Here we provide documents for neighborhoods where racial restrictive covenants were imposed in the decades when they were legal. Most restrictions on Whidbey and Camano Islands date from 1930 to 1950 and covered a large percentage of subdivisions developed in that period. We have documented more than 900 restricted properties in 26 subdivisions. Do not assume that areas without circles were unrestricted. Neighborhoods without covenants often practiced racial exclusion by other means. And the practice extended throughout the county. In 1940, Island county's population of 6,098 included only 3 African Americans and 27 Asian and Indigenous Americans. World War II and the Whidbey Naval Air base brought a significant population increase. In 1960, residents numbered 19,638 but included only 427 nonwhites. Exclusionary practices insured that he county remained 97.8% white.
Scroll below map to find documents. Everything here is preliminary and may change. For a searchable map of individual properties go to our Island parcels map
Click the link to see a pdf copy of a restrictive document for each subdivision. There are three types of documents. Some subdivisions were restricted in the original plat; some in covenants (CCR) that applied to the full subdivision. In other cases the developer/seller included the restrictions in deeds of sale.
| Island | Subdivision/plat | Restriction | Properties Covered | Document Type |
| Camano Island | Arrowhead Beach | No race other than the white or Caucasian shall own or occupy property in this plat. | 45 | Plat |
| Camano Island | Arrowhead Beach First Addition | No race other than the white or Caucasian shall own or occupy property in this plat. | 48 | Plat |
| Camano Island | Mountain View Beach and Golf Club | Grantees, heirs and assigns are hereby perpetually bound to not transfer, deed nor lease the said land to other than a white person and to not use said land for other purposes than for a summer house or residence... | 15 | Deed |
| Camano Island | Pebble Beach Division No. 1 | Said land shall not be sold, conveyed, rented nor leased in whole or in part to any person not of the white race, nor shall any person not of the white race be permitted to occupy any portion of said land or of any building thereon excepting a domestic servant actually employed by a white occupant of said building. | 35 | Deed |
| Camano Island | Tyee Beach Division No. 1 | The land above described shall not be sold, conveyed, rented nor leased in whole or in part to any person not of the white race, nor shall any person not of the white race be permitted to occupy any portion of said land or any building thereon except as a domestic servant actually employed by a white occupant of said building. | 17 | Deed |
| Camano Island | Tyee Beach Division No. 2 | This conveyance is made upon condition, and the grantees herein, their heirs and assigns, covenants and agree that said premises shall at no time be sold to any person except one belonging to the Caucasian race; that the premises shall be used for resident purposes only and for no other use. | 10 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Baby Island Heights Division No. 1 | It is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, administrators, executors and assigns, that the property hereinabove described shall be used solely for residence purposes and shall be occupied only by persons of the white, except that servants not of the white race, but actually employed by a white occupant on the premises may reside on the premises during such employment only; | 21 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Baby Island Heights Division No. 2 | It is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs, administrators, executors and assigns, that the property hereinabove described shall be used solely for residence purposes and shall be occupied only by persons of the white, except that servants not of the white race, but actually employed by a white occupant on the premises may reside on the premises during such employment only; | 12 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Bay View Beach | Not more than one cottage or residence is to be erected on said tracts which shall be used only for residential purposes and be occupied only persons of the caucasian race. | 4 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Beverly Beach Division No. 1 | Said land shall not be sold, conveyed, rented nor leased in whole or in part to any person not of the white race, nor shall any person not of the white race be permitted to occupy any portion of said land or any building thereon except a domestic servant actually employed by a white occupant of said building. | 167 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Beverly Beach Division No. 2 | Said land shall not be sold, conveyed, rented nor leased in whole or in part to any person not of the white race, nor shall any person not of the white race be permitted to occupy any portion of said land or any building thereon except a domestic servant actually employed by a white occupant of said building. | 34 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Greenbank Waterfront Tracts | This property is to be used solely for residential purposes and is to be occupied only be persons of Caucasian race. | 3 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Harrington Lagoon Water Front Tracts | This conveyance is made upon condition, and the grantees herein, their heirs and assigns, covenants and agree that said premises shall at no time be sold to any person except one belonging to the Caucasian race; that the premises shall be used for residential purposes only and for no other use. | 3 | Deed |
| Whidbey Island | Mutiny Bay Shores | No persons of any race other than the White or Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on the plot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant. | 22 | CCR |
| Whidbey Island | Penn Cove Park | No lot, tract or portion thereof of this plat to be sold to anyone but members of the white race. | 22 | Plat |
| Whidbey Island | Rhodena Beach | It is agreed by and between all parties hereto that the property herein described shall be used for residence purposes only and that it shall be occupied only be persons of the white race excepting that servants not of the white race but actually employed by a white occupant may reside on the property. | 13 | Deed |
