Amanda Park, Washington
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
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Amanda Park is a census designated place on the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States,[4][3] along U.S. Route 101. Olympic National Park and Lake Quinault are directly to the north. As of the 2020 census, Amanda Park had a population of 162.[5]
Amanda Park, Washington | |
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View of Amanda Park | |
  Amanda Park Location within Washington (state)  Amanda Park Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′14″N 123°54′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| • Land | 8.2 sq mi (21.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 162 |
| • Density | 19.7/sq mi (7.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 98526 |
| FIPS code | 53-01780[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584944[1] |
Geography
The community is near the northern border of Grays Harbor County, on the Quinault River at the outlet of Lake Quinault. It is in the northeast corner of the Quinault Indian Nation. U.S. 101 passes through the center of the community, leading northwest 25 miles (40 km) to Queets on the Pacific coast and south 43 miles (69 km) to Aberdeen. The Quinault Valley entrance to Olympic National Park is accessible from North Shore Road, which leaves US 101 at the northern edge of the CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Amanda Park CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.0 km2), of which 8.2 square miles (21.3 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), or 3.24%, are water.[3]
Climate
With an average annual precipitation of 129.28 inches (3,284 mm), Amanda Park is one of the rainiest locations in Washington state. Despite heavy annual precipitation due to strong influence from the nearby Pacific, Amanda Park's climate still has a significant drying trend in July to classify it as a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb).
| Climate data for Amanda Park | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
70 (21) |
74 (23) |
78 (26) |
95 (35) |
93 (34) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
93 (34) |
80 (27) |
70 (21) |
65 (18) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
50.6 (10.3) |
51.4 (10.8) |
58.1 (14.5) |
64.7 (18.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
77.7 (25.4) |
74.4 (23.6) |
70.7 (21.5) |
60.8 (16.0) |
50.2 (10.1) |
47.3 (8.5) |
60.2 (15.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.6 (1.4) |
37.5 (3.1) |
35.5 (1.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
42.8 (6.0) |
47.3 (8.5) |
49.2 (9.6) |
49.9 (9.9) |
48 (9) |
43.6 (6.4) |
37.1 (2.8) |
36.2 (2.3) |
41.8 (5.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
21 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
38 (3) |
41 (5) |
35 (2) |
30 (−1) |
22 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 18.23 (463) |
16.43 (417) |
12.07 (307) |
11.56 (294) |
6.32 (161) |
3.34 (85) |
0.81 (21) |
3.38 (86) |
5.67 (144) |
12.17 (309) |
20.06 (510) |
19.23 (488) |
129.28 (3,284) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 186 |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Amanda Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[9]
Racial and ethnic composition
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[10] | Pop 2020[11] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 108 | 62 | 42.86% | 38.27% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.62% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 48 | 24 | 19.05% | 14.81% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 5 | 2 | 1.98% | 1.23% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 12 | 20 | 4.76% | 12.35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 79 | 53 | 31.35% | 32.72% |
| Total | 252 | 162 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
