Alder is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Pierce County,
Washington
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,
United States
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. The population was 227 at the
2010 census.
Description
The community is located along the shore of Alder Lake on State Route Highway 7 near the entrance to
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County and northeast Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County in Washington (sta ...
.
A post office called Alder was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1975. The community was named for the
alder
Alders are trees of the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species ex ...
trees near the original town site.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3.24 square miles (8.4 km), of which, 3.21 square miles (8.3 km) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) of it (0.83%) is water.
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Washington
The following is a complete list of the 345 populated places in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington delineated as census-designated places (CDPs) by the United States Census. These include unincorporated area, unincorporated villages ...
References
External links
Census-designated places in Pierce County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)
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