Hoquiam

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Hoquiam
Downtown
Downtown
Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hoquiam Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1890
State : United States
State : Washington
County : Grays Harbor County
Coordinates : 46 ° 59 ′  N , 123 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′  N , 123 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 8,726 (as of 2010)
Population density : 373.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 40.40 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 23.36 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 6 m
Postal code : 98550
Area code : +1 360
FIPS : 53-32300
GNIS ID : 1512309
Website : www.cityofhoquiam.com
Mayor : Jack Durney

Hoquiam ( ˈhoʊkwiəm ) is a city in Grays Harbor County in the state of Washington ( United States ). In 2010 the place had 8,726 inhabitants.

history

Hoquiam was officially incorporated on May 21, 1890. The name of the settlement is derived from the language of a local indigenous people and means "hungry for wood". Myrtle Street forms the city ​​limit to Aberdeen . Both cities have a common economic history, although Hoquiam has always tried to be independent from its larger neighbor. Hoquiam and Aberdeen have long competed with each other, particularly in the field of high school sports .

The well-known cosmologist Howard P. Robertson was born in Hoquiam in 1903. Congressman Albert Johnson , chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Immigration during the 1920s , lived here for a while and has his final resting place on site.

The place lived in the past from the timber industry and related industries; these have decreased somewhat in recent years. Every year in September there is a lumberjack competition, which is accompanied by a parade. The event is known beyond the borders of the region.

geography

Lifting bridge over the Hoquiam River

Hoquiam located on the eastern end of the north bank of the mouth of the funnel of the Chehalis Rivers at 46 ° 59 '  N , 123 ° 53'  W . In Hoquiam, the Hoquiam River flows into Grays Harbor. In the east the city borders on Aberdeen .

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​40.40 km², of which 23.36 km² is land and 17.0 km² (= 41.14%) is water.

The US Highway 101 and a route of the Union Pacific Railroad run through the urban area of Hoquiam. Bowerman Field Airport with the ICAO code KHQM is located on a peninsula . It is the only landing facility for jet-powered aircraft on Washington's west coast. The runway is 1524 m long.

Demographics

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1302 -
1900 2608 100.3%
1910 8171 213.3%
1920 10,058 23.1%
1930 12,766 26.9%
1940 10,835 -15.1%
1950 11,123 2.7%
1960 10,762 -3.2%
1970 10,466 -2.8%
1980 9719 -7.1%
1990 8972 -7.7%
2000 9097 1.4%
2010 8726 -4.1%
2017 estimate 8500 -2.6%
US Decennial Census
2017 estimate

At the time of the United States Census 2000, 9097 people lived in the city. The population density was 383 people per km². There were 4023 housing units at an average of 169.4 per km ². The Hoquiam population was 89.32% White , 0.32% Black or African American , 3.86% Native American , 1.18% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 2.09% said other races belong to and 3.18% named two or more races. 5.75% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.

The residents of Hoquiam distributed to 3640 households out of which 31.8% were living in children under 18 years. 41.8% of households are married, 14.7% had a female head of the household without a husband and 38.3% did not form families. 31.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 15.4% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09.

The urban population was distributed among 27.4% minors, 8.6% 18–24 year olds, 26.6% 25–44 year olds, 22.0% 45–64 year olds and 15.3% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 94.7 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 89.3 men.

The median household income in Hoquiam was 29,658 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 34,859 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 33,417, compared with $ 23,558 for women. The per capita income in Hoquiam was $ 15,089. 19% of the population and 16.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 26.5% of minors and 8.9% of those aged 65 and over.

Sports

The city's main sports team are the Hoquiam High School Grizzlies . In 2004, the boys' baseball team won the 2A state championship with no point loss. The city was also home to the Western Baseball League playing Grays Harbor Gulls from 1995 to 1997 , who played their home games at the Olympic Stadium . The stadium is on the National Register of Historic Places . Historically, the city has also been home to several minor league baseball teams , including the Hoquiam Loggers and the Grays Harbor Ports .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Other personalities

  • William Edward Boeing (1881–1956), founder of the aircraft manufacturer Boeing , lived and operated a timber trade in Hoquiam
  • Robert Cantwell (1908–1978), writer and literary critic, worked in Houiam in the 1920s
  • Jack Elway (1931-2001), quarterback and coach, went to high school in Hoquiam
  • Lynn Kessler , a former member of the Washington House of Representatives, lives in Hoquiam
  • Martin F. Smith (1891–1954), US Congressman, was a lawyer, councilor and mayor of Hoquiam

Web links

Commons : Hoquiam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Population and Housing Unit Estimates ( English ) Retrieved on January 21 of 2019.
  2. ↑ US Decennial Census ( English ) Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.