Curlew Lake, Washington Explained

Curlew Lake, Washington
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Curlew Lake
Coordinates:48.7303°N -118.6661°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pierce
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:14.8
Area Land Km2:11.3
Area Water Km2:3.5
Elevation M:718
Population Total:462
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:40.9
Timezone1:Pacific
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99166[1]
Area Code:360

Curlew Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ferry County, Washington that surrounds Curlew Lake northeast of Republic, Washington.

Demographics

In 2010, it had a population of 462.[2] The census reported a gender makeup of 228 males and 234 females.[3]

Geography

Curlew Lake is located in northwestern Ferry County. The community includes all of Curlew Lake, a 5miles water body at the head of Curlew Creek, as well as land on all sides of the lake, bounded to the east by Washington State Route 21, to the south by West Herron Creek Road, and to the west and north by West Curlew Lake Road.[4] The CDP contains the unincorporated community of Pollard, located on the west side of the lake. Curlew State Park is on the east side of the lake, directly across from Pollard. The CDP is bordered to the south by Torboy, and Republic, the Ferry County seat, is 9miles to the southwest via WA 21.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Curlew Lake CDP has a total area of 14.8sqkm, of which 11.3sqkm is land and 3.5sqkm, or 23.47%, is water,[2] comprising the lake itself. The lake drains to the north via Curlew Creek, a tributary of the Kettle River, which flows north, then east, then south to the Columbia River near Kettle Falls, Washington.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curlew Lake WA ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Curlew Lake CDP, Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Curlew Lake, Washington . 19 August 2014.
  4. Web site: TIGERweb. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. October 21, 2016.