A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington State, United States, Hoquiam, means “hungry for wood”. This name was coined by Indian settlers for the river running into Grays Harbor. It was the first site of the Indian village. However, white settlers got immersed in the area in the 1850s due to abundance of game, shellfish, and giant trees. The city was integrated on the twenty first of May, 1890.
The city has a total area of 15.6 square miles, based on the United States Census Bureau, where 9.2 of which is made up of land while the remaining 6.4 square miles is comprised of water. Because of this composition, the city has an oceanic climate. Hoquiam may be found in the hemisphere with 46.981N latitude and 123.888W longitude. The city is found in the Pacific Standard time zone with an elevation of 20 feet.
As reported on the 2000 Census Data of the city, total population is 9,097 with 4,425 males and 4,672 females. The city has a young population with 22.6% of the population are 15 years of age or younger. In terms of race and ethnicity, the whites dominate the population, followed by Hispanics, American Indian and Alaskan natives, multicultural, Asians, African Americans, and Native Hawaiians.
The city is known for its rich history. Visitors may experience the not so distant past with the richness of the city’s historical museums, artistic murals, and conserved monuments. Tourists may enjoy the following activities: a walk along the 8th Street Landing or Rayonier’s Waterfront Park, a tour of the Arnold Polson Museum, a shopping spree at the Farmer’s Market, or a view of the migration of shorebirds at Bowerman Basin. Guests can visit to the Griffits-Priday Ocean State Park and the Ocean City State Park. These attractions are more than enough to keep visitors from coming back for more.
The city is also home to the number of festivals as the Ethnic Heritage Festival during March, Shorebird Migration Festival during April, River Festival in July, Grays Harbor Bluegrass Festival and Push Rods Festival both in August, and Loggers Playday and Harbor Heritage Festival during the month of September.
Due to its allegiance to community forestry, the city was named a Tree City by the Arbor Day foundation in March 2009. The awardee has complied with the meticulous standards of the Foundation due to its tree care ordinance, comprehensive community forestry program, tree board or department, and proclamation and observation of Arbor Day in its community. This just goes to show that the city is hygienic and peaceful for its residents and dwellers.
Due to the city’s continuous innovation and development, an award from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) for the AWC Municipal Excellence award was garnered in June 2010. This just goes to show how the city values improvement in its neighbourhoods, pedestrian walks, and lifestyle having won from over the 50 entries.
Even with its humble beginnings, the “hungry for wood” settlement has made its mark and name and has progressed into a developing city.
Learn more about Wade Entezar and the metropolitan of Hoquiam and how it recognizes the future and its riverfront property.
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