Vaughn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vaughn had a population of 565. Vaughn is located on Vaughn Bay in the northwestern Key Peninsula. Vaughn has a post office with ZIP code 98394.ZIP Code Lookup
Vaughn was named for W.D. Vaughn, who settled in the area around 1851.
Vaughn was once an important port for the Key Peninsula. From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Vaughn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats.Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound, (2008) Arcadia Publishing , at pages 10-11, 18, 27 and 35. The local community based monthly newspaper called the North Bay Review, services Allyn. Climate This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vaughn has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Vaughn, Washington
Demographics
Vaughn first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Vaughn CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)49745991.36%81.24%Black or African American alone (NH)340.55%0.71%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)020.00%0.35%Asian alone (NH)681.10%1.42%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)030.00%0.53%Other race alone (NH)220.37%0.35%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)15412.76%7.26%Hispanic or Latino (any race)21463.86%8.14%Total544565 100.00%100.00%
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