Santiago is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Grays Harbor County,

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, United States, named after Joseph Santiago. The population was 52 at the 2020 census, up from 42 at the 2010 census. The community is in the

Quinault Indian Nation 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.

in western Grays Harbor County, along State Route 109, next to the Pacific Ocean. SR 109 leads north to its northern terminus at Taholah and south to Moclips. Point Grenville, a cliff rising from the ocean, is north of Santiago and is the site of the Quinault Nations' Haynisisoos Park. The

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 (, ) ...

occupies the ocean and rocks seaward from the coastline along Santiago and environs. According to the

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, the Santiago CDP has an area of , all of it land.

References

Census-designated places in Grays Harbor County, Washington Quinault settlements {{GraysHarborCountyWA-geo-stub