine.

The Chimacum Valley remains an agricultural area with many small farms and a farmers' market. Local Farms include Dharma Ridge, Finn River, Red Dog Farm, SpringRain Farm and Orchard, Solstice, and Sunfield. The Farmer's market is held each Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM. The area is also served by local branch of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry that celebrated its 90th anniversary in April 2008.

Chimacum is part of the so-called "tri-area" of Chimacum, Port Hadlock and Irondale, in central-east Jefferson County.

Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I

The Egg and I

The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state...

, the book upon which the Ma and Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle are comic film characters of the successful film series of the same name, produced by Universal Studios, in the late '40s and '50s. They are a hillbilly couple with fifteen children whose lives turn upside-down when they win a model-home-of-the-future in a slogan-writing contest...

 films were based, described the author's experiences on a chicken farm in on the road that became Egg & I Rd, Chimacum.

Linda Perhacs

Linda Perhacs

Linda Perhacs is an American psychedelic folk singer, who released her only album Parallelograms in 1970 to scant notice or sales. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the New Weird America movement and the Internet...

's 1970 album Parallelograms

Parallelograms (album)

Parallelograms is an album by American psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs. Her first and to date only album, it was all but completely ignored when originally released on Kapp Records in 1970. Discouraged by the lack of commercial attention and the label's reluctance to promote the album,...

contains the poignant "Chimacum rain," a song inspired by Chimacum's natural beauty.