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Humptulips, Washington
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Humptulips grocery store and post office
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Location of Humptulips, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.5 sq mi (24.6 km2) |
| • Land | 9.3 sq mi (24.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 236 |
| • Density | 25.3/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
98552
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| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-32650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1521060 |
Humptulips is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population of the CDP was 236 according to the 2020 census.
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Etymology
The name Humptulips was the name of a band of the Chehalis tribe who lived in the area. The name comes from a local Native American language, meaning 'hard to pole', referring to the difficulty local Native Americans had poling their canoes along the Humptulips River. According to other sources the word means 'chilly region'. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Geography
Humptulips is located on the Humptulips River and is within the Lake Quinault school district boundary.
Climate
Humptulips is in a temperate rain forest. The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Humptulips has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Humptulips Salmon Hatchery, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
73 (23) |
78 (26) |
84 (29) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
97 (36) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
89 (32) |
67 (19) |
73 (23) |
101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.1 (12.8) |
59.8 (15.4) |
65.3 (18.5) |
72.8 (22.7) |
81.4 (27.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
86.5 (30.3) |
87.4 (30.8) |
83.4 (28.6) |
71.7 (22.1) |
59.0 (15.0) |
54.6 (12.6) |
91.1 (32.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.4 (7.4) |
47.5 (8.6) |
51.2 (10.7) |
55.1 (12.8) |
61.3 (16.3) |
64.4 (18.0) |
69.4 (20.8) |
70.3 (21.3) |
67.0 (19.4) |
57.9 (14.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
44.4 (6.9) |
56.9 (13.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.0 (4.4) |
40.6 (4.8) |
43.0 (6.1) |
46.3 (7.9) |
51.8 (11.0) |
55.6 (13.1) |
59.6 (15.3) |
60.1 (15.6) |
56.7 (13.7) |
49.4 (9.7) |
42.8 (6.0) |
39.1 (3.9) |
48.8 (9.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.7 (1.5) |
33.6 (0.9) |
34.8 (1.6) |
37.5 (3.1) |
42.4 (5.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
50.0 (10.0) |
46.3 (7.9) |
40.9 (4.9) |
36.3 (2.4) |
33.7 (0.9) |
40.6 (4.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 23.5 (−4.7) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
38.9 (3.8) |
42.7 (5.9) |
42.8 (6.0) |
36.8 (2.7) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 11 (−12) |
4 (−16) |
21 (−6) |
25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
32 (0) |
39 (4) |
38 (3) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
8 (−13) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 18.69 (475) |
11.34 (288) |
13.23 (336) |
8.65 (220) |
4.54 (115) |
3.59 (91) |
1.62 (41) |
2.49 (63) |
4.56 (116) |
11.24 (285) |
18.30 (465) |
17.39 (442) |
115.64 (2,937) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 20.5 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 175.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 216 | — | |
| 2010 | 255 | 18.1% | |
| 2020 | 236 | −7.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 236 people, 101 housing units, and 80 families in the CDP. There were 154 White people, 10 Native Americans, 30 people from some other race, and 42 people were from two or more races. 73 people were from Hispanic or Latino origin.
The ancestry was 55.9% German, 42.4% Irish, 1.3% French, and 1.3% Norwegian.
The median age was 37.9 years. 24.9% of the population was older than 65, with 18.8% from the ages of 65 to 74, 5.2% from 75 to 84, and 0.9% from the ages older than 85.
41.5% of the population were in poverty. 65.7% of people under 18 were in poverty, 44.1% of people between the ages of 18 and 64 were in poverty, and 7.0% of people older than 65 were in poverty.
See also
In Spanish: Humptulips (Washington) para niños
