Official Name: | Queets, Washington |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Queets |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Grays Harbor, Jefferson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 3.7 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.6 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 136 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 30 |
Coordinates: | 47.5403°N -124.3306°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 98331 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 53-56905 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1524759 |
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.
The post office at Queets was established July 13, 1880, and discontinued July 31, 1934, with mail being sent to Clearwater, approximately 8miles away.[3]
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 5miles to Kalaloch Beach and to Forks, site of the nearest airport. Southbound US 101 leads east to Amanda Park and southeast to Aberdeen.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Queets CDP has a total area of 3.7sqkm, of which 3.6sqkm are land and 0.1sqkm, or 3.45%, are water.
At the 2010 census, more than 95% of the population identified their race as American Indian.[4]