Winthrop, Washington Winthrop, Washington Location of Winthrop, Washington Location of Winthrop, Washington State Washington Winthrop is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.
The populace of the Winthrop region was 1,916 at the 2000 census; however, the incorporated town had a populace of 349.
The 2010 census showed an increase to 394 inside the town limits.
The town of Winthrop on a snowy day.
Winthrop was officially incorporated on March 12, 1924. Native Americans were the first inhabitants of Winthrop.
Although Waring is the acclaimed beginning father, the town is titled after Theodore Winthrop, a Yale graduate, adventurer/traveler ted 19th century author. The town was rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1893.
It railwaythe fire and is now Winthrop's Town Hall.
In 1894, a flood carried away the bridge at the north fork of the river at Winthrop.
The trade of Winthrop at this time comprises of a well-equipped saw mill, a several important dairies, raising cattle, and supplying the small-town mines with goods. Owen Wister, Waring's Harvard roommate, wrote The Virginian, America's first novel, after honey-mooning in Winthrop.
In 1972, when State Highway 20 was nearing culmination over the North Cascades, a several company people began planning for passengers passing through the town.
In 2012, Winthrop was ranked #2 in a National Motorists Association listing of its "Worst Speed Trap Cities" in North America (qualification of a populace less than 50,000). An abandoned log cabin near Winthrop.
Winthrop is known for the American Old West design of all the buildings in town, making it a tourist destination.
The town infamous idea was inspired by the example of Leavenworth, Washington, which in turn was heavily based on Solvang, California. Winthrop is a prominent cross-country skiing site, with over 120 miles (200 - K) of groomed trails., Other prominent activities include modern climbing, hiking, mountain biking, river rafting, horse-back riding, hunting and fishing, golfing, spectacular sight-seeing and other outside activities.
Events include the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival, the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, live theatre and many art arcades.
Winthrop is home to the earliest legal saloon in Washington state. A smokejumper base is also nearby, positioned between Winthrop and the close-by town of Twisp.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.94 square miles (2.43 km2), all of it land. Winthrop has a lake, called Pearrygin Lake, that is a prominent swimming hole as well.
Like most of the Inland Northwest, Winthrop experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen Dsb), with cold, snowy winters and very warm summers with cool evenings and little rainfall.
Winthrop and Mazama recorded the coldest temperature ever calculated in Washington state at 48 F ( 44.4 C) on December 30, 1968. The hottest temperature recorded in Winthrop was 106 F (41.1 C) on 27 July 1939, but frosts can occur even in summer.
Climate data for Winthrop 1 WSW, Washington (1971-2000; extremes 1931-2001) Average snowy days ( 0.1 inch) 8.8 4.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.7 10.8 31 Winthrop Town Hall.
As of the census of 2010, there were 394 citizens , 205 homeholds, and 109 families living in the town.
There were 205 homeholds of which 22.0% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.0% were married couples residing together, 9.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 46.8% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 47.9 years.
"Population Estimates".
"Town of Winthrop - Methow Valley - Washington State".
History of Winthrop Secretary of State Publications "Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, Things To Do, Winter Recreation, Cross-Country Skiing".
Winthrop Chamber of Commerce.
"United States Extreme Record Temperatures & Differences".
"WINTHROP 1 WSW, WASHINGTON".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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