Hoquiam, Washington Hoquiam, Washington Downtown Hoquiam Downtown Hoquiam Location of Hoquiam, Washington Location of Hoquiam, Washington Hoquiam (/ ho kwi m/ hoh-kwee- m) is a town/city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
The town borders the town/city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west.
The two metros/cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its autonomous identification.
Aberdeen is more populated, but the two metros/cities have a long rivalry, especially in high school sports (see Sports).
Hoquiam (Ho'-kwee-um, or Ho-kwim, to natives) was incorporated on May 21, 1890.
Its name comes from a Native-American word meaning "hungry for wood", so titled from the great amount of driftwood at the mouth of the Hoquiam River. In 2010 the populace was 8,726.
One of the first logging operations in Hoquiam was established by Ed Campbell in 1872. Simpson, a Pacific Coast mariner and businessman in the lumber trade from San Francisco, provided the funding for the Northwestern Mill. In 1881, Simpson sent his manager, George Emerson, to Hoquiam to establish a foundry there, and Emerson purchased 300 acres for the new foundry and lumber operation.
In 1886, Captain Simpson consolidated his foundry with the Miller Brother's mill, also positioned in Hoquiam, and titled it the Northwest Lumber Company The foundry was later retitled the Simpson Lumber Company, and retained that name until 1906.
The extension of the barns from Aberdeen to Hoquiam, beginning in 1898, contributed to the continued importance of logging and lumber in Hoquiam. The importance of logging and related products continued to be relevant to Hoquiam's economy, and in 1927, a pulp foundry was established under the name of Grays Harbor Pulp Company.
A year later, a Pennsylvania company- the Hammerhill Paper Company- became interested in Grays Harbor Pulp Company.
When the Pennsylvania business bought stock in the Grays Harbor Pulp Company, the Grays Harbor pulp Company assembled a paper foundry and became the Grays Harbor Pulp & Paper Company.
In 1936, the Grays Harbor Pulp and Paper Company consolidated with Rayonier Incorporated, a business which used a definite kind of pulp to produce rayon. In 1907, Hoquiam was home to Industrial Workers of the World Industrial Union No.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 15.60 square miles (40.40 km2), of which, 9.02 square miles (23.36 km2) is territory and 6.58 square miles (17.04 km2) is water. Hoquiam experiences a Mediterranean climate (Koppen climate classification Csb) that borders closely on an oceanic climate.
Climate data for Hoquiam, Washington There were 3,480 homeholds of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 37.5% were married couples residing together, 16.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families.
30.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
The median age in the town/city was 37.6 years.
24.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the 2000 census, there were 9,097 citizens , 3,640 homeholds, and 2,245 families living in the city.
There are 3,640 homeholds of which 31.8% have kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.8% are married couples residing together, 14.7% have a female head of home with no husband present, and 38.3% are non-families.
31.6% of all homeholds are made up of individuals and 15.4% have someone residing alone who is 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size is 2.47 persons and the average family size is 3.09 members.
The populace is aligned with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
Hoquiam's Polson Museum is situated in the F.
The exhibition includes artifacts related to the history of Hoquiam and the region.
Hoquiam's Castle, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hoquiam is the home of the Loggers' Playday, jubilated with a parade and logging competition every September, in which loggers from around the world come to participate.
Hoquiam sponsors the Shorebird Festival, the Logger's Playday, the Hoquiam's Riverfest, and the On Track Arts Festival.
The chief sports team in the town is the Hoquiam High School Grizzlies, the Crimson and Gray.
Victories encompassed non-league wins over Lincoln High of Tacoma, Bellevue High, two over archrival Aberdeen High, and a win over a touring team from Australia.
In 2006, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) changed the enrollment limit for the 2 - A classification allowing Aberdeen to drop to 2 - A along with other schools in the region creating a new league.
The old league football rivalry which jubilated its 100th anniversary in 2006 was renewed with the 101st meeting between Hoquiam and Aberdeen on October 14.
Hoquiam Grizzlies won 20-6.
Hoquiam and Aberdeen High Schools also compete against each other in an annual Fall food drive, alluded to as the "Food Ball" and dedicated to helping small-town low-income families.
Since 1981, Hoquiam High School has hosted the biggest distance running event on the Washington coast.
The Hoquiam Grizzly Alumni Cross Country Invitational features 35+ schools and 1,000+ high school runners every October.
Hoquiam also sponsors the Grizzly Alumni Wrestling tournament in January and Volleyball tournament in September.
The town/city was also home of the Western Baseball League's Grays Harbor Gulls from 1995 to 1997.
The town/city is now home of the Grays Harbor Bearcats, a developmental football team of the North American Football League (NAFL).
Hoquiam is also home to dozens of species of migratory birds that nest along the water's edge amid the milder months.
Anton Anderson - chief engineer of Alaska Railroad; Mayor of Anchorage; worked as a surveyor in Hoquiam.
Robert Cantwell - novelist and critic; lived in Hoquiam.
Lynn Kessler - eight-term member of Washington State House of Representatives; lives in Hoquiam.
Representative from Washington; practiced law in Hoquiam.
A Brief Historical Sketch of Grays Harbor Washington.
Chambers of Commerce of Hoquiam and Aberdeen, Washington, 1942.
Historic American Engineering Record: Hoquiam River Bridge, National Park Service, 1993.
Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern, Volume 3.
The Forested Land: A History of Lumbering in Western Washington.
"HOQUIAM FCWOS AP, WASHINGTON (453807)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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Hoquiam, Washington at DMOZ Northwestern Lumber Company Photos, 1900-1935 Collection contains photos of logging operations in and around Hoquiam, Wa.
Municipalities and communities of Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
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