Official name | Port Angeles |
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Settlement type | City |
Motto | The Center of it All on the Olympic Peninsula |
Map caption | Location of Port Angeles, Washington |
Coordinates region | US-WA |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | United States |
Subdivision type1 | State |
Subdivision name1 | Washington |
Subdivision type2 | County |
Subdivision name2 | Clallam |
Government type | Council-manager |
Leader title | Mayor |
Leader name | Dan Di Guilio |
Established title | Incorporated |
Established date | 1890 |
Unit pref | Imperial (metric) is desired--> |
Area total km2 | 163.3 |
Area land km2 | 26.1 |
Area water km2 | 137.2 |
Area total sq mi | 63.1 |
Area land sq mi | 10.1 |
Area water sq mi | 53.0 |
Population as of | 2010 |
Population total | 19038 |
Population density sq mi | |
Timezone | Pacific Standard Time |
Utc offset | -8 |
Timezone dst | Pacific Daylight Time |
Utc offset dst | -7 |
Coordinates display | 1 |
Elevation footnotes | |
Elevation m | 17 |
Elevation ft | 32 |
Postal code type | ZIP codes |
Postal code | 98362, 98363 |
Area code | 360 |
Blank name | FIPS code |
Blank info | 53-55365 |
Blank1 name | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 info | 1524581 |
Website | www.cityofpa.us }} |
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels) by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had been shortened and partially anglicized to its current form, Port Angeles Harbor.
Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College and is the birthplace of football hall of famer John Elway. The city is served by William R. Fairchild International Airport, and ferry service is provided across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the M/V Coho or Victoria Express.
The city is situated on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It features a long and narrow natural sandspit named Ediz Hook(which houses a coast guard base on the end) that projects north-easterly nearly three miles into the Strait, creating a large, natural deep-water harbor shielded from the storms and swells that move predominantly eastward down the Strait from the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is deep enough to provide anchorage for most kinds of ocean-going ships. The south shore of Vancouver Island and the city of Victoria, British Columbia are visible across the Strait to the north.
Port Angeles is located in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, which means the city gets significantly less rain than other areas of western Washington. The average annual precipitation total is approximately 25 inches, compared to Seattle's 38 inches. Temperatures are heavily modified by the maritime location, with winter lows rarely below 25 degrees, and summer highs rarely above 80 degrees. However, in winter the city can be vulnerable to windstorms and Arctic cold fronts that sweep across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Port Angeles receives about 4 inches of snow each year, but it rarely stays on the ground for long.
Port Angeles is also the location of the headquarters of Olympic National Park, which encompasses most of the Olympic Mountains, and was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938.
Newsradio 1450 KONP is the local radio station offering news, sports, information and talk programming on AM 1450. The station is also broadcast on FM 102.1 (founded 1945)
Port Angeles is also one of several minor locations in the Washington area mentioned in the Twilight book saga by Stephenie Meyer, though no filming took place in Port Angeles for the movie. Port Angeles is also the home base of Rygaard Logging, one of the logging companies featured in the second season of the hit History Channel program, Ax Men.
There were 8,053 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was US$33,130, and the median income for a family was $41,450. Males had a median income of $33,351 versus $25,215 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,903. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Category:Cities in Washington (state) Category:Populated places in Clallam County, Washington Category:County seats in Washington (state)
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