Randle, Washington
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Randle, Washington is a town located in extreme eastern Lewis County, Washington, United States. Randle is located on U.S. Highway 12 and is notable as the northeastern access point to the Mount St. Helens Windy Ridge viewpoint, by way of forest service roads that cut through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Randle is located right next to the Cowlitz River and is about four miles north of the Cispus River, a tributary of the Cowlitz. The rural area surrounding Randle is known locally as the "Big Bottom".
[edit] Geography
Randle is located at (46.514984, -121.894600). Although Randle itself is unincorporated, the general vicinity of the town (especially along U.S. Highway 12) has an approximate population of 1,122.
Randle is the center of the White Pass School District, which, in addition to Randle, covers the small town of Packwood, Washington and a vast rural expanse in extreme eastern Lewis County, terminating at the Cascade Mountains and the county border with Yakima County, Washington.
[edit] Politics
Randle is a heavily Republican area, like most of rural Lewis County is. The results for the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election were as follows:
- George W. Bush (Republican) - 501 (69.34%)
- John F. Kerry (Democrat) - 273 (34.51%)
- Ralph Nader (Independent) - 9 (1.14%)
- Michael Peroutka (Constitution Party) - 4 (0.51%)
- Other candidates - 4 (0.51%)
Note that this information is based on the Randle East and Randle West precincts only. As this is an unincorporated area, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.
