Chehalis, Washington Chehalis, Washington Location of Chehalis, Washington Location of Chehalis, Washington Chehalis (Listeni/ he l s/ sh -hay-l s) is a town/city in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Chehalis began as a settlement around a warehouse beside a barns track in 1873, when the Northern Pacific Railroad assembled northward from Kalama to Tacoma, and ignored Claquato, then the governmental center of county three miles to the west.
After the Northern Pacific bypassed Claquato, the governmental center of county was moved to Chehalis, leaving Claquato little more than a historical landmark.
In 1879, the name was changed to Chehalis, titled after the Chehalis citizens ; Chehalis was a indigenous term approximately meaning "shifting sands", denoting the muddy bottomland along the Chehalis River which had long vexed stagecoach passengers on the Washington arm of the Oregon Trail between Kalama and New Market (now Tumwater).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.55 square miles (14.37 km2), of which, 5.53 square miles (14.32 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. The town/city straddles Interstate 5 at a point nearly exactly halfway between Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
The Chehalis River winds its way through the valley in which the town/city resides, and is there joined by a tributary, the Newaukum River.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Chehalis has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,259 citizens , 2,868 homeholds, and 1,655 families living in the city.
There were 3,131 housing units at an average density of 566.2 per square mile (218.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.0% White, 1.7% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.7% from other competitions, and 2.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,868 homeholds of which 31.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 36.9% were married couples residing together, 14.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families.
35.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 33.5 years.
24.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 12.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,057 citizens , 2,671 homeholds, and 1,696 families living in the city.
There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 512.2 per square mile (197.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.56% White, 1.35% African American, 1.46% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other competitions, and 2.24% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,671 homeholds out of which 33.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 43.8% were married couples residing together, 14.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families.
30.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,482, and the median income for a family was $41,387.
About 16.0% of families and 19.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
A map showing the Chehalis River, tributaries, and region barns s as forming the shape of a maple leaf.
The town/city was known as "The Maple-Leaf City" due to the shape of the convergence of the Chehalis River, tributaries, and barns s. Chehalis is heavily Republican and conservative, although slightly less so than the county as a whole.
Japan - Chehalis sister town/city with Inasa, Shizuoka in Japan, now consolidated into the town/city of Hamamatsu, which continues the relationship. Chehalis forms twin metros/cities with contiguous Centralia.
The Chehalis Centralia Airport (IATA airport code CLS) is positioned inside the Chehalis town/city bounds.
Climate Summary for Chehalis, Washington "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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