Queets, Washington
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Queets is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties, Washington, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census,[1] down from 174 at the 2010 census.[2] The primary residents of the community are Native Americans of the Quinault Indian Nation.
Etymology
Queets gets its name from the Queets River which it borders. According to William Bright The Queets River gets its name from the Quinault word q'ʷícx̣ʷ.[3]
History
The post office at Queets was established July 13, 1880, and discontinued July 31, 1934, with mail being sent to Clearwater, approximately Template:Convert away.[4]
Geography
The community is near the coast of the Pacific Ocean along the Queets River at the northern edge of the Quinault Indian Reservation. Queets consists of several homes, a store, gas station, fisheries, daycare, Head Start, and a remote office for the Quinault Nation. Other local attractions include the Pacific beach hiking trails, Olympic National Park, and Olympic National Forest.
U.S. Route 101 passes through Queets, crossing the Queets River at the northern edge of the community. US 101 leads north Template:Convert to Kalaloch Beach and Template:Convert to Forks, site of the nearest airport. Southbound US 101 leads east Template:Convert to Amanda Park and southeast Template:Convert to Aberdeen.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Queets CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 3.45%, are water.[2]
Demographics
At the 2010 census, more than 95% of the population identified their race as American Indian.[5]
Religion
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References
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- ↑ Boardman, Tim, and Richard W. Helbock (1986) Washington Post Offices, p. 55, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications
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