Amanda Park, Washington Explained

Official Name:Amanda Park, Washington
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Amanda Park
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grays Harbor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:22.0
Area Land Km2:21.3
Area Water Km2:0.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:162
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:219
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:98526
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:53-01780
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584944

Amanda Park is a census designated place on the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States,[2] along U.S. Route 101. Olympic National Park and Lake Quinault are directly to the north. As of the 2010 census the population was 252.[3]

Geography

The community is near the northern border of Grays Harbor County, on the Quinault River at the outlet of Lake Quinault. It is in the northeast corner of the Quinault Indian Nation. U.S. 101 passes through the center of the community, leading northwest to Queets on the Pacific coast and south to Aberdeen. The Quinault Valley entrance to Olympic National Park is accessible from North Shore Road, which leaves US 101 at the northern edge of the CDP.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Amanda Park CDP has a total area of 22sqkm, of which 21.3sqkm are land and 0.7sqkm, or 3.24%, are water.[3]

Climate

With an average annual precipitation of, Amanda Park is one of the rainiest locations in Washington state. Despite heavy annual precipitation due to strong influence from the nearby Pacific, Amanda Park's climate still has a significant drying trend in July to classify it as a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Amanda Park, Washington . . May 10, 2024.
  2. 2584944. Amanda Park Census Designated Place.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Amanda Park CDP, Washington. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. March 30, 2017.