Grays Harbor County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,636. Its

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is Montesano, and its largest city is

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. Grays Harbor County is included in the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The county is presently named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner. On May 7, 1792, Boston fur trader Robert Gray crossed the bar into a bay which he called Bullfinch Harbor, but which later cartographers would label Chehalis Bay, and then Grays Harbor. The area that now comprises Grays Harbor County was part of Oregon Territory in the first part of the nineteenth century. On December 19, 1845, the Provisional Government of Oregon created two counties (Vancouver and Clark) in its northern portion (which is now the state of Washington). In 1849, the name of Vancouver County was changed to Lewis County, and on April 14, 1854, a portion of Lewis County was partitioned off to become Chehalis County. This county's boundaries have not changed since its creation, but on June 9, 1915, its name was changed to Grays Harbor County to eliminate confusion with the town of

Chehalis Chehalis may refer to: People * Chehalis people, a Native American people of Washington state **Lower Chehalis language **Upper Chehalis language * Sts'Ailes people (Chehalis people), a First Nation in British Columbia * Chehalis First Nation, Bri ...

in Lewis County.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (14%) is water.

Geographic features

State parks

Griffiths-Priday State Park Griffiths-Priday State Park (formerly Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park) is a state-operated, public recreation area at the mouth of the Copalis River on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The park has beach, low dunes, and ...

Lake Sylvia State Park Lake Sylvia State Park is a state-operated, public recreation area in the northern part of Montesano in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The park is located in dense temperate rain forest. The park offers swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, an ...

Ocean City State Park Ocean City State Park is a state-operated, public recreation area on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington, about north of downtown Ocean Shores. The park offers of beach, dunes, and lodgepole pine ''Pinus contorta'', with ...

Pacific Beach State Park Pacific Beach State Park is a public recreation area in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The state park offers of Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Ar ...

Twin Harbors State Park Twin Harbors State Park is a public recreation area covering on the Pacific Ocean two miles south of the town of Westport in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The site was once a U.S. Army training ground, which the state began acquiring for p ...

Westhaven State Park Westhaven State Park was a public recreation area in Grays Harbor County, Washington. The park's acreage was subsumed into the expanded Westport Light State Park Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of on the Pacific Ocean in ...

(now part of Westport Light State Park) *

Westport Light State Park Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Washington (state), Washington. It sits adjacent to the historic Grays Harbor Light, the tallest lighthouse i ...

Major highways

* State Route 8 *

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U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as (The Royal Roa ...

* State Route 105 * State Route 107 * State Route 109

Adjacent counties

* Jefferson County – north * Mason County – northeast * Thurston County – east/southeast * Lewis County – south/southeast *

Pacific County Pacific County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,365. Its county seat is South Bend, and its largest city is Raymond. The county was formed by the government of Oregon Territory in Feb ...

– south

National protected areas

Chehalis Indian Reservation The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Upper and Lower Chehalis people, Chehalis, Klallam, Muckleshoot, Nisqually tribe, Nisqually, and Quinault peoples. They are one of the Northern Straits branch ...

Colonel Bob Wilderness Colonel Bob Wilderness is a protected area located in the southwest corner of Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington. It is named after 19th-century orator Robert Green Ingersoll. Lake Quinault lies about 15 miles to the west. Eleva ...

Copalis National Wildlife Refuge Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative grouping of six National Wildlife Refuges in Washington, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It includes: * Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (, ) ...

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located within Grays Harbor, at the mouth of the Chehalis River, which makes up the second largest watershed in Washington. It is one of four major staging areas for migrating shorebirds in the Pacific Fly ...

Olympic National Forest Olympic National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington, USA. With an area of , it nearly surrounds Olympic National Park and the Olympic Mountain range. Olympic National Forest contains parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferso ...

(part) *

Olympic National Park Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west-side temperate rainforest, and the forests of the drier ...

(part) *

Quinault Indian Reservation The Quinault Indian Nation ( or ; QIN), formerly known as the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz peoples.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 67,194 people, 26,808 households, and 17,907 families living in the county. The

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was 35 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 32,489 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.30%

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, 0.34%

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, 4.66% Native American, 1.22%

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, 0.11%

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, 2.27% from

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, and 3.10% from two or more races. 4.85% of the population were

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of any race. 16.3% were of

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, 11.9%

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or American, 9.9%

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, 9.2%

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, and 6.1%

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ancestry. 94.1% spoke

and 3.9%

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as their first language. There were 26,808 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were

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living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,160, and the median income for a family was $39,709. Males had a median income of $35,947 versus $24,262 for females. The

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for the county was $16,799. 16.10% of the population and 11.90% of families were below the

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, including 21.60% of those under the age of 18 and 40% of those 65 and older.

2010 census

As of the 2010 Census, there were 72,797 people, 28,579 households, and 18,493 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 35,166 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 84.9% white, 4.6% American Indian, 1.4% Asian, 1.1% black or African American, 0.3% Pacific islander, 3.9% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 21.0% were

, 13.5% were

, 11.7% were

, 6.8% were

, and 4.2% were

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. Of the 28,579 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.3% were non-families, and 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 41.9 years. The median income for a household in the county was $41,899 and the median income for a family was $49,745. Males had a median income of $42,998 versus $34,183 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,656. About 11.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the

, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Grays Harbor used to be one of the most consistently Democratic counties in the nation. Until 2016, the last

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presidential candidate to carry the county was

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in 1928; the last Republican gubernatorial candidate to win the county until

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was

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. However,

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carried the county in the 2016 presidential election and went on to win a majority of its votes four years later. In the

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Grays Harbor is part of

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, which has a

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of D+5 and is represented by

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. In the

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it lies in the 19th and 24th districts. In the

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it is represented by

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( D) and Jeff Wilson ( R). In the

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it is represented by

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(D),

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(R),

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(D), and Jim Walsh (R).

Economy

Principal economic activities in Grays Harbor County include wood and paper production, food processing (especially seafood), and manufacturing.

Communities

Cities

* Cosmopolis * Elma *

Hoquiam Hoquiam ( ) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintai ...

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* Montesano (county seat) * Oakville * Ocean Shores * Westport

Census-designated places

* Aberdeen Gardens * Amanda Park *

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* Chehalis Village (former) * Cohassett Beach *

Copalis Beach Copalis Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census. The name "Copalis" comes from the Quinault language term /k'ʷpíls/. The Copalis are a Native Ameri ...

* Grayland * Hogans Corner *

Humptulips Humptulips is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population of the CDP was 255 according to the 2010 census. Etymology The name Humptulips was the name of a band of the Chehalis tribe who li ...

* Junction City *

Malone Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...

Markham Markham may refer to: It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873. Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * ...

* Moclips * Neilton * Ocean City * Oyehut * Pacific Beach *

Porter Porter may refer to: Companies * Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto * Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets * Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer * H.K. Porter, Inc., ...

Queets Queets is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties, Washington, United States. The population was 174 at the 2010 census. The primary residents of the community are Native Americans of ...

(part) * Qui-nai-elt Village *

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Satsop Satsop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 675 at the 2010 census, up from 619 at the 2000 census. Geography Satsop is located in southeastern Grays Harbor County on the Sats ...

* Taholah

Other unincorporated communities

* Artic * Alder Grove * Bay City *

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* Copalis Crossing * Deckerville * Garden City *

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* Grays Harbor City * Heather *

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* Nisson * Ocosta *

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* South Elma * South Montesano

Notable people

* Robert Arthur, actor *

Elton Bennett Elton Bennett (June 2, 1910 – January 30, 1974) was a 20th-century American artist living and working in the Northwest. Born in 1910 in Cosmopolis, Washington, Bennett grew up and worked on the Washington coast, attended art school at the age of ...

, artist *

Adam Bighill Adam Bighill (born October 16, 1988) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Bighill made his professional debut with the BC Lions in 2011. He played college football for the Central ...

, CFL player *

Gail Brown Gail Marjorie Brown ( Ziegler; born October 11, 1937) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Clarice Hobson on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Another World'' (1975–1986). She is the older sister of the late film actr ...

, actress *

Trisha Brown Trisha Brown (November 25, 1936 – March 18, 2017) was an American choreographer and dancer, and one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater and the postmodern dance movement. Brown’s dance/movement method, with which she and her dancers ...

, choreographer *

Mark Bruener Mark Frederick Bruener (born September 16, 1972) is a former American football tight end of the National Football League (NFL), and a current college scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 27th overall in th ...

, NFL player * Daniel Bryan, professional wrestler *

Robert Eugene Bush Robert Eugene Bush (October 4, 1926 – November 8, 2005), at age 18, was the youngest member of the United States Navy in World War II to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal fo ...

, Medal of Honor recipient *

Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...

, musician *

Colin Cowherd Colin Murray Cowherd (born January 6, 1964) is an American sports media personality. Cowherd began his broadcasting career as sports director of Las Vegas television station KVBC and as a sports anchor on several other stations before joining ...

, ESPN Radio host (''

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'') *

Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist an ...

, musician *

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, aviation pioneer * Clarence Chesterfield Howerton, circus performer * Jerry Lambert, actor *

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, artist *

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, software developer (

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) *

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, musician *

Buzz Osborne Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Was ...

, musician *

Douglas Osheroff Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics, in particular for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. For his contributions he shared the 1996 Nobel Priz ...

, Nobel-winning physicist *

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, musician *

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, musician

References

External links

Official website

Harborpedia

Maritime Heritage Network
an online directory of maritime history resources in the

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, including the Grays Harbor cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam. {{Coord, 47.15, -123.83, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-WA_source:UScensus1990 1854 establishments in Washington Territory Populated places established in 1854 Western Washington

History

Geography

Geographic features

State parks

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

2000 census

2010 census

Politics

Economy

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Notable people

See also

Further reading

References

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