| Westport, Washington | |
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| Location of Westport, Washington | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,099 |
| • Density | 592.9/sq mi (228.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98595 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-77630[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1531536[2] |
Westport is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The city's population was 2,099 at the 2010 census.
Westport is located on a peninsula on the south side of the entrance to Grays Harbor from the Pacific Ocean. The public Westport Marina is the largest marina on the outer coast of the United States's Pacific Northwest. The marina is home to a large commercial fishing fleet and several recreational charter fishing vessels. A summer-only passenger ferry, discontinued in 2008, previously connected the town to Ocean Shores, across the mouth of the harbor to the north.
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Westport was officially incorporated on June 26, 1914. Names for the area in the past include Peterson's Point, Chehalis City and Ft. Chehalis. The latter name is for a fort established in 1860 before the town was founded. The area was used regularly during the summer by local Native American tribes (most likely the Shoalwater Bay tribe) before Thomas Barker Speake and his family arrived early in the summer of 1857. Westport is also the home to a station for the US Coast Guard.
Westport is located at (46.890803, -124.109926).[3] It is the westernmost "Westport" in the world, the nearest competitor being in California, less than a degree east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (14.86%) is water.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 114 |
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| 1930 | 272 | 138.6% | |
| 1940 | 443 | 62.9% | |
| 1950 | 731 | 65.0% | |
| 1960 | 976 | 33.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,364 | 39.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,954 | 43.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,892 | −3.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,137 | 12.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,099 | −1.8% | |
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,137 people, 983 households, and 547 families residing in the city. The population density was 592.9 people per square mile (229.2/km²). There were 1,358 housing units at an average density of 376.8 per square mile (145.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.75% White, 0.33% African American, 3.09% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population. 21.7% were of German, 10.9% English, 9.6% Irish, 7.6% Norwegian, 5.3% American and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 983 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,037, and the median income for a family was $40,037. Males had a median income of $33,173 versus $23,889 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,362. About 9.0% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
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