Montesano
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 Location of Montesano in Grays Harbor County
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | Grays Harbor County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 123 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 3,312 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 123.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 27.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.8 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 20 m |
| Postal code : | 98563 |
| Area code : | +1 360 |
| FIPS : | 53-46895 |
| GNIS ID : | 1511681 |
| Website : | www.montesano.us |
Montesano is a place in the west of the US state Washington . The place is the county seat of Grays Harbor County . In 2000 there were 3312 inhabitants in Montesano.
name of the city
Legend has it that the owner of the farm that served as the post office was a very religious woman who wanted to name the town Mount Zion . Due to the customs in Washington State, the place should have been named after the Wynoochee River, which flows into the Chehalis River nearby . Other residents questioned the name and convinced the postmaster that the more exotic-sounding Spanish name Montesano ("healthy mountain") was synonymous. The Spanish language is almost unknown in the Pacific Northwest as a name for places that mostly come from English , the Salish languages or the Chinook Wawa . Montesano was suggested because Spanish was the only language known to all residents and the postmaster did not know well enough to notice the deception.
Known residents
The original members of the heavy metal / punk rock group The Melvins attended high school here, including Buzz Osborne .
geography
Montesano is located on the northern side of the Chehalis , near the confluence of the Wynoochee River. Lake Sylvia and Sylvia Creek border the city on the north and west .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 27.0 km², of which 26.8 km² is land and 0.2 km² (= 0.86%) is water.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, 3,312 people lived in the city. The population density was 123.7 people per km ². There were 1408 housing units at an average of 52.6 per km ². The population of Montesano was 94.99% White , 0.12% Black or African American , 1.87% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.18% said other races belong to and 2.29% named two or more races. 1.84% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Montesano were distributed to 1326 households out of which 30.9% were living in children under 18 years of age. 51.4% of households are married, 10.5% had a female head of the household without a husband and 33.7% did not form families. 28.4% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 13.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.
The urban population was split into 23.8% minors, 8.5% 18–24 year olds, 28.7% 25–44 year olds, 23.6% 45–64 year olds and 15.4% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 99.4 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 96.2 men.
The median household income in Montesano was 40,204 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 42,344 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 41,500 compared to $ 30,096 for women. The per capita income in Montesano was $ 19,467. 11.6% of the population and 9.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 12.4% of minors and 10.7% of those aged 65 and over.
Attractions
A well-known attraction in Montesano is the county's courthouse, which dates back to 1911. It is a three-story building with a tower. The interior of the building is decorated with murals from local history. There is a hole in the front door that was made when the sheriff shot a fugitive on the run.
Lake Sylvia State Park adjoins the northern city limits . This is located in a dense boreal coniferous forest , which actually looks more like a temperate rainforest . The park is ideal for swimming, hiking, camping, fishing and boating and was built on the lake of a former sawmill that was converted for a short time into the city's first power station. The park is home to a variety of water birds such as mallards and Canada geese and ospreys . Some bald eagles and beavers also live on the banks of the Chehalis . From Montesano, a road leads north and follows the course of the Wynoochee River. This is the access route to the southern quarter of Olympic National Park .
