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Raymond
Raymond, Washington
Raymond Timberland Library
Raymond Timberland Library
Location of Raymond, Washington
Location of Raymond, Washington
Country United States
State Washington
County Pacific
Area
 • Total 4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2)
 • Land 4.09 sq mi (10.59 km2)
 • Water 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,882
 • Estimate 
(2019)
2,994
 • Density 732.39/sq mi (282.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98577
Area code(s) 360
FIPS code 53-57430
GNIS feature ID 1507743
Website City of Raymond

Raymond is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,882 at the 2010 census. The 2020 census showed the population of 3081, an increase of 6.4%. The town's economy has traditionally been based on logging and fishing, together with a limited amount of tourism.

History

Raymond was officially incorporated on August 6, 1907. Raymond was named after L.V. Raymond, who was the first postmaster in Raymond. In the early years, Raymond's business section was built on stilts five or six feet above the tidelands and sloughs that crisscrossed the site. Elevated sidewalks and streets connected most of the buildings. Raymond claimed a population of 6,000 in the year 1913 and had a reputation as a wild and wooly lumber mill town. City fathers resisted the unwanted reputation with promotions of Raymond as "The Empire City of Willapa Harbor" and "The City That Does Things". Lyricist Robert Wells, who wrote "The Christmas Song" with Mel Tormé, was born in Raymond in 1922. Raymond was the city where the grunge band Nirvana played their first gig, on March 7, 1987.

Geography

Raymond, WA - Raymond Theatre 01
The Raymond Theatre is one of three buildings in Raymond listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the city's library and post office.

Raymond is located at 46°40′47″N 123°44′17″W / 46.67972°N 123.73806°W / 46.67972; -123.73806 (46.679599, -123.738091).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.62 square miles (11.97 km2), of which, 4.06 square miles (10.52 km2) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2) is water.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Raymond has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Climate data for Raymond
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18)
75
(24)
79
(26)
86
(30)
94
(34)
97
(36)
100
(38)
102
(39)
99
(37)
88
(31)
69
(21)
63
(17)
102
(39)
Average high °F (°C) 47.5
(8.6)
50.4
(10.2)
54
(12)
57.9
(14.4)
62.5
(16.9)
66.1
(18.9)
70.8
(21.6)
72.3
(22.4)
70
(21)
60.7
(15.9)
51.5
(10.8)
46.1
(7.8)
59.1
(15.1)
Average low °F (°C) 33.1
(0.6)
32.6
(0.3)
35.2
(1.8)
37.5
(3.1)
42.6
(5.9)
47.1
(8.4)
50.5
(10.3)
50
(10)
45.3
(7.4)
39.6
(4.2)
35.8
(2.1)
32.3
(0.2)
40.1
(4.5)
Record low °F (°C) 5
(−15)
5
(−15)
20
(−7)
24
(−4)
28
(−2)
34
(1)
37
(3)
35
(2)
29
(−2)
17
(−8)
9
(−13)
3
(−16)
3
(−16)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 12.58
(320)
9.2
(230)
9.67
(246)
6.48
(165)
3.95
(100)
2.88
(73)
1.25
(32)
1.33
(34)
2.69
(68)
7.37
(187)
13.73
(349)
12
(300)
83.13
(2,112)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.5
(1.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.1
(0.25)
0.3
(0.76)
1
(2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) 22 18 22 20 17 14 8 8 10 18 23 21 201

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 2,450
1920 4,260 73.9%
1930 3,828 −10.1%
1940 4,045 5.7%
1950 4,110 1.6%
1960 3,301 −19.7%
1970 3,126 −5.3%
1980 2,991 −4.3%
1990 2,901 −3.0%
2000 2,975 2.6%
2010 2,882 −3.1%
2019 (est.) 2,994 3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
2015 Estimate

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 2,882 people, 1,151 households, and 698 families living in the city. The population density was 709.9 inhabitants per square mile (274.1/km2). There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of 315.0 per square mile (121.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 75.9% White, 0.9% African American, 2.5% Native American, 6.8% Asian, 10.1% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.2%.

Of the 1,151 households 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 33.4% of households were one person and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age was 41 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

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