Queets is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
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and
Jefferson counties,
Washington
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, United States. The population was 174 at the
2010 census.
The primary residents of the community are
Native Americans of the
Quinault Indian Nation.
Geography
It is near the coast of the
Pacific Ocean
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along the
Queets River at the northern edge of the
Quinault Indian Reservation. Queets now consists of several homes, a store, gas station, fisheries, daycare, Head Start, and a remote office for the Quinault Nation. Other local attractions include the Pacific beach hiking trails,
Olympic National Park
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, and
Olympic National Forest
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.
U.S. Route 101 passes through Queets, crossing the Queets River at the northern edge of the community. US 101 leads north to
Kalaloch Beach and to
Forks, site of the nearest airport. Southbound US 101 leads east to
Amanda Park and southeast to
Aberdeen
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Queets CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.45%, are water.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, more than 95% of the population identified their race as
American Indian.
History
The
post office
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at Queets was established July 13, 1880, and discontinued July 31, 1934, with mail being sent to
Clearwater, approximately away.
[Boardman, Tim, and Richard W. Helbock (1986) ''Washington Post Offices'', p. 55, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications]
References
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Census-designated places in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)
Populated coastal places in Washington (state)
Quinault settlements