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Notable location: Shafer Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Chewuch River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Methow Valley Central Reservation (503 Highway 20).
Hotels: Chewuch Inn & Cabins (223 White Avenue), Mazama Ranch House (42 Lost River Road), Eagle Pine Chalets (345 Twin Lakes Road), MT Gardner Inn (611 Highway 20), Duck Brand Hotel & Cantina (Duck Brand Building), AJ & Company Construction Inc (887 Wolf Creek Road), Best Western Cascade Inn (960 Highway 20), Farm House Inn (128 Eastside Chewuch Road 709 Highway 20), Methow Valley Central Reservation (131 Riverside Avenue).
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Okanogan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Winthrop and their reported violations in the past:
WASHINGTON PASS WELL - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD  , Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
SUN MOUNTAIN RESORT (Population served: 383, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2005
RAINY PASS REST AREA - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD , Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
PEARRYGIN LAKE STATE PARK - WEST CG (Address: 561 Bear Creek Rd , Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
WOLF CREEK PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN (Population served: 88, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
METHOW VALLEY KOA CAMPGROUND (Population served: 66, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
KLIPCHUCK CG - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD , Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
EARLY WINTERS WC - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD , Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Winthrop that have no violations reported:
- PEARRYGIN LAKE STATE PARK (Population served: 1134, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RIVER RUN INN (Population served: 59, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SILVERLINE RESORT (Population served: 20, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.9%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  1.9 people | | Washington: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 54.6% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
| This town: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Winthrop, WA
Winthrop compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Winthrop (2011 data):
- Farmers State Bank, Winthrop, Wash.: at Riverside Ave, branch established on 01/01/1916. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2.2 mil, Deposits: $1.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Winthrop, Washington:
- Chewuch Inn, 223 White Ave, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-3107
- Westar Retreat & Lodging, Rt 1 Box 464, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-2697
- Brown's Farm Inn, Wolf CRK Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-2571
- Sun Mountain Lodge, Patterson LK Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-2211, Fax: (509) 996-3133
- Winthrop MTN View Chalets, Hwy 20 & Koa Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-3113
- Trails End Motel, 130 Riverside Ave, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-2303
- Best Western Cascade Inn, PO Box 813, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-3100, Fax: (509) 996-3317
- River Run Inn, 27 Rader Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-2173
- Americas Best Value Cascade Inn, 1006 Hwy 20, Winthrop, WA 98862 , Phone: (509) 996-3100, Fax: (509) 996-3317
All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Winthrop, Washington
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Wood (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Religion statistics for Winthrop:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 25.75%
| Here | | 25.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 36.9% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 10.3% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
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| Name | Free Methodist Church of North America | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18.1% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 38.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 17 | Okanogan County: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Okanogan County: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Okanogan County: | 6.58 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 41 | Here: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.2% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Okanogan County: | 26.8% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | State: | 13.9% |
| 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 | $3,424 | $41,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,147 | $37,764 | 1 | $97 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $139 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,843 | $41,058 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,072 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,930 | $35,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,164 | $49,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $839 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,264 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,113 | $30,678 | 1 | $1,427 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $25,621 | $38,432 | 6 | $5,838 |
Winthrop government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $132,000 ($335.03)
All Other: $5,000 ($12.69)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $126,000 ($319.80)
General - Other: $100,000 ($253.81)
Sewerage: $79,000 ($200.51)
Water Utilities: $71,000 ($180.20)
Regular Highways: $65,000 ($164.97)
Financial Administration: $43,000 ($109.14)
Parks & Recreation: $42,000 ($106.60)
Central Staff Services: $37,000 ($93.91)
Fire Protection: $19,000 ($48.22)
Health Services - Other: $17,000 ($43.15)
Libraries: $9,000 ($22.84)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($15.23)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($15.23)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000 ($12.69)
Housing & Community Development: $2,000 ($5.08)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($2.54)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($15.23)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000 ($5.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $268,000 ($680.20)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000 ($329.95)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $253,000 ($642.13)
Other, NEC: $120,000 ($304.57)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($38.07)
Other, NEC: $10,000 ($25.38)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($25.38)
Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($25.38)
Rents: $8,000 ($20.30)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($2.54)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $58,000 ($147.21)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($78.68)
General - Other: $9,000 ($22.84)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($12.69)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($5.08)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($5.08)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.54)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $720,000 ($1827.41)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000 ($294.42)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000 ($32.99)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $63,000 ($159.90)
All Other: $29,000 ($73.60)
General Support: $3,000 ($7.61)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $170,000 ($431.47)
Other Selective Sales: $128,000 ($324.87)
Property: $113,000 ($286.80)
Public Utilities: $89,000 ($225.89)
NEC: $20,000 ($50.76)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $245,000 ($621.83)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($40.61)
6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,789 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.69% | | 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:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,364 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)| Okanogan County: | 0.08% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Winthrop:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY 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.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Winthrop:
- K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
- KNCW (92.7 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZBE (104.3 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $392,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,220
Total average daily truck traffic: 960
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 12,088
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 56a Bryan Road (Lat: 48.461000 Lon: -120.224694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN248
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - North End Of Paterson Lk Rd (Lat: 48.471806 Lon: -120.282583), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPLY212
Assigned Frequencies: 462.775 MHz
Grant Date: 04/08/1998, Expiration Date: 04/08/2003, Cancellation Date: 07/13/2003, Certifier: Marlene Firth
Registrant: Central Communications Inc, Omak, WA 98841, Fax: (509) 826-1204 - On Checuch Canal 1800 E (Lat: 48.477083 Lon: -120.175917), Call Sign: KRS463, Licensee ID: L00037054
Assigned Frequencies: 153.575 MHz
Grant Date: 11/14/1996, Expiration Date: 01/17/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Okanogan County Electrical Co Op Inc, Winthrop, WA 98862, Phone: (509) 996-2228 - Wolf Creek R (Lat: 48.473472 Lon: -120.191750), Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WNVN723, Licensee ID: L00005560
Assigned Frequencies: 452.425 MHz
Grant Date: 12/08/2000, Expiration Date: 02/25/2011, Cancellation Date: 07/16/2002
Registrant: Public Utility Dist 1 Of Douglas County, 1151 Valley Mall Pky, East Wenatchee, WA 98802, Phone: (509) 884-7191 - Lat: 48.477083 Lon: -120.175917, Call Sign: WPZK341
Assigned Frequencies: 153.575 MHz
Grant Date: 01/28/2004, Expiration Date: 01/28/2014, Certifier: Lynn Button
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Lat: 48.477667 Lon: -120.185528, Call Sign: WQLN926
Assigned Frequencies: 451.362 MHz, 456.362 MHz, 451.462 MHz, 456.462 MHz
Grant Date: 03/18/2010, Expiration Date: 03/18/2020, Certifier: Lethia A Gardner
Registrant: Carlos1800 LLC, 149 Riverside Ave, Winthrop, WA 98862, Phone: (503) 996-2245, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - SE07134F SUN, 56a Bryan Road (Lat: 48.461000 Lon: -120.224694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WQGE478
Assigned Frequencies: 19445.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/22/2006, Expiration Date: 12/22/2016, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
- SE07133D VRT, 130 Riverside Avenue (Lat: 48.478750 Lon: -120.184944), Type: Building, Structure height: 11.6 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WQGE480
Assigned Frequencies: 17885.0 MHz
Grant Date: 12/22/2006, Expiration Date: 12/22/2016, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4045, Email:
- Winthrop, 56a Bryan Road (Lat: 48.461000 Lon: -120.224694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQGI329
Assigned Frequencies: 19405.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2007, Expiration Date: 01/25/2017, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
- Winthrop POP, 130 Riverside (Lat: 48.478917 Lon: -120.186056), Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQGI330
Assigned Frequencies: 17845.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2007, Expiration Date: 01/25/2017, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - (Lat: 48.475972 Lon: -120.180083), Call Sign: KNKL623
Assigned Frequencies: 454.650 MHz, 454.475 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 10/09/2008
Registrant: Centurytel, Vancouver, WA 98668, Phone: (360) 905-6839, Fax: (360) 905-5953, Email:
- (Lat: 48.494306 Lon: -120.173972), Call Sign: KNKL623
Assigned Frequencies: 454.475 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1999, Expiration Date: 11/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 10/09/2008
Registrant: Centurytel, Vancouver, WA 98668, Phone: (360) 905-6839, Fax: (360) 905-5953, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Methow Valley Airport 15 Park Place (Lat: 48.424444 Lon: -120.141944), Type: Bant, Structure height: 528 m, Overall height: 529 m, Call Sign: WLT9, Licensee ID: L01373602
Assigned Frequencies: 118.425 MHz
Grant Date: 04/21/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2018
Registrant: Pbcb 1 LLC
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Winthrop)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 33 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Winthrop)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Winthrop
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| Most common first names in Winthrop, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 10 | 79.6 years |
| Robert | 9 | 77.3 years |
| George | 5 | 78.8 years |
| Doris | 5 | 77.6 years |
| Mary | 5 | 70.8 years |
| Frank | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Thomas | 5 | 64.4 years |
| Kenneth | 4 | 77.0 years |
| John | 4 | 69.0 years |
| Harold | 4 | 79.2 years |
| Most common last names in Winthrop, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| White | 7 | 78.6 years |
| Yockey | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Imes | 4 | 77.3 years |
| Thompson | 4 | 83.3 years |
| Badger | 3 | 84.0 years |
| Jones | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Haase | 3 | 81.7 years |
| Davis | 3 | 72.7 years |
| Hix | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Smith | 3 | 86.0 years |
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