Satsop is a

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(CDP) in Grays Harbor County,

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, 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

Satsop River The Satsop River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main tributary forks, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Satsop Rivers. The main stem Satsop River is formed by the confluence of the West and East Forks. The Middle ...

, at (47.005733, -123.471254).

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runs along the southern edge of the community, leading west to

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and southeast to Grand Mound. Olympia is to the east via

Washington State Route 8 State Route 8 (SR 8) is a state highway in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor and Thurston County, Washington, Thurston counties, of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It extends from U.S. Route 12 in Washington, ...

. According to the

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, the Satsop CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 619 people, 228 households, and 166 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 88.6 people per square mile (34.2/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.67%

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, 1.13%

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, 1.13% Native American, 1.94%

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, 0.81% from

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, and 0.32% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.78% of the population. There were 228 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,125, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,245. About 9.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the

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, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Landmarks

Satsop is the site of the planned

Satsop Nuclear Power Plant Washington Nuclear Project Nos. 3 and 5, abbreviated as WNP-3 and WNP-5 (collectively known as the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant) were two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply Syste ...

, designed to house two 1,250-

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s. Construction of the Satsop

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Plant began in 1977 and was halted in 1983 after a $61 million budget shortfall, leaving the plant 75% complete. The twin cooling towers that are part of the unfinished plant are a well-known landmark in the area.

References

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