Cathlamet, Washington Cathlamet, Washington Julia Butler Hansen Bridge connecting Cathlamet to Puget Island (foreground) Julia Butler Hansen Bridge connecting Cathlamet to Puget Island (foreground) Location of Cathlamet, Washington Location of Cathlamet, Washington Website Town of Cathlamet Cathlamet /k l m t/ is a town positioned along the Ocean Beach Highway in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States, where it is the county seat.
The populace was 532 at the 2010 census, though it has an extra non-urban population outside of the town limits. Cathlamet in 1973 (Columbia Street) From time immemorial, Cathlamet was the largest, or one of the largest, villages of Columbia River Indians west of the Cascade Mountains, and the home of the Kathlamet citizens . "Cathlamet was sighted in 1792 by Lt.
In 1846, James Birnie became the first permanent white settler at Cathlamet, moving there after a longterm position with the Hudson's Bay Company. He set up a trading post, remnants of which were announced still standing in 1906.
In 1938, the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge was assembled to carry what is now State Route 409 athwart the Columbia River's Cathlamet Channel to Puget Island.
Cathlamet is positioned at 46 12 14 N 123 23 2 W (46.203767, -123.383838). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), of which, 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Cathlamet is connected athwart the Columbia River to Westport, Oregon via SR 409 and the county-operated Wahkiakum County Ferry.
Climate data for Cathlamet, Washington As of the census of 2010, there were 532 citizens , 258 homeholds, and 136 families living in the town.
There were 296 housing units at an average density of 604.1 per square mile (233.2/km2).
There were 258 homeholds of which 19.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.5% were married couples residing together, 8.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.3% were non-families.
15% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.2% were from 45 to 64; and 31% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 565 citizens , 246 homeholds, and 138 families living in the town.
The populace density was 1,426.2 citizens per square mile (545.4/km ).
There were 278 housing units at an average density of 701.7 per square mile (268.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.16% White, 0.53% African American, 1.59% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.35% from other competitions, and 2.48% from two or more competitions.
There were 246 homeholds out of which 20.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 46.7% were married couples residing together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families.
38.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the age distribution of the populace shows 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 9.6% of families and 15.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Cathlamet is home to all schools, K-12, of the Wahkiakum School District.
The precinct of about 430 pupils pulls pupils from Cathlamet, Upper Elochoman, Lower Elochoman, East Cathlamet, Puget Island, and Skamokawa Valley. United States Enumeration Bureau.
Cathlamet on the Columbia : recollections of the Indian citizens and short stories of early pioneer days in the valley of the lower Columbia River.
"Lewis & Clark Tribes Cathlamet Indians (Kathlamet)".
"Monthly Averages for Cathlamet, WA".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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