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Population (year 2000): 3,312. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,525 (+6.4% change)
 

Males: 1,651  (49.8%)
Females: 1,661  (50.2%)

Grays Harbor County

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98563.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,700 (it was $40,204 in 2000)
Montesano  $43,700
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $164,500 (it was $122,300 in 2000)
Montesano  $164,500
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Montesano:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), United States (13.8%), English (13.2%), Irish (11.7%), Norwegian (8.5%), Swedish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1883

Elevation: 66 feet

Land area: 10.3 square miles.

Population density: 329 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Montesano

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montesano city

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

94 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.8% North America).

This city:  2.8%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Montesano, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Montesano to the number of sex offenders is 1134 to 1.

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

Montesano:  1.0% ($1,233)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (74.7 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (97.5 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (961.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Brady, WA (5.3 miles ), Wynoochee, WA (7.6 miles ), Central Park, WA (7.7 miles ), Satsop, WA (8.8 miles ), North River, WA (9.4 miles ), Junction City, WA (12.1 miles) , Cosmopolis, WA (12.2 miles ), Elma, WA (13.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $91,800
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,600
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $143,200
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $144,700
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,300
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,700
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $145,700
  • 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $169,000
  • 2005: 38 buildings, average cost: $230,300
  • 2006: 38 buildings, average cost: $220,900
  • 2007: 24 buildings, average cost: $203,200

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Latitude: 46.99 N, Longitude: 123.60 W


People in group quarters in Montesano
  • 125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+1.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Data processing and other information services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Crime in Montesano by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.058.60.0
Robberies 010200
    per 100,000 0.029.30.059.60.00.0
Assaults 438232
    per 100,000 118.988.0239.359.687.957.9
Burglaries 142118212123
    per 100,000 416.0615.8538.4625.6615.5665.3
Thefts 15013714014818292
    per 100,000 4457.74017.64187.94408.75334.12661.3
Auto thefts 12781789
    per 100,000 356.6205.3239.3506.4234.5260.3
Arson 300201
    per 100,000 89.20.00.059.60.028.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 259.7246.6272.2290.4339.7185.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.35
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Montesano:
  • GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montesano:
  • OLYMPIA (about 49 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 61 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)
  • GRAY AAF (about 72 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Montesano:
  • ELMA MUNI (about 13 miles; ELMA, WA; ID: 4W8)
  • BOWERMAN (about 24 miles; HOQUIAM, WA; ID: HQM)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR (about 26 miles; SOUTH BEND/RAYMOND/, WA; ID: 2S9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montesano:
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 72 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 74 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 78 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
Public high school in Montesano:
Public elementary/middle schools in Montesano:
Private elementary/middle school in Montesano:
  • GRAYS HARBOR ADVT CHRISTIAN SC (Students: 34; Location: 1216 STATE ROUTE 12; Grades: PK - 8)

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Shopping Center: Montesano Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Sylvia Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cutoff Slough (A), Sylvia Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Montesano: Lake Sylvia State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Chehalis Valley Historical Museum (703 West Pioneer Avenue).

Hotel: Monte Square Motel (100 Brumfield Avenue).

Courts: Juvenile Court - District Court Probation (Court House), Juvenile Court - Domestic Violence Assistance (Court House), Grays Harbor County - Elma-McCleary-Montesano- Court District 1 (102 West Broadway Avenue Rm 102), Elma City - Muncipal Court Clerk's Ofc (124 South 3rd Street), Juvenile Court - Emergency Services Director (Court House).

 

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

WYNOOCHEE WILDWOOD PARK (Population served: 808, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
COUNTRY ESTATES (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and JAN-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1998)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
ORV SPORTS PARK (Population served: 87, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Montesano that have no violations reported:
  • ORV LOWER CAMPGROUND (Population served: 83, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.3%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.6%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Montesano compared to Washington state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Montesano (2007 data):
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Montesano Branch at 301 South Main Street, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
  • Bank of the Pacific: Montesano Branch at 150 South Main, branch established on 1997-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $559.3 mil, Deposits: $472.0 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Pacific Financial Corporation
  • Anchor Mutual Savings Bank: 08 - Montesano Branch at 211-B Pioneer Avenue East, branch established on 1998-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $608.4 mil, Deposits: $443.5 mil, headquarters in Aberdeen, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices
  • Timberland Bank: Montesano Branch at 201 S Main Street South P.O. Box 289, branch established on 1915-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $590.7 mil, Deposits: $434.6 mil, headquarters in Hoquiam, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Timberland Bancorp, Inc.



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Montesano government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $316,000
    All Other: $260,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $0
  • Construction - General: $157,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $630,000
    Water Utilities: $397,000
    Health Services - Other: $354,000
    Fire Protection: $348,000
    Sewerage: $293,000
    General - Other: $213,000
    Parks & Recreation: $193,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $191,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $121,000
    Central Staff Services: $119,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,125,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $357,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $175,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $195,000
  • Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $679,000
    Interest Earnings: $364,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $176,000
    Rents: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $670,000
    Sewerage: $518,000
    Regular Highways: $250,000
    Parks & Recreation: $154,000
    Health - Other: $126,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $32,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    General - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,200,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $153,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $88,000
    Highways: $81,000
    General Support: $30,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $629,000
    Total General Sales: $448,000
    Public Utilities: $319,000
    Other Selective Sales: $70,000
    NEC: $68,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,806,000

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.95%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.15% ($37,328 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.76% ($40,573)
from Pierce County, WA  0.65% ($35,902)


6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.44%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:  0.05%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.22% ($34,961 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.60% ($36,367)
to Pierce County, WA  0.45% ($29,543)


Strongest AM radio stations in Montesano:
  • KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Montesano:
  • KSWW (102.1 FM; MONTESANO, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KDUX-FM (104.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K205EN (88.9 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K207DB (89.3 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXXK (95.3 FM; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
  • KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Montesano:
  • K23AS (Channel 23; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K25CG (Channel 25; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)

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