The name was bungled while transcribed to a map, giving the island its name.
Morris' mansion was sold in 2015, a 5,300-square-foot mansion platted on 5 acres of land. The 221-acre island was supposed to be named for William Kittson of the Hudson’s Bay Company, who supervised the construction of Fort Nisqually in 1833, according to the book Washington State Place Names. It lies between the mainland near the city of Steilacoom and Anderson Island near the extreme south end of Puget Sound. Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk The population listed in the 2010 U.S. Census was all of 17 people. Ketron Island sits in Puget Sound, with Anderson Island in the background and in the foreground is the town of Steilacoom in this undated file photo. News Tribune File Ketron Island, the site of a crash of a hijacked Alaska Airlines plane taken from Sea-Tac Airport sits in the South Puget Sound. Ketron Island is located in southern Puget Sound just off the shoreline from Steilacoom. Many of the residents use their own boats to reach the mainland in Steilacoom. Ketron Island, where a stolen Horizon Air plane crashed Friday evening, is located in south Puget Sound between Anderson Island and Steilacoom on the mainland… Ketron Island sits in Puget Sound, with Anderson Island in the background and in the foreground is the town of Steilacoom in this undated file photo. The island has no gas station, store, mail delivery or garbage pickup, and the Pierce County ferry only comes four times a day. American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the 221-acre island during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842.The privately owned island is forested with a few homes toward the north end.According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 17 people live on the island. Legal. Our Ketron Island real estate stats and trends will give you more information about home buying and selling trends in Ketron Island.