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Wahkiakum County

Population in July 2007: 576. Population change since 2000: +1.4%
 

Males: 257  (44.8%)
Females: 319  (55.2%)

Median resident age:  48.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98612.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,111 (it was $33,409 in 2000)
Cathlamet:  $42,111
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $198,616 (it was $109,500 in 2000)
Cathlamet:  $198,616
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $225,634; Detached houses: $226,464; Mobile homes: $94,375; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $101,500

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Races in Cathlamet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cathlamet: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (14.9%), German (11.7%), Norwegian (11.0%), English (10.4%), Italian (4.6%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1907

Elevation: 53 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 1454 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cathlamet

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cathlamet town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

14 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:  2.5%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cathlamet, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cathlamet to the number of sex offenders is 192 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cathlamet:  0.8% ($880)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (51.6 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (59.2 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (878.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: East Cathlamet, WA (1.0 miles ), Puget Island, WA (1.4 miles ), Cathlamet-Elochoman, WA (1.4 miles ), Skamokawa, WA (2.5 miles ), Knappa-Brownsmead, OR (2.5 miles ), Marshland, OR (3.0 miles ), Clatskanie, OR (3.3 miles ), Grays River, WA (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,300
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,700
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $127,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 46.20 N, Longitude: 123.38 W

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+11.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Cathlamet:
  • HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ASTORIA, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Cathlamet, WA

Airports located in Cathlamet:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cathlamet:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 20 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 52 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 53 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 62 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public high school in Cathlamet:
Public elementary/middle school in Cathlamet:
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Library in Cathlamet:
  • CATHLAMET CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,725; Location: 100 MAIN ST; 16,846 books; 111 audio materials; 2,223 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Cathlamet: Pioneer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Birnie Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Cathlamet: Cathlamet City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Nassa Point Motel & Apartments (851 East State Route 4).

Court: Wahkiakum County Justice Court (64 Main Street Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cathlamet and their reported violations in the past:

CATHLAMET WATER DEPT (Population served: 1925, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1999. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-1999)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-1999. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-1999)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1999. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-05-1999)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1998
  • 22 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 53 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  56.5%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  15.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cathlamet, WA


47 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


Cathlamet compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cathlamet (2009 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Wahkiakum Branch at 75 Main Street, branch established on 1966-12-31. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Bank of the Pacific: Cathlamet Branch at 140 3rd Street, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $623.4 mil, Deposits: $511.8 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Pacific Financial Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Cathlamet

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChristian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents26.6%18.4%13.4%10.4%31.1%
CongregationsN/A11.1%22.2%11.1%55.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$3,320$39,8400$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,698$32,3766$300
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$873
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$467
Sewerage 1$3,104$37,2480$0
Water Supply 2$5,637$33,8220$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$820
Totals for Government 5$14,759$35,4229$2,460



Cathlamet government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $89,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $108,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $266,000
    Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    Sewerage: $61,000
    Police Protection: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $34,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $15,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $101,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $706,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,684,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,582,000
    Water Utilities: $665,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $102,000
    Water Utilities: $41,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $288,000
    Interest Earnings: $39,000
    Rents: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $81,000
    Fire Protection: $57,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,284,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $353,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $101,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $181,000
    Highways: $57,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $110,000
    Property: $47,000
    NEC: $31,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $154,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000

9.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,816 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.74%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cowlitz County, WA  1.72% ($35,958 average AGI)
from Pacific County, WA  0.86% ($47,750)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cowlitz County, WA  1.42% ($29,105 average AGI)
to Pacific County, WA  0.90% ($25,083)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cathlamet:
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cathlamet:
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KAST-FM (92.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K211ET (90.1 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)



Cathlamet fatal accident list:
May 4, 1994 05:42 AM, Columbiast, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 1, 1976 12:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • 50 Cochran Drive, Call Sign: KNKN426
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
  • Cathlamet Cell Site: West Bernie Slough Road, Structure height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN213
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Near Wahkiakum High School, Call Sign: WRG735, Licensee ID: L00104160
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.985 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/07/2004, Expiration Date: 09/28/2014
    Registrant: County Of Wahkiakum, 64 Main Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612, Phone: (360) 795-3301, Fax: (360) 795-0342, Email:
  • Ofc Hwy 830 2 Km W, Type: Mast, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WNFV335
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.382 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/26/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2012, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2004, Certifier: Dan L Fiest
    Registrant: Weyerhaeuser Company, 209 Douglas St., Longview, WA 98632, Phone: (360) 636-6380, Fax: (360) 636-6532, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • CATHLAMET, 98 Cochran Drive, Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 29.3 m, Call Sign: WQHA403
    Assigned Frequencies : 6810.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/11/2007, Expiration Date: 06/11/2017, Certifier: Kellye E Abernathy
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cathlamet)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cathlamet)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 21
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Cathlamet


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