Belmont, Washington

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History

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Belmont School in the 1931–1932 school year

Because it is not tracked by the U.S. Census, a Census population estimate is not available. First settled in 1886,[1] there are only about seven houses (most of which sit empty) in Belmont, which is assigned the ZIP code 99104. A 1910 plat map of the community shows 11 full city blocks and seven partial city blocks.[2]

In 2009 the community was the site of a controversy surrounding a proposal to store chlorine gas in rail cars on the siding in Belmont.[3] The grain elevators in Belmont were taken down around 2014.

Geography

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Washington State Route 27 passes through Belmont, connecting it with the nearby communities of Oakesdale to the north and Garfield to the south. The road, as well as a railroad track, follow the path of an intermittent stream called Kelley Creek which cuts through the rolling grasslands of the Palouse.[4]

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